Thank you to everyone who participated in our 42nd Annual Spring Gala & Auction! It was an incredible evening filled with generosity and celebration. Joya grossed $385,135 for our pediatric therapy program. If you missed the event, read on to learn more about the impact of Joya’s program, as shared at the auction by a…
Joya Executive Director Colleen Fuchs was recently appointed to the University District Development Association (UDDA) board. Spokane’s University District offers opportunities to address economic development issues, smart urban growth, environmental restoration, transportation improvements, and housing needs. Joya’s new home on N. Superior Street is strategically located in the U-District to help foster and grow Joya’s…
Did you know that Joya Child & Family Development never turns a family away for inability to pay for services? For more than 60 years, first as the Spokane Guilds’ School and now as Joya, our team has focused on what a child needs to succeed, not on what therapies or care they can afford.…
A team effort by Spokane Kiwanis Clubs has resulted in a $115,000 capital gift for Joya’s new playground equipment! Joya was thrilled to welcome Kiwanis members from various Spokane County clubs to celebrate on the new playground on Friday, Sept. 16. What started over a year ago as one club looking to donate a piece…
For more than 60 years, Joya Child & Family Development has provided personalized, compassionate care to children ages 0-3 with physical and developmental disabilities. In that time, we have transformed the lives of thousands of children and families, allowing them to grow and thrive. Now we are following suit. After nearly 40 years operating out…
We feel so fortunate to have been able to be back in person to see so many of our Joya friends after a long COVID absence! Our 41st Annual Spring Gala and Auction was an amazing display of hope, love and support for families of children with special needs. Thanks to the kindness of many,…
Joya recently reached a major milestone in the construction of our new home when we held a “Topping Off” Ceremony at our new property. Topping off (or out) is a builders’ rite traditionally held when the last beam (or its equivalent) is placed atop the structure during construction. We were honored to join our building partners,…
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Joya Child & Family Development recently received a $500,000 matching grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust of Vancouver, Washington, for a New Home for Joya. The grant will help fund the building costs for Joya’s new children’s center, currently under construction in Spokane’s University District. “We are so humbled by the support of the…