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Lake Whatcom Center owns multiple Assisted Living Facilities for persons with co-occurring mental health and substance use diagnoses. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62adf75f6198473d681d3ba9/1656709649128-7ZT3FQ9I0EZH1QRLGOQ8/Baker+Creek+THUMB.jpg Home - Clinical Services Lake Whatcom Center’s clinical programs offer individualized support for people with chronic mental illness to reach treatment outcomes and goals. With both home and community-based treatment programs, team members work together to provide intensive, coordinated and integrated care. We value and recognize each person’s uniqueness and diversity, and meet them where they are in their journey through recovery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62adf75f6198473d681d3ba9/8b8003a5-4bca-4652-86f1-4886e987eac5/mailbox+THUMB.jpg Home - Independent Living Lake Whatcom Center operates eight apartment complexes providing safe and affordable housing in the community. 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LWC excels in understanding and providing levels of service based on ability to recognize where the consumer is in their recovery. Services are provided to meet individual needs and incorporate natural supports. History Lake Whatcom Residential and Treatment Center was created in 1968 as a non-profit, 501(C)(3) organization in Whatcom County, under the name Blue Canyon Foundation. In the early 70’s, our focus shifted from developmental disabilities and elderly care to mental health. In 1980 we moved closer to Bellingham and changed our name to Lake Whatcom Residential and Treatment Center – Lake Whatcom Center (LWC) for short. Since then we have expanded our services and currently provide licensed residential care in our boarding home, independent supported living, community outpatient mental health services, intensive mental health services (IOP and PACT), employment services, and protective payee services. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62adf75f6198473d681d3ba9/72810fa9-7cb6-4137-9b82-61baa135531d/image-asset.jpeg About - Make it stand out photos from the annual NAMI Whatcom Stigma Stomp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62adf75f6198473d681d3ba9/0e87880e-2135-47ad-bdfa-6080241a88fc/pre+race+contemplation+.jpg About - Make it stand out more info at namiwhatcom.org https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62adf75f6198473d681d3ba9/1655839538189-VGVFFZ1BT6SAHNOGQDAA/unsplash-image-Zyx1bK9mqmA.jpg About - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.lwrtc.org/assisted-living daily 0.75 2026-03-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62adf75f6198473d681d3ba9/ccfc09f6-2981-49d6-9ec0-04c08ab42738/3-Lake-Whatcom-Center-tour-260317-1536x1023+%281%29.jpg Assisted Living Facilities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62adf75f6198473d681d3ba9/43baa12d-90ee-4930-9216-55c3c1a80136/Gym.jpg Assisted Living Facilities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62adf75f6198473d681d3ba9/350f9266-b90f-487e-af00-36be8464524a/Dining.jpg Assisted Living Facilities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62adf75f6198473d681d3ba9/2dbbc2ae-3a02-4b08-bc4a-6744bbe96d35/IMG_1643.jpeg Assisted Living Facilities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62adf75f6198473d681d3ba9/76fe845d-0e9a-41cb-a952-e7f7cede1c0c/Birchwood+sign+5.jpg Assisted Living Facilities - Birchwood Located at the base of the Birchwood neighborhood and close to downtown Bellingham, Lake Whatcom Center's Birchwood Facility is a non-traditional 84-bed Assisted Living Facility (ALF) providing 24/7 staff supervision to clients experiencing severe and persistent mental illness in a residential treatment setting. Residential treatment offers a safe location for Clients to receive treatment in a community-like setting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62adf75f6198473d681d3ba9/c44108cc-671a-420f-a813-144472e43f1c/1000059584.jpg Assisted Living Facilities - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.lwrtc.org/residential-treatment daily 0.75 2025-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62adf75f6198473d681d3ba9/4546465c-2f63-4529-8f49-90db92c3a453/Baker+Creek+EDIT.jpg Residential Treatment Facility - Baker Creek Residential Treatment Facility Baker Creek Residential and Treatment Center is a co-occurring multi-bed facility providing 24/7 clinical support for individuals diagnosed with persistent mental illness and substance use challenges. Our philosophy is to provide treatment in a holistic manner where the individual is recognized and celebrated for their recovery journey. 