PAST GRANT AWARDS
Past Grants
In 2022, the Willamette Health Council established the Community Impact Fund and launched the Mini Grant and Standard Grant programs. To date, a total of $2,778,684.04 (supporting 47 projects) has been invested across the Willamette Health Council’s three grant programs:
- Community Benefit Initiative: $1,318,109.29 invested
- Mini Grants: $528,374.75 invested
- Standard Grants: $932,200 invested
Grant funding priority areas span behavioral health, housing, substance use services and traditional health workers. Funds were also invested in projects that closely align with the Willamette Health Council’s mission.
Grant Program | Organization Name | Project Name | Amount Awarded | Priority Area(s) |
Community Benefit Initiative | Church At The Park | Support Services for Unsheltered Individuals who are High Utilizers of Emergency Systems | $240,000.00 | Behavioral Health, Housing, Substance Use Services |
Community Benefit Initiative | C-Suite Consulting Services | Economic Empowerment Youth Trainings | $87,990.00 | Behavioral Health, Substance Use Services |
Community Benefit Initiative | Family Building Blocks | Therapeutic Early Childhood Programming | $300,000.00 | Behavioral Health |
Community Benefit Initiative | Holiday Swim Club | Adaptive Swim Class | $14,567.00 | Behavioral Health |
Community Benefit Initiative | Interface Network Inc. | ELY Emotional Health and Wellness Project | $222,656.00 | Behavioral Health, Substance Use Services |
Community Benefit Initiative | Options Counseling and Family Services | Building Blocks for Effective Co-Parenting | $111,308.50 | Behavioral Health |
Community Benefit Initiative | Oregon Family Support Network | Promoting Health and Well Being for Fathers in Marion/Polk County | $25,000.00 | Behavioral Health |
Community Benefit Initiative | Santiam Hospital | Wheel of Change: Education and Support for Chronic Health Conditions | $122,130.00 | Behavioral Health |
Community Benefit Initiative | Santiam Hospital | Seasons of Safety | $29,117.79 | Behavioral Health |
Community Benefit Initiative | Sheltering Silverton | Sheltering Silverton Transitions | $65,340.00 | Behavioral Health, Housing, Substance Use Services |
Community Benefit Initiative | Women at the Well Grace House | Case Management | $100,000.00 | Behavioral Health, Housing, Substance Use Services |
Community Impact Fund – Mini Grant | Acres of Hope | Providing Mentoring Services to Youth who have Experienced Trauma. | $24,999.00 | Behavioral Health |
Community Impact Fund – Mini Grant | Capitol Dental Care | Incentives for Improved Consent Return Rates | $11,100.00 | Willamette Health Council Mission |
Community Impact Fund – Mini Grant | Corporation for Supportive Housing | Marion County Keeping Families Together | $24,500.00 | Behavioral Health, Housing |
Community Impact Fund – Mini Grant | C-Suite Consulting Services | CBEL’s Hallman Neighborhood Family Council “Fun Fridays at Northgate Park” Series | $22,500.00 | Willamette Health Council Mission |
Community Impact Fund – Mini Grant | Gervais School District | Gervais Community Health Awareness Initiative | $24,999.00 | Willamette Health Council Mission |
Community Impact Fund – Mini Grant | Greater Oregon Behavioral Health Inc | Therapeutic Foster Care Recruitment | $24,000.00 | Behavioral Health |
Community Impact Fund – Mini Grant | Happy Doc Family Medicine | Happy Doc Community Vaccine Clinics | $24,175.00 | Willamette Health Council Mission |
Community Impact Fund – Mini Grant | HIV Alliance | Enhancing Integration of Community-Based Medical Case Management and HIV Treatment | $16,031.00 | Traditional Health Workers |
Community Impact Fund – Mini Grant | Immanuel Lutheran Church | Woodburn Opportunity Center | $24,999.00 | Behavioral Health, Traditional Health Workers |
Community Impact Fund – Mini Grant | Legacy Silverton Medical Center | Legacy Care Management Fund | $20,000.00 | Willamette Health Council Mission |
Community Impact Fund – Mini Grant | Micronesian Islander Community | Expanding Access and Training for Community Health Workers | $24,999.00 | Traditional Health Workers |
