News Item:
March 30, 2007
SCS Set to Expand Facility
With continually greater need for chemical dependency and mental health services to our community, SCS has been bursting at the seams for some time now. A space that seemed more than adequate just three years ago is now filled to capacity on a regular basis.
In order to keep pace with space demands, SCS has just completed an agreement to lease an additional 3,000 square feet of office space in our current building on Pine and Melrose. This new space will allow for the relocation of several administrative offices, storage rooms and other spaces. The result will be immediately adding an additional five rooms for individual and group counseling sessions.
“How lucky for SCS and our clients that additional space opened up in our building just in the nick of time,” said Executive Director Ann McGettigan. “We are proud to have the ability to continue to grow to meet community needs while avoiding the high cost of a complete re-location.”
The five additional therapy rooms are expected to be available to clients in just a matter of weeks, but plans are in the works to eventually renovate the facility to make better use of the current space.
The envisioned remodel will reconfigure several therapy rooms and the exiting lobby to add two more rooms suitable for medium to large groups. Plans also include expanding the small kitchen attached the Rainbow Room, the large multi-purpose space used for the Clubhouse program and community events.
SCS is working with a local architecture firm to finalize plans and is seeking a contractor. Renovations will most like be completed in phases as funds are raised in the coming months.