SERVING THE COLUMBIA RIVER INTER-TRIBAL POLICE AND THE FOUR TRIBES THEY SERVE: UMATILLA, WARM SPRINGS, YAKAMA, NEZ PERCE. IN ADDITION TO SERVING HOOD RIVER, WASCO, GILLIAM, WHEELER, AND KLICKITAT COUNTIES
We Did It!
Thanks to our generous supporters, we have accomplished the goal of raising $5 million for SafeSpace’s new permanent home! Community members, businesses and foundations rallied behind this campaign to improve and expand support for Columbia Gorge children and youth experiencing the trauma of abuse.
Thank you for your amazing support!
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What’s Next For SafeSpace?
With fundraising complete for construction of the new building, we are focused now on raising
an additional $500,000 in 2024 to launch children’s wellness services in the new SafeSpace. Investments in the Children’s Wellness Initiative will support onsite pediatric mental health services on the top floor of the new SafeSpace.
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Plans for the new SafeSpace Children’s Wellness Center respond to urgent regional need for
children’s mental health services. The new Children’s Wellness Center will specialize in mental health support for children and youth impacted by the trauma of abuse, as well as those needing treatment for depression, substance abuse, and ADHD.
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Year 1
Year 2
Year 2
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Focus on programmatic build to initiate mental health services
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Begin to assemble a team
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Perform warm handoff to MH providers from CAC
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Provide in-person visits
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Develop virtual visit platform (ideally in partnership with school districts)
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Focus on programmatic build to initiate substance use disorder services
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Build out team to include dual certification
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Provide in-person SUD visits
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Begin to offer group mental health visits
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Explore creative flexible use of 2 larger group spaces with kitchens (i.e., supervised family visits, art therapy, meditation classes, yoga, etc.)
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Fully integrate services
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Advance community partnerships
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Demonstrate full compliance with mental health component of National Children’s Alliance National Standards of Accreditation for Children’s Advocacy Centers (2023 Edition)
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Financially viable program
Donate
The Children’s Wellness Initiative will help launch critically needed pediatric mental health services in the new SafeSpace. Contributors will be recognized on the permanent campaign donor wall to be installed May 2024 and finalized April 2025.
Commitments of $2,000 or more may be pledged up to five years.
Special Thanks to Our Leading Campaign Donors
MVP
Pledge of $250,000 or more
The Ford Family Foundation
M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust
State of Oregon
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Superstars
Pledge of $100,000 or more
The Collins Foundation
Columbia Gorge Health Council
Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation
Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital
Roundhouse Foundation
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All -Stars
Pledge of $50,000 or more
Karen & Lee Fairchild
HEDCO Foundation
Mike J Oates & Kathy M Oates
Wy'East Foundation
Dillion Borton
Anna Williams
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Champions
Pledge of $25,000 or more
Kate Stevenson
Windermere Real Estate Columbia River Gorge
Anonymous
James and Shirley Rippey Family Foundation
Oregon Community Foundation
Erin Mason
Craig Ortega
Carrie Rasmussen
Dr. Robin Henson & Greg Shepherd
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Heroes
Pledge of $10,000 or more
The R&R&R Dodge Family Foundation
John Ohlson
Hood River Rotary Club
Skyline Foundation
Chris Zukin
SafeSpace Board of Directors
KeyBank
Elizabeth B McGraw Foundation
Wheeler County
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Boosters
Pledge of $5,000 or more
The Home Depot Foundation
Jonnie Justesen
Mount Adams Fruit
Chad & Carmen Myers
George & Pat Shepherd
Hood River Soroptomists
Soroptomists International of Mt. Adams
Umpqua Bank
The Timeline
A PLACE FOR HOPE
Capital Campaign
Joining the SafeSpace Capital Campaign Team means delivering
a huge win for the children of the Columbia Gorge region.
Together, we are giving children who have been abused
a fresh start and new hope.
