General Year End Giving (Dirne Foundation)

Year End Giving and the Work That Happens Here

As we close out the year, I keep coming back to a simple truth. The work we do at Heritage Health only moves forward because people in this community believe in taking care of each other. You see the challenges your neighbors face. You see what stress and uncertainty do to families. You want your support to reach real people. I feel that too.

Year end giving is more than a tradition for us. It is how we keep care accessible for the people who need it most.

Why Your Support Matters Right Now

Every day, we see people walk through our doors carrying more than health concerns. They bring financial stress. Fear. Isolation. The pressure to choose between bills and appointments. Your gift helps us meet those moments with dignity.

When you support Heritage Health, you strengthen care across the board:

• Covering visits and medications for patients who cannot afford it.

• Supporting behavioral health care for kids and adults at a time when demand keeps rising.

• Providing recovery and trauma-informed services that break cycles.

• Giving families a place where care feels supportive and human, not transactional.

• Keeping care local so people do not fall through the cracks.

Every dollar stays here. Every dollar meets a real need.

And that brings me to something that represents the future of what care can be in North Idaho.

The Center for Healthy Living: A Place Built Around Real Life

The Center for Healthy Living is one of the clearest examples of who we are and what we believe. It is an integrated space designed to take unnecessary stress off people’s shoulders. Instead of sending families across town for different appointments, everything connects in one place.

You walk into the Center and feel the difference right away. The environment is calm. Staff greet you with warmth. Services are coordinated. Care teams communicate. You don’t repeat your story three times. You don’t feel lost in the system.

Here is what the Center brings together:

• Medical care

• Dental care

• Behavioral health

• Pharmacy

• Community support and navigation

• Trauma-informed services for individuals and families

People move from appointment to stability without bouncing between providers. Kids get follow-up sooner. Adults get answers and support without feeling overwhelmed. Families get care that fits real life.

The Center is becoming a true anchor for North Idaho. And it is only the beginning.

How Year End Giving and the Center Connect

Your year end gift supports the care happening today and the vision we are building for tomorrow. The Center for Healthy Living reflects the kind of community we want to be. A place where people are seen. A place where care is coordinated instead of fragmented. A place where families can breathe.

Your support helps us do three things:

• Strengthen the care already happening across our clinics.

• Expand integrated services inside the Center.

• Build long-term stability so people can rely on us during their hardest moments.

This is the kind of work that outlasts us. It sets up the next generation for better access, better outcomes, and better support.

A Personal Note

I’m grateful for the way this community shows up. I see it in donors. I see it in partners. I see it in families who choose Heritage Health because they trust us to walk with them.

If you’ve supported us before, thank you. You helped build something meaningful. If you’re thinking about a year end gift, this is a good time. The needs are real. The solutions are in motion. Your support carries more weight than you know.

If you want to talk about the Center for Healthy Living or see it for yourself, I’d love to show you around. The impact speaks for itself.

Mike Baker

Chief Executive Officer