by: Joan Gabrielson, Executive Director 

On Graduation day, I am never sure who is more excited:  our girls who are graduating or their family members.  Parents are snapping pictures, taking videos, praising their daughters, thanking the staff and beaming with pride.  For some, it is the first family member to graduate from high school. For other families, it is the culmination of a long road of worrying... (read more)  

Volunteers Build Garden of Hope for Excelsior's Girls

by: Kathy Graveley, Director of Development

The Girl Sprouts Garden is THRIVING thanks to mega-activity this Spring from volunteers from throughout the community. The Garden began as a modest vegetable garden in 2007 as staff member, Carl Minard, designed and built (with students assisting) a greenhouse on the open... (read more) 

 by: Amy Couchman, Excelsior Therapist

At Excelsior Youth Center there are many skilled therapists and counselors, and with their many gifts and talents they provide exceptional treatment to the hundreds of girls that enter our program year after year. In addition, there are many unique... (read more) 

Missy Franklin, Olympic-bound swimming superstar, found time in her hectic training schedule in mid-June to visit teen girls at ExcelsiorYouth Center.  "Since age 13, Missy has been a big fan of Excelsior's work to help troubled girls," says Joan Gabrielson, Executive Director.  "We are a big fan of Missy's and look forward to celebrating her and the summer Olympic Games."