Leslie Ford Cascadia President and CEO

Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare purchased a 14,600 square foot site at 3038 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard as part of continuing commitment to better serve local communities, said Leslie Ford, Cascadia President and CEO.

Ford, as well as many of Cascadia’s key executives, will be joined at the site by staff relocated from the current Northeast clinic on North Albina Ave. She explained that the building was chosen for client convenience, good transportation, parking, and an opportune amount of square footage.

The current configuration will require only a couple hundred thousand dollars of renovation to meet Cascadia needs, she said. Improvements should be completed this summer, with Cascadia moving in in August. The one-story masonry and glass building cost $2.88 million.

The site, originally the Nike Outlet store, most recently was home to human service agencies, include Youth Opportunities and the Northeast One Stop.

Ford noted that Cascadia executives had already begun to meet with residents of the Eliot neighborhood to engage them in the process of developing a Good Neighbor Agreement and ensure a smooth transition. Cascadia is committed to being an asset to the neighborhood and she noted that with 70 staff, bringing a total payroll exceeding $2.5 million, local restaurants and other stores could
anticipate increased business.

Cascadia is the area’s largest provider of behavioral healthcare services, operating more than 70 sites in four different counties. Cascadia creates hope and opportunity for people with mental illnesses and addictions, blending innovation and determination with competence and compassion.