Community Impact Fund – Mini Grant | Oregon Child & Family Services Council | Center for Excellence – Capacity Building | $24,983.75 | Behavioral Health |
Community Impact Fund – Mini Grant | ORS 190 Entity, Mid-Willamette Valley Homeless Alliance | Point-in-Time Count to Address Homelessness in the Marion-Polk Region | $24,886.00 | Housing |
Community Impact Fund – Mini Grant | PNW Birth & Family | On-Call Doula Support | $24,999.00 | Traditional Health Workers |
Community Impact Fund – Mini Grant | Polk County Family & Community Outreach | Falls City Community Health Needs Assessment | $24,500.00 | Willamette Health Council Mission |
Community Impact Fund – Mini Grant | Recovery Outreach Community Center | Peer Support for the Peer Support Specialist – Extending the Career of the Peer Support Specialist | $13,240.00 | Traditional Health Workers |
Community Impact Fund – Mini Grant | Salem Capital Pride | Pride Community Programs | $9,000.00 | Willamette Health Council Mission |
Community Impact Fund – Mini Grant | Salem Free Clinics | Recruiting Volunteer Behavioral Health Providers to Serve at Salem Free Clinics | $24,750.00 | Behavioral Health |
Community Impact Fund – Mini Grant | Salem Health Foundation | Families Matter Project | $24,999.00 | Willamette Health Council Mission |
Community Impact Fund – Mini Grant | Salem Health Foundation | Replacement of West Valley Hospital Connections Van | $24,999.00 | Willamette Health Council Mission |
Community Impact Fund – Mini Grant | Salem Keizer School District | Student Access to Dental Health Items | $20,000.00 | Willamette Health Council Mission |
Community Impact Fund – Mini Grant | Salem Pediatric Clinic | Virtual Reality for Pediatric Procedures | $3,600.00 | Willamette Health Council Mission |
Community Impact Fund – Mini Grant | Santiam Hospital | Patient Navigator in the Emergency Department to Help Address Social Determinants of Health | $24,999.00 | Traditional Health Workers |
Community Impact Fund – Mini Grant | Soaring Heights Recovery Homes | Soaring Heights Recovery Homes | $24,999.00 | Housing |
Community Impact Fund – Mini Grant | WVP Health Authority | Access Incentive Program to Increase Well-Care Visits and Immunization Compliance | $16,118.00 | Willamette Health Council Mission |
Community Impact Fund – Standard Grant | Capitol Dental Care | Overcoming Obstacles to Dental Care | $75,000.00 | Traditional Health Workers |
Community Impact Fund – Standard Grant | Catholic Community Services of the Mid-Willamette Valley and Central Coast | Community Health Worker Support for FHI Multidisciplinary Care Team Innovation | $100,000.00 | Housing, Traditional Health Workers |
Community Impact Fund – Standard Grant | Center for Hope & Safety | Mosaic | $50,000.00 | Housing |
Community Impact Fund – Standard Grant | Children’s Public Private Partnership (CP3) | Safe at Home | $50,000.00 | Behavioral Health, Traditional Health Workers |
Community Impact Fund – Standard Grant | Church At The Park | Emergency Housing Behavioral Health Support | $100,000.00 | Behavioral Health, Housing |
Community Impact Fund – Standard Grant | Micronesian Islander Community | It Takes a Village: Building Community for Micronesians in Oregon | $100,000.00 | Housing |
Community Impact Fund – Standard Grant | Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency | New Beginnings Housing Program | $100,000.00 | Housing |
Community Impact Fund – Standard Grant | North Willamette Valley Habitat for Humanity | Peters’ Garden Neighborhood | $100,000.00 | Housing |
Community Impact Fund – Standard Grant | Project ABLE | Outreach to Hard to Reach Places | $69,500.00 | Behavioral Health, Traditional Health Workers |
Community Impact Fund – Standard Grant | Recovery Outreach Community Center | Outreach with a Purpose | $87,700.00 | Behavioral Health, Traditional Health Workers |
Community Impact Fund – Standard Grant | Salem YMCA Veterans Housing | Courtney Place: Affordable Housing for Veterans in the Heart of Downtown Salem | $100,000.00 | Housing |
2021 Grant Awards at a Glance
A total of $1,118,096.69 in Community Benefit Initiative grants were awarded. Funds were invested in 13 projects that supported behavioral health, housing and/or substance use services within the Marion-Polk region.
