Joya Child & Family Development

11/14/2025

A Heart for Joya is a heart for our families. With the help of donors like you, we can positively impact children and their families’ lives. Your support doesn’t just make a difference; it transforms lives. Every donation helps families in need and creates brighter futures for the children we serve.

joya.org/hearts

11/12/2025

Early intervention today means limitless potential for a child. Your donation builds futures. Let’s build a world where every child can thrive.

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11/11/2025

Details on an outbreak of infant botulism linked to infant formula, November 2025.

11/07/2025

Thanks to your incredible support, we’ve served a record-shattering 900+ children this past year, providing life-changing care and resources to families in need. Every milestone reached is because of YOU. Let’s keep the momentum going—together, we can continue to make a difference for these amazing kiddos.

joya.org/hearts

11/06/2025

Nominate Joya 🧡💛
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Don’t miss your chance to make a difference! 💙 The 14th Annual Franz Spirit of Giving is officially underway! 🎉

The Franz Bakery Foundation is awarding 20 grants of $3,000 each to nonprofits that make a positive impact in their communities.

🎁 Nominate a nonprofit today at franzspiritofgiving.com

11/04/2025

Join our team!

View the Director of Finance position:
https://joya.bamboohr.com/careers/63?source=aWQ9Mjg%3D

11/03/2025

No parent should have to choose between paying for care and helping their child grow. Donate today to help us lift that burden so families can focus on what truly matters: their child’s development, joy, and future. Together, we can make a lasting impact.

joya.org/hearts

10/31/2025

Happy Halloween from our Boo Crew to you! Have a fun and safe weekend, friends! 🎃👻

10/29/2025

Meet Carol Hendershot:

I’ve worked as a PT for 44 years. I have been with Joya for over 35 years. Even though I “officially retired” last July, you may still see me at Joya helping with an initial evaluation or filling in for someone on leave or vacation. My work is rewarding because I love seeing the joy on children’s faces when they achieve a new skill. The pride the parents have in their child’s accomplishments is awesome to see as well.

Since retiring, my husband and I have done some traveling. When I am at home I enjoy quilting, making cards, and ringing and directing handbells. I also volunteer time with the Whitworth pediatric PT class.

I am looking forward my new role as mother-in-law, as our son recently announced his engagement!

10/28/2025

In 1960, the dedicated Guilds’ ladies who founded the Spokane Guilds’ School, now Joya, made a heartfelt promise: To be there for every child. Now, 65 years later, that promise is still at the core of everything we do. At the heart of what we do is this promise: No child will be left behind because of financial hardship. Every family receives the care, support, and love they need - because that’s what Joya stands for.

Support Joya in continuing our promise: joya.org/hearts

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10/28/2025

Great article in the Spokane Journal of Business with Joya’s Justin Botejue, Clinic Manager for Joya JumpStart!

https://www.spokanejournal.com/articles/17640-meet-and-greet-with-justin-botejue-joya-child-and-family-development

10/27/2025

Meet Cheryl Morgan:

I’ve had the pleasure of working at Joya (formerly the Spokane Guild’s School and Neuromuscular Center) for 33 years. This is my first and only job in my field following college. I completed my undergraduate physical therapy degree at the University of Montana in 1991 and my graduate physical therapy degree through the University of Montana in 2016. Go Griz! I love working at Joya as an early intervention physical therapist with the birth to three age group because it’s a time in development when the brain is changing rapidly and most adaptable for intervention to be the most effective. I love that Joya is a non-profit organization and provides services based on need and not ability to pay. I love assisting and witnessing children grow and learn new skills, especially the children of parents who were told their child would never be able to hold their head up, roll, sit, crawl, or walk.

I am married and live with my husband, Kevin, and our dog, Willow, in the Mount Spokane area. I am a Spokane native and I love all things outdoors, especially downhill skiing and sea kayaking. One of my favorite things to do is kayak camping. I have kayaked and camped extensively in the San Juan Islands as well as the BC Gulf Islands, the inside passage from Ketchikan to Petersburg, and locally.