Programs & Projects
⮑ Convenne → Listen → Plan → Support → Growth → Empower ↩
Most SWA projects follow a development path: SWA and the community identify a need, gap, or opportunity; SWA convenes partners and supports them to plan, build, and carry out solutions; SWA stays involved until the work is operational and can be continued by local or regional partner organizations for the long term. In other cases, SWA works with regional partners to pilot services or solutions locally that can then be extended into our area for the long term.
SWA also refers underserved South Wasco residents to existing services and keeps relationships with regional support services so people get a “warm handoff” when they need one.
Note: The SWA project filter tool is currently Under Construction and will be added soon.
Raised Bed Project
The Raised Bed Project supports Head Start families in South Wasco by providing garden skills for parents and activities for kids.
Community Listening and Planning
2021–22: nearly twenty local organizations took part in SWA’s two-year strategic planning process, identifying six shared priorities.
Community Economic Development Planning (CED-P), 2024–2026
SWA was awarded a two-year Community Economic Development Planning grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on October 1, 2024.
South Wasco Health Collaborative (sunsetted)
SWA formed the South Wasco Health Collaborative to support and advise on time-bound events and projects.
Simnasho Tribal Market
SWA sponsored the market in 2024–25, securing funding from the Visit Central Oregon Future Fund, managing procurement, and assisting with startup support.