Construction is underway on the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council (GLITC) Adolescent Recovery and Wellness Center in Bowler, Wisconsin. Greenfire has completed site excavation and utility installation and is now pouring footings and foundations.
Greenfire is managing construction through an open-book process that emphasizes transparency, communication, and alignment with GLITC’s priorities. The project team is coordinating with multiple stakeholders to navigate the unique challenges of an inter-tribal project and to ensure compliance with specialized State licensing codes. Weekly coordination meetings, clear documentation, and disciplined preconstruction practices keep scope, cost, and schedule aligned as the project advances.
The new facility will be a one-story, 36-bed residential center designed to support Native American youth ages 13 to 17 who are struggling with substance use disorder and mental health conditions. This facility will feature resident pods with bedrooms and showers, a kitchen and dining area, family and living spaces, and classrooms. Courtyards and daylit common areas are integrated into the design to create environments that support healing and wellness.
The Adolescent Recovery and Wellness Center was developed in response to critical needs identified by GLITC and its twelve member tribes, which include the Forest County Potawatomi Community, Ho-Chunk Nation, Oneida Nation, and others across Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Founded in 1965, GLITC provides services and advocacy in areas such as health, education, aging, and economic development. The Center directly addresses GLITC’s priority focus on behavioral health and the drug crisis, challenges that have been amplified by historical trauma, and the opioid epidemic
With construction underway, Greenfire is proud to support GLITC’s mission by delivering a facility that expands access to culturally relevant treatment and strengthens community health across tribal nations.
