Corvallis Clinic Foundation Inc

THE CORVALLIS CLINIC FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING RESOURCES IN THE MID-WILLAMETTE VALLEY AND CENTRAL COAST REGION OF OREGON FOR HEALTH EDUCATION, PREVENTIVE CARE, AND THE DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE TO AT-RISK POPULATIONS.

PROJECT H.E.R.: THIS PROGRAM CONTINUED TO PROVIDE FREE HEALTH SERVICES (HELP, ENLIGHTENMENT, AND RESOURCES) IN BENTON, LINN AND LINCOLN COUNTIES OF OREGON. THE NAVIGATOR PROGRAM PROVIDES AWARENESS, EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FOR PATIENTS FROM THE TIME OF CANCER DIAGNOSIS THROUGH SURVIVORSHIP, WITH THE NAVIGATOR TEAM, WHICH CONSISTS OF A NURSE NAVIGATOR AND CANCER SURVIVORS WHO MENTOR PATIENTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE MENTORS, WHO ARE TRAINED IN SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIP SKILLS AND CONFIDENTIALITY, PROVIDE ENCOURAGEMENT, EXPERIENCE, AND KNOWLEDGE WITH PATIENTS ALONG THEIR CANCER JOURNEY. IN ADDITION, THE PROGRAM SPONSORS SUPPORT GROUPS FOR BREAST CANCER, BLOOD CANCER AND GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER PATIENTS. DURING 2023 PROJECT H.E.R. PROVIDED FREE RESOURCES AND GUIDANCE TO 275 NEWLY DIAGNOSED PATIENTS, HOSTED 3 MONTHLY CANCER SUPPORT GROUPS, PROVIDED HOUSE CLEANING SERVICES FOR FIVE PATIENTS AND EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR SEVEN PATIENTS TO HELP THEM PAY RENT, MORTGAGE, MEDICAL AND UTILITIES BILLS, AND DISTRIBUTED 170 GAS AND GROCERY CARDS TO NUMEROUS PATIENTS. THE COOK FOR CANCER PROGRAM SPENT $15,892 FOR MEALS THAT WERE PROVIDED TO 100 FAMILIES OF LOCAL CANCER PATIENTS WHO WERE UNDERGOING CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENTS OF ALL TYPES OF CANCER DIAGNOSES, ONCOLOGY AND HEMATOLOGY (64 MEALS PER MONTH). IN ADDITION TO $27,456 OF CASH EXPENDITURES, AN ADDITIONAL $70,107 OF DONATED SERVICES, MEALS AND FACILITIES WERE RECEIVED IN 2023 FOR PROJECT H.E.R. PROGRAMS.

YOUTH SUPPORT PROGRAMS: THE YOUTH MENTAL WELLNESS PROGRAM SPENT $2,021 TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES AND SUPPORT TO CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. IN THE SPRING THE PROGRAM HOSTED SEVERAL ONLINE SUPPORT GROUPS, LED BY FOUR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, THAT COVERED VARIOUS MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. THE PROGRAM ALSO CREATED AN ONLINE YOUTH MENTAL RESOURCE GUIDE THAT OFFERS CURRENT INFORMATION ON MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO RESIDENTS OF BENTON, LINN AND SURROUNDING RURAL COUNTIES. THE GUIDE SERVES AS A VALUABLE TOOL FOR THOSE SEEKING GUIDANCE, SUPPORT, AND MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT PHONE LINES IN VARIOUS AREAS SUCH AS CHILD ABUSE/NEGLECT, SUICIDE PREVENTION, LBGTQ SUPPORT, EATING DISORDERS, BULLYING AND CYBERBULLYING, AND SCHIZOPHRENIA AND PSYCHOSIS. THE GUIDE ALSO LISTS COUNSELING SERVICES THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO ARE UNINSURED AND WHERE TO FIND EMERGENCY HOUSING FOR YOUTHS AGED 10 TO 17. IN ADDITION TO ASSISTING WITH MENTAL HEALTH, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED $454 OF GRANTS FOR THE PURCHASE OF GROCERIES FOR CLINIC PATIENTS (CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES) IN FINANCIAL NEED. IN ADDITION TO THE $2,475 OF CASH EXPENDITURES SPENT TO SUPPORT YOUTH, AN ADDITIONAL $947 OF DONATED SERVICES WERE RECEIVED IN 2023 FOR THE YOUTH MENTAL WELLNESS PROGRAM.

EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE GRANTS: IN 2023 THE FOUNDATION ASSISTED 20 INDIVIDUALS WITH EMERGENCY EXPENSES TO HELP THEM THROUGH FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS. THESE GRANTS, RANGING FROM $90 TO $1,000 EACH AND PAID DIRECTLY TO VENDORS SUCH AS LANDLORDS, BANKS, LOAN COMPANIES, PHONE AND UTILITY COMPANIES, MEDICAL PROVIDERS, AND APPLIANCE AND AUTO REPAIR SHOPS, SUPPORTED THE INDIVIDUALS' URGENT FINANCIAL NEEDS SUCH AS RENT AND MORTGAGE PAYMENTS, UTILITY AND PHONE EXPENSES, MEDICAL EXPENSES, CAR AND CONSUMER LOAN PAYMENTS, INSURANCE EXPENSES, AND REPAIR EXPENSES THAT THE INDIVIDUALS WERE UNABLE TO PAY ON ACCOUNT OF THEIR MEDICAL ILLNESSES, WORK LAYOFFS, DEATHS IN THE FAMILY, OR OTHER UNFORESEEN FAMILY CIRCUMSTANCES.

HEALTH EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS: SCHOLARSHIPS TOTALING $12,600, RANGING FROM $1,000 TO $2,500 EACH, WERE AWARDED TO EIGHT COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO ARE PURSUING CAREERS AS DOCTORS, NURSES, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS, PHARMACISTS, PHLEBOTOMISTS, AND OTHER MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS.