Local Integration Family Team (LIFT)
Where needs meet solutions
Yamhill County community organizations work together to meet the immediate needs of local families who have children under 18 or are going through family reunification. The main goal is to promote sustainable health and overall well-being across the entire region.
Community members understand local needs best
The Local Integration Family Team (LIFT) meets once a month to identify barriers by working with local partners and creating solutions that help remove obstacles for the families we serve. The LIFT team includes people from schools, partner organizations, social service agencies, local government, faith groups and community leaders.
LIFT helps when no other option exists
Sometimes families need extra help with big costs like rent or heating bills during the winter. Unexpected expenses, like a medical bill or an urgent prescription, can quickly use up a family’s budget. LIFT is there to help cover these kinds of urgent costs so families can stay on track.
Needs are varied and unique for each family
Since every family’s situation is unique, LIFT provides financial support to families when no other options are available. These funds have a maximum benefit of $300, and are meant to help with a one-time crisis in one of the following areas:
- Housing: Rental assistance, security deposit, evictions, utility assistance
- Food Assistance: grocery card
- Protection from climate events: Devices that assist with maintaining healthy temperatures and clean air that are not covered under Medicaid or HRSN program
- Therapeutic Tools: Sensory items, weighted blankets, white noise machine, noise-canceling headphones, sand tables
- Non-Medicaid Covered Services: Prescriptions, co-pays, rides to medical and dental appointments, etc.
- Transportation Assistance: Gas cards, bus passes, tires, registration fees
- Items that both relieve family stress and give opportunity for positive skills practice: Zoo or museum passes, aquarium or pool passes, membership to gym or recreation center
- Items to support gender identity and sexual orientation: Gender appropriate clothes shopping, haircuts and/or hair removal.
Learn more about LIFT
Community Partners working in Yamhill County interested in learning more about LIFT are welcome to join a monthly meeting. Additionally, you can stay informed by subscribing to the monthly LIFT newsletter, a collection of Yamhill County resources, including the latest information on local services, community events, and educational classes.
For additional information contact Maribel Dobbins, YCCO Local Integration Family Specialist, at mdobbins@yamhillcco.org.
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Resource Guide
Download the Mid-Valley Community Resource Guide below for a list of important resources in the community as well as information on when and where each of the SITs meet each month.
This printable Community Resource Guide available in English or Spanish was created to share knowledge and provide support to the community.This printable Community Resource Guide available in English or Spanish was created to share knowledge and provide support to the community.
Service Integration Teams are made possible through a partnership with Yamhill County Health and Human Services and the support from additional funders.
Funding for LIFT
LIFT services are supported by two primary funding sources, each committed to a shared mission of promoting equitable, culturally responsive, and family-centered engagement:
- Systems of Care (SOC): Allocates grant funds specifically for youth and family engagement initiatives, with a strong focus on inclusion.
- Department of Early Learning and Care (DELC): Contributes funding with a mission to foster coordinated, culturally appropriate, and family-centered services, ensuring alignment across all programs.
This collaboration allows LIFT to provide comprehensive support while prioritizing inclusive and accessible resources for all families served.