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Most of our apartments are two bedrooms and are therefore shared with a roommate. All apartments are completely furnished and have laundry services. Lake Whatcom Center works with the Bellingham Whatcom County Housing Authority to help clients with rental assistance and subsidies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62adf75f6198473d681d3ba9/ceee90b7-f15d-4501-bd62-c22df9fa00bd/image-asset.jpeg Independent Living - Apartment Amenities All apartments come fully furnished with: 1 loveseat 1 living room chair 1 coffee table and 1 end table 1 dining room table with 2 chairs 1 chair in each bedroom 1 twin bed per bedroom 1 dresser and 1 nightstand per bedroom All apartment kitchens come with: utensils and cooking equipment 1 refrigerator 1 oven 1 dishwasher All properties have either on site laundry or a washer/dryer in unit https://www.lwrtc.org/employment daily 0.75 2024-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62adf75f6198473d681d3ba9/9a6bf136-4476-4e11-9c59-0758cd493694/pexels-tima-miroshnichenko-6195129.jpg Employment Services - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.lwrtc.org/resources daily 0.75 2022-07-07 https://www.lwrtc.org/careers daily 0.75 2026-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62adf75f6198473d681d3ba9/f08bfe24-d131-4c57-ae43-da51f960f817/image-asset.jpeg Careers - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.lwrtc.org/testimonials daily 0.75 2022-07-07 https://www.lwrtc.org/orchard daily 0.75 2025-05-30 https://www.lwrtc.org/heart daily 0.75 2024-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62adf75f6198473d681d3ba9/dc407990-41f7-4d48-9be1-38d907b29d9d/HEART+Back+EDIT.jpg HEART - HEART HEART (Holistic Engagement through Allied Recovery & Treatment) team is an addition to Lake Whatcom Center's wide array of services created to increase access to comprehensive, quality, and community-based behavioral health services and promote individual and community resiliency. HEART provides a 24/7 face-to-face intensive community outreach that provides crisis intervention/prevention and recovery stabilization services to adults in a community. Through non-emergent recovery stabilization, outreach services are provided to individuals at risk of, or who have recently experienced a behavioral health crisis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62adf75f6198473d681d3ba9/1706223130481-3I4E3U3MMJDB2R4Q4NN9/image-asset.jpeg HEART - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.lwrtc.org/ccm daily 0.75 2026-01-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62adf75f6198473d681d3ba9/1253951b-5db8-4018-9218-2914aeac233f/pexels-arina-krasnikova-6016364.jpg Community Case Management - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62adf75f6198473d681d3ba9/b5e600cd-72ce-42ca-8b3b-7a4a81c2c6ff/ccm.png Community Case Management - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.lwrtc.org/iop daily 0.75 2026-01-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62adf75f6198473d681d3ba9/ac04be97-6240-44cd-b289-3d375fd0b339/orchard+THUMB.jpg Intensive Outpatient Program - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62adf75f6198473d681d3ba9/15168a5b-205a-4051-b527-64090548fe5e/iop.png Intensive Outpatient Program - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.lwrtc.org/pact daily 0.75 2026-01-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62adf75f6198473d681d3ba9/d8bb2c79-6cb1-4267-881e-c388a9d34d2b/PACT-diagram.jpg Program for Assertive Community Treatment - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62adf75f6198473d681d3ba9/3c308480-358c-4f41-9050-8e6f8674a2a0/pact.png Program for Assertive Community Treatment - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.lwrtc.org/apartment-supplies daily 0.75 2022-07-06 https://www.lwrtc.org/therapy daily 0.75 2026-01-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62adf75f6198473d681d3ba9/0ad02790-0803-469f-8568-182ff58c7856/pexels-cottonbro-studio-4100651.jpg Therapy - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.lwrtc.org/videos daily 0.75 2022-08-05 https://www.lwrtc.org/enhanced-services daily 0.75 2025-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62adf75f6198473d681d3ba9/a74b1072-7413-4d80-a0b4-123f9a086fb2/ESF.jpg.png Enhanced Services Facility - Maplewood Enhanced Services Facility The Maplewood facility is an Enhanced Services Facility - a 16-bed facility specializing in providing recovery-oriented, community based residential behavioral health services to individuals transitioning out of hospital, inpatient or institutional setting who otherwise would have no other placement options due to their experiencing complex behavioral, medical, chemical dependency and/or mental health needs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62adf75f6198473d681d3ba9/66f6f207-b31c-4104-8a20-60a69e1a37c6/ESF+Lobby.png Enhanced Services Facility - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.