$9.4M Grant for Encompass Community Services

The largest community-based nonprofit in Santa Cruz County, Encompass Community Services, is making strides to bring accessible and dignified substance use disorder treatment programs to those in need.  Building on their previous success with the Sí Se Puede residential substance use disorder treatment program, which has been running for 30+ years, Encompass has plans for a new campus that will be able to serve over 1,300 people every year. These plans will soon become a reality since Encompass has just been awarded a $9.4M grant to build the new Sí Se Puede Behavioral Health Center.

Wald, Ruhnke & Dost Architects designed the new behavioral center, which consists of both an inpatient and outpatient treatment facility.  Like the original Sí Se Puede Center, the new center will be in built in Watsonville, CA.  Encompass is partnering with MidPen Housing, a leading non-profit developer known for high-quality affordable housing.  The residential facility includes a medical clinic, communal recreation spaces, and has the capacity to house up to 30 patients.  The outpatient facility has a medical clinic designed to be flexible with patient treatments and serves individual needs on a case-by-case basis.  The grant awarded to Encompass Community Services enables them to break ground on both of these facilities that will make up the Sí Se Puede Behavioral Health Center in 2023.

Nowadays, many adults struggle with mental health and/or substance use and it can be difficult to find treatment that is quality, readily available, and affordable.  Encompass Community Services aspires to change all these things by bringing passionate, talented healthcare workers directly to lower income communities for a fractional cost.  Learn more about Encompass’ mission here: Encompass Community Services (encompasscs.org) and their new project: Sí Se Puede Behavioral Health Center | A Project of Encompass Community Services (sisepuedecenter.org)

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