Linn County has awarded a $50,000 grant to Santiam Hospital & Clinics to assist the hospital’s service integration teams in Scio and the Santiam Canyon.
The funds, hospital integrated health and outreach officials say, will help support the integration team program for the 2024-25 fiscal year which begins July 1. The teams will use the money for support, prevention and resiliency, said Kim Dwyer, coordinator of the integration teams.
“Linn County has been a strong collaborative partner within the Santiam Service Integration Program,” Dwyer said in a news release. “The relationships we have built between county employees and other team partners are a valuable asset when we work together to assist our communities.”
Dwyer said that the funds will be used to leverage the Santiam Canyon and the Scio team funds to assist with household needs. The Santiam Service Integration Program has helped more than 340 individuals and families in the communities of the North Santiam, Santiam Canyon, Cascade, and Scio school districts for the fiscal year 2023-2024. The funding, officials said, will allow Santiam Service Integration to continue to provide a safety net to households in the region for the upcoming year.
