Grants provide funds for PSNI’s new cardboard recycling truck
by KATHY HUBBARD / Contributing Writer| February 19, 2026 1:00 AM SANDPOINT — It’s no surprise that businesses today are inundated with cardboard. So, it wasn’t a surprise when Panhandle Special Needs, Inc.’s Work Services started recycling that cardboard that they were inundated with business. Thus, the need for a new truck. PSNI extends its heartfelt gratitude […]
Panhandle nonprofit is winning where it counts
by CHUCK MALLOY / Contributing Writer (Bonner County Daily Bee)| December 6, 2025 1:00 AM SANDPOINT — Andrew Rogers is 33 years old, lives in an apartment in Sandpoint, works at the local Safeway store and is self-sufficient. It’s a “normal” lifestyle by any measure — something that didn’t appear to be possible 12 years ago. Autism […]
Holiday cheer abounds at PSNI’s Christmas Market
by KATHY HUBBARD / Contributing Writer (Bonner County Daily Bee)| December 4, 2025 1:00 AM When I stepped into Panhandle Special Needs, Inc.’s Christmas Market the other day, I was overwhelmed with holiday joy. This year, over 50 vendors have outdone themselves by offering creative and clever goods, all of which will be perfect for everyone on […]
Journey of Hope cyclists stop in Sandpoint
SANDPOINT — A cycling group’s yearly pit stop at Sandpoint makes all the difference to the Panhandle Special Needs, Inc. community. The Journey of Hope, a TransAmerica cycling team made up of 27 Pi Kappa Phi fraternity members, made a visit to PSNI, Inc. — a local nonprofit that specializes in empowering individuals to achieve […]
PSNI’s Greenhouse set to open May 6
Every gardener in the panhandle has been itching to don their gloves and set their trowels to work planting, but the weather forecasters keep cautioning against it. Well, it now looks like the wait is over, and Panhandle Special Needs, Inc.’s Greenhouse is more than ready to provide them with an abundance of plants for […]
Innovia’s Leadership Council announces $30,000 in grant awards
Innovia Foundation’s Leadership Council for Bonner and Boundary counties recently announced grant awards totaling $30,000 to three nonprofits serving the two counties. The awards were announced at a community celebration of the Live Give 7B campaign April 18. Grants were awarded from the Bonner and Boundary Forever Fund at Innovia, which supports nonprofit organizations and charitable […]
PSNI launches plans for future expansion
Clients, Seth, Ethan and Travis Nolens, of Panhandle Special Needs, Inc. are enthusiastic to learn life skills and are cheering the upcoming facility expansion.Courtesy photo by KATHY HUBBARD / Contributing Writer| March 24, 2024 1:00 AM The bad news is that Panhandle Special Needs, Inc., most often called PSNI (pronounced piz-knee) has recently given notice by the […]
Raising the roof
PSNI outlines plan for new campus Sandpoint Reader · March 2, 2025 By Ben OlsonReader Staff After 50 years at the same address, Panhandle Special Needs, Inc. is embarking on a capital campaign to open a modern campus across the street from its current location. While it’s a long way to go and a lot […]
Big dreams
by CAROLINE LOBSINGERStaff Writer | February 2, 2025 1:00 AM SANDPOINT — Panhandle Special Needs has big dreams for the future. The dream? A modern, state-of-the-art facility, one that encompasses PSNI’s varied services aimed at helping those with developmental disabilities in Bonner and Boundary counties. As part of the first steps along the road to making that happen, […]
Magical day celebrates Christmas, community
by CAROLINE LOBSINGERDaily Bee Staff Writer | December 1, 2024 1:00 AM There was magic in the air. Stockings were hung with care, Christmas trees glowed with bright lights and decorations, and presents in the form of items too big to fit on trees decorated by nine of the community’s nonprofits lay waiting. Hot chocolate and apple cider […]