Pictured L to R: Journey Health System Director of Institutional Advancement, Tana Smith; Cameron County Commissioners, James Moate; Cameron County Commissioner, Joshua Zucal; Cameron County Commissioner Chair, Jessica Herzing; Dickinson Center, Inc. (DCI) Executive Director, Jim Prosper and DCI Capital Campaign Committee Chair, Bob Ordiway.
Dickinson Center, Inc. (DCI) is pleased to announce the receipt of a generous $50,000 grant from the Cameron County Commissioners, funded through Pennsylvania's Act 13 Marcellus Shale program. Established under Act 13 of 2012, this program allocates a portion of the impact fees collected from natural gas drilling operations to support local communities and environmental initiatives.
“We are extremely grateful to the Cameron County Commissioners for their exceptional support of our building project for the county’s residents,” said Jim Prosper, DCI Executive Director. “Thanks to this grant funding, we will be able to continue to better serve the region by offering improved access to behavioral health services.”
Cameron County recently approved the grant to Dickinson Center, Inc., a Journey Health System affiliate, for their “Building for Tomorrow” campaign supporting the St. Marys Building Project. Thanks to the generosity of individuals, businesses, foundations, organizations and public entities such as the County of Cameron, DCI has raised $1,312,721, reaching 88% of its $1.5 million fundraising goal. With $187,279 left to secure, Dickinson and the campaign committee extend their hopes that others will join in supporting their cause, recognizing that every contribution brings them closer to their objective.
The Cameron County Commissioners stated, “We recognize that access to medical care is vital for our residents and that our communities place great value on ensuring mental health care is available for our students. Dickinson Center’s goal of consolidating all of their services and programs, offered in St. Mary’s, into one building saves Cameron County residents and their families both time and stress in coordinating their care – this is especially true for our residents reliant on public transportation and our local students who travel daily for access to their programs and care. We hope that by supporting Dickinson Center during this phase of fundraising – Dickinson Center can maintain the momentum necessary to meet their goal of the timely completion of the construction of their new St. Mary’s home for everyone’s benefit.”
Dickinson Center, Inc. is a non-profit organization that has been providing behavioral health services for 66 years, including over 25 years in the City of St. Marys. Annually, the programs that will be housed in the new facility serve more than 1,200 children and adults. In addition, DCI’s St. Marys-based programs offer classroom-based prevention education, including life-saving suicide prevention and other mental health awareness initiatives, to 1,500 elementary, middle and high school students across Elk and Cameron counties.
For more information on how you can join the momentum and contribute to Dickinson Center’s “Building for Tomorrow” capital campaign, please visit www.givetodickinson.org .