Submitted by Christopher Evans.
Healing Arts Center is very happy to announce the return of a program designed to offer our treatments to low-income members of the Orcas community. Many of you may recall this popular program as S.O.S. (Spirit of Service) which successfully ran from 2014 – 2019. The Healing Arts Center has gone through monumental changes since then: surviving the pandemic, undertaking years of major capital improvements, and undergoing a huge shift in membership.
One thing that hasn’t changed is our members’ commitment to the community, and it is in this spirit of service that Healing Arts Center is bringing back our therapy program for low-income clients under a different name: C.H.I. (Community Health Initiative). We will work with our previous partner, Orcas Resource Center, to help us vet and connect clients to the Healing Arts Center. Clients referred to C.H.I. can receive treatment at the Healing Arts Center for a $15-$35 copayment. This is set up as a sliding scale, based on a client’s ability to pay. Any co-payment amount over $15 will go back into the program to fund future appointments for others participating in the program. One hundred percent of our members participate in C.H.I. and make it possible by substantially discounting their regular fees.
The Healing Arts Center provides acupuncture, counseling, nurse practitioner services, and a variety of massage therapy and bodywork. Our current membership, new and old is energized to broaden our outreach to an underserved demographic in the community.
But we can’t do it without you. We are seeking donations to fund the program so we can launch it in the fall. A $50 donation will provide an hour of therapy. A $500 donation will provide a minimum of 10 treatments. You can make a donation now at our website (www.orcashealingarts.org). Just hit the prominent DONATE button and write “C.H.I.” in the notes. Healing Arts Center is a 501©(3) and your donation is tax deductible. If you have any questions or want to talk about making a substantial donation to the Healing Arts Center, please contact Iona McCombie Smith at ambikahealing@gmail.com or Christopher Evans at christofireonorcas@gmail.com. For all other inquiries, email orcashealingarts@gmail.com
