THE MONTANA STANDARD, BUTTE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2011 n C7
Acadia
Expansion complete at youth treatment center Public invited to tour the facility today
ACADIA MONTANA invites the public to view its expanded facility from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday. The new wing includes classrooms, lounges, common areas and a small gymnasium, along with 12 doubleoccupancy dorm-style rooms.
BY TIM TRAINOR of The Montana Standard
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CADIA MONTANA, a round-the-clock treatment center for troubled youth, has completed a 24-bed expansion of its residential facility in south Butte. The public is invited to tour the new $2.2 million wing at 55 Basin Creek Road from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23. An official ribboncutting ceremony will take place at noon, followed by presentations from Butte Local Development Corp. director Jim Smitham as well as Acadia Chairman Joey Jacobs. Crews from Swank Enterprises of Kalispell added 11,000 square feet to the existing building, which was erected in 1989. The expansion means Acadia can cater to a wider age range of children and teens. Construction included classrooms, lounges, common areas and a small gymnasium, but most importantly it included 12 double-occupancy
A BEDROOM is pictured at left, with the gym below left. Above is the exterior of the facility at 55 Basin Creek Road.
dorm-style rooms. More rooms allows Acadia employees to keep clients of different ages separate, meaning children ages 5-12 could be housed in one wing while older children could be in another. When construction first got under way, Acadia Montana’s Chief Executive Officer Dave Bennetts said keeping those age groups separate was important for their clients’ safety. But Bennetts noted the real reason for the expansion is to care for more children, who are mostly from Montana, although others could come from neighboring states. “We’re really happy and energized about this addition,” Bennetts said. “What we’re attempting to avoid is telling any family that we’re full.”
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