Dickinson Center in St. Marys to receive $750k grant

WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAJ) — A $750,000 grant is heading to the Dickinson Center in St. Marys, Rep Glenn “GT” Thompson announced Friday.

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has granted the Dickinson Center the $750,000 that will go towards consolidating several community and health services in Elk and Cameron Counties into one new facility that will provide thousands of residents with access to care.

“Having spent nearly 30 years in health care, I am passionate about improving access to high-quality care in our communities,” Rep. Thompson said. “This updated, modern facility in the greater Saint Marys region will aid health care workers in providing quality care to combat our nation’s mental health crisis and offer other critical services to the community. I am proud to support this project and look forward to improved services for patients for years to come.”

ARC is an economic development agency of the federal government and 13 state governments that focus on 423 counties in the Appalachian region.

“Dickinson Center is thrilled that the ARC Area Development Grant was awarded to the City of St. Marys to support Dickinson’s St. Marys Building Project,” Jim Prosper, Executive Director of Dickinson Center, said. “We are incredibly grateful to the City and to Congressman Thompson and his team for their support of our building project in downtown St. Marys.  Our new building will allow us to centralize our services in St. Marys and improve access to behavioral health services in our rural area.”

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Combined with $3 million in state funding and more than $4.1 million in local funding, the project will result in more than $7.8 million in local economic development.

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