Max Higbee Center

315 Halleck Street

Bellingham, WA

360-733-1828

The Max Higbee Center is a grass-roots organization founded by educators and families of people with developmental disabilities who wanted quality recreation opportunities in Whatcom County. Max Higbee, a professor at Western Washington University spearheaded this movement.

In 1984 we gained our recognition as a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) organization and shortly after the name was changed from the "Drop In Center" to The Max Higbee Center to show our appreciation to our founder.

Use the links at the top of the page to learn more about our programs and activities.

We provide community-based recreation programs for adults (14 years and older) with developmental disabilities with three broad aims:

• To provide opportunities for personal enjoyment and enrichment through a diverse range of leisure activities.

• To promote the social, physical, cognitive, and emotional growth and development of participants.

• To assist participants to achieve greater independence in their lives and increase involvement in the community.