Seattle’s Police Chief Visits Interagency SBHC

On Thursday, April 19, 2018, Interagency Academy’s School-Based Health Center (SBHC) welcomed interim Seattle Police Chief, Carmen Best. Staff from Public Health–Seattle & King County, sponsor agency Kaiser Permanente, and Seattle Public Schools (including Principal, Kaaren Andrews) led Chief Best on a tour and introduced her to clinic services. An enthusiastic thank you to the school and clinic staff…

Photo credit: mosesbredy72 and The Bennett Foundation

Seahawks player Michael Bennett starts gardening program for youth in juvenile detention

Crossposted from KC Justice Youth  By Doug Judge, Assistant Principal for Seattle Public Schools’ Interagency Academy King County Juvenile Detention, in partnership with Interagency Academy, hosted Michael Bennett of the Seattle Seahawks, his wife Pele, and other members of the Bennett Foundation to inaugurate the new Bennett Foundation Garden located within the detention facility. Built by…

Macklemore Visits the Interagency Recovery School

Interagency Academy has a number of different sites, many of which the Group Health Cooperative Interagency School-Based Health Center serves. One of these sites, the Recovery School in the Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle, focuses on providing a supportive environment for students recovering from drug and alcohol dependence. Music star and recovering addict, Macklemore recently visited…