Grant Program | Organization Name | Project Name | Amount Awarded | Priority Areas | |
Community Benefit Initiative | Capitol Dental Care | Behavioral/Oral Community Health Workers | $98,400.00 | Behavioral Health | |
Community Benefit Initiative | CASA of Marion County | CASA of Marion County | $25,000.00 | Behavioral Health, Substance Use Services | |
Community Benefit Initiative | Childhood Health Associates of Salem | Traditional Health Workers | $86,200.00 | Behavioral Health, Housing | |
Community Benefit Initiative | Corporation for Supportive Housing | Keeping Families Together Marion County | $115,000.00 | Behavioral Health, Housing, Substance Use Services | |
Community Benefit Initiative | HIV Alliance | Peer Support Services for People Who Inject Drugs in Marion County | $47,466.00 | Behavioral Health, Housing, Substance Use Services | |
Community Benefit Initiative | Micronesian Islander Community | Community Health Navigator Outreach for the Micronesian COFA Community | $191,564.80 | Behavioral Health, Housing | |
Community Benefit Initiative | Options Counseling and Family Services | Targeted SUD Support | $90,919.00 | Behavioral Health, Substance Use Services | |
Community Benefit Initiative | Oregon Family Support Network | Children’s Mental Health Initiative | $78,000.00 | Behavioral Health | |
Community Benefit Initiative | PNW Doulas | Birth & Newborn Education/Support | $25,000.00 | Behavioral Health | |
Community Benefit Initiative | Salem Keizer Coalition for Equality | Formando Familias Fuertes Family Support Pilot | $75,450.00 | Behavioral Health | |
Community Benefit Initiative | Salem Kroc Center | Meal, Movement, Mindset Project | $97,140.50 | Behavioral Health | |
Community Benefit Initiative | Willamette Vital Health | Talking to Kids about Tough Stuff: Serious Illness, Death, and Grief | $5,899.39 | Behavioral Health | |
Community Benefit Initiative | Youth Era | Recovery Peer Support Specialist | $182,057.00 | Behavioral Health, Substance Use Services |
2020 Grant Awards at a Glance
A total of $909,392 in Community Benefit Initiative grants were awarded. Funds were invested in 8 projects that supported behavioral health, housing and/or substance use services within the Marion-Polk region.
Grant Program | Organization Name | Project Name | Amount Awarded | Priority Area(s) |
Community Benefit Initiative | Capitol Dental Care | Tooth Fairy Deliveries | $85,000 | Behavioral Health |
Community Benefit Initiative | Catholic Community Services of the Mid-Willamette Valley and Central Coast | Building Community Resilience in Affordable Housing Initiative | $202,500 | Behavioral Health, Housing |
Community Benefit Initiative | HIV Alliance | The Marion County Syringe Exchange | $25,000 | Substance Use Services |
Community Benefit Initiative | Iron Tribe | Self-Pay Project | $68,000 | Behavioral Health, Housing, Substance Use Services |
Community Benefit Initiative | Mano a Mano | Polk County Family Wellness Project (Proyecto Bienestar Familiar de Polk County) | $100,000 | Behavioral Health |
Community Benefit Initiative | Marion County Health and Human Services | PAX Good Behavior Game | $200,000 | Behavioral Health, Substance Use Services |
Community Benefit Initiative | Northwest Senior and Disability Services | The H.O.P.E. (Healthy Opportunities for Personal Empowerment) Senior Peer Mentor Program | $75,000 | Behavioral Health |
Community Benefit Initiative | Recovery Outreach Community Center | ROCC/SOCC Drop-In Center Program | $153,892 | Behavioral Health, Housing, Substance Use Services |