Time-Limited Catalyst Funding Awarded

CHOICE is proud to announce the awardees of our recent Time-Limited Catalyst Funding to support whole community wellness!

We received so many incredible applications from around the region with ideas around building and expanding services to meet community needs – dental, pediatrics, wrap-around services, behavioral health, and clinical programs were proposed.

Thank you to all of our applicants for taking the time to complete this application process for the chance to be awarded funds to complete wellness projects and objectives.

Following careful evaluation focusing on clear and specific paths to sustainability after our initial investment and impact on the care hub clients we are serving, CHOICE is pleased to announce $1.6 million in investment in 10 projects across our region.

CHOICE (Community Health Organization Improving Care and Equity) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting health equity, and improving healthcare access, outcomes, and systems of care. We collaborate with local healthcare providers, community partners, and Tribal health leaders to fund and support regional health improvement projects.

More information about the original opportunity and funding priorities is available here.

Organization	Project description	Counties served
Child and Adolescent Clinic	Bringing on 2 additional Pediatricians	Cowlitz, Wahkiakum, Lewis
Northwest Resources	Integrated Care Intensive Outpatient Program with Transitional Housing	Mason
Catholic Community Services	Expand Adult Behavioral Health in Thurston County	Thurston
Gather	Expansion of Integrated In-Clinic Primary Care Services	Lewis
North Mason Regional Fire Authority	Transition to licensed BHA to leverage billing sustainability	Mason
Providence	Transition Mobile Health Clinic to billing sustainability	Thurston
Columbia Wellness	Crisis Services Staffing Expansion	Grays Harbor
Lewis County Pediatrics and Family Medicine	Integrated child and family support, including breastfeeding, postpartum care, and developmental screenings and navigation supports.	Lewis
Willapa Behavioral Health	Medical equipment to expand mental health treatment options	Pacific
Valley View	Expand mobile dental screenings and rural school partnerships	Lewis

We can’t wait to see what these organizations accomplish with these funding awards. We’ll be sure to share more with you as we obtain data chronicling their progress.