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TRI-CITIES CHAPLAINCY will use the grant for: Grief profoundly affects youth’s mental health, impacting their emotions, behavior, and physical health. Funds will be used to purchase items needed to create grief care kits. Items include bags, journals’, canvases, picture frames, pencils, stress balls, chalk, bubbles and more. A full list of

items is included in the attached budget. While we’ve only provided kits for a short period of time, these kits have already proven highly effective in providing a constructive outlet for youths affected by grief. An estimated 310 kits are needed.

ARC Tri-Cities used this grant for:  VIP Day program operates our days a week. Mission bases program to ensue those without substantial state funding or financial strength will be ensured of a high-quality program. This program creates a monthly activity calendar. Many of the activities include outing into the community, some include in house projects such as cooking and art projects. Monthly program fees do no cover expenses to produce all the activities so grant funding, fundraising and private donations are necessary to pay for the shortages.

ELIJAH FAMILY HOMES will use the grant for: Enhancing mental health through backyard playsets for children. Identifying families who we currently serve who would benefit from having a playset installed in their backyard. These families may include those facing financial hardship and experiencing other challenges during their recovery journey that limit their access to recreational resources for their children.

SENT TO SERVE will use the grant for: Provides food service, needed personal items for the homeless, ID Cards, Housing applications, bus tickets and a mobile shower unit support. Funds to be used for items to serve and support the mobile shower unit. Serving 150 people weekly is a constant financial need. We have purchases bus tickets, necessary supplies, and medications as well as paid assessment fees. We have a need for ongoing supplies for the mobile shower unit, socks, underwear and hygiene items.

Children's Development Center utilized funds for: Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is a unique program, adapted to each individual child and the unique set of behaviors that they display. Applied Behavior Analysis Services is the science of changing socially significant behavior. Whether or not your child has been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, ABA can help. ABA is geared toward children’s ages 2-6, is highly structured and includes an individual treatment plan and therapies to address the uniqueness of your child’s needs. Areas that can be addressed through ABA are communication, language, motor, self-care, play and social skills. We will primarily be using this grant to make up a portion of uncompensated care costs for low-income families. Write-offs for low-income families are quite significant and we will never turn a family away, so this gap keeps increasing. The Center bills insurance for services

but is only paid approximately 30% of what is billed. This money will help reduce the gap as well as help with program support. As of right now we have a waiting list of 145 children

Columbia Basin College Foundation used these funds to support a mental health awareness event for students during finals week. The event helped to bring awareness and destigmatize mental health challenges while providing students an opportunity to decompress and learn healthy coping strategies. Offered opportunity to familiarize them with mental health resources available at the college.

ARC Tri-Cities used this grant to facilitate their program that directly manages finances for local adult individuals who have developmental disabilities. Clients often have a dual diagnosis of a mental health need as well.

NAMI Tri-Cities used this grant to support educational and promotional materials for three of their programs. Materials include brochures, informational flyers, and take-home guides in both English and Spanish, 

NAMI Tri-Cities used this grant to support educational and promotional materials for three of their programs. Materials include brochures, informational flyers, and take-home guides in both English and Spanish, 

NAMI Tri-Cities used this grant to support educational and promotional materials for three of their programs. Materials include brochures, informational flyers, and take-home guides in both English and Spanish, 

Children's Development Center utilized funds for resources and education for each of the 3 programs of Applied Behavior Analysis, guiding families and young kiddos to get a head start in life. The grant helped with all facets of their programs - Speech and Language, personalized treatment programs, educating families and more.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Benton and Franklin Counties used the awarded funds to enhance their ability as an organization to provide mental health support to the youth served in the Tri-Cities and Prosser communities. The funding helped pay for a Director of Behavioral and Mental Health to become a First Aid certified trainer, and then in turn, provide training to all 150+ staff members that work directly with youth.

Grace Clinic was awarded a grant to fund a Spanish-speaking counselor.

Communities In Schools, Benton-Franklin received a grant to fund their food and hygiene items

Franklin County Sheriff's Foundation was a partner to Heads UP Tri-Cities when we were just getting off the ground. Their support allowed us to have our annual Tailgate Fundraiser.

Lutheran Community Services was able to facilitate its mental health First Aid program with the funds received from Heads UP Tri-Cities.

Emmaus Counseling Center used its grant to operate its Samaritan Fund. Allowing all who need counseling services regardless of insurance.