Clatsop, Columbia, Yamhill and Marion counties

A newsletter for CareOregon members and friends
Summer 2009
Where to go in Oregon for help.
Many Oregonians are out of work this year. And a
lot of folks need help.
Erinn Kelley-Siel, interim director of the state’s
Children, Adults and Families Division, says the
You’ve got a friend
When times are tough, it’s good to
have friends who can lend a hand.
As Oregonians, we can be proud
of so many community groups
willing to give people a hand
with basic needs.
In this issue of CareLink, we’re
happy to tell you about some of
them. They’re among the reasons we at
CareOregon know that Oregon cares.
- Karen, Customer Service
Manager
number of people seeking help is breaking records for the second straight year.
People “continue to need support to feed
their families and keep them safe” she
says. “We don’t see demand decreasing any
time soon.”
CareOregon wants to help, too. We’ve put
together a list of organizations close to
where you live that can help. This issue of
CareLink includes a directory of some of
these organizations.
There are many more groups and agencies
than those listed here. Each organization
may
CareOregon & You
may offer many more services than those listed, as
well. But you’ll find these a good place to start.
You can see a longer list on our web site,
www.careoregon.org/carelink.
Ask us
Some organizations are dedicated to always
having the most up-to-date information about
community help for people who need it. Here
are some of the best:
• 211 info – Dial 2-1-1 from Clackamas,
Washington, Multnomah, Deschutes, Crook
and Jefferson counties. Or use the online
directory at www.211info.org. Eventually,
211info will be able to help all Oregonians.
Even now, this group will answer calls to
1-800-SAFENET (723-3638) and can tell
about some limited resources in other areas.
• Clackamas County Social Services Guide –
This site, www.co.clackamas.or.us/social
services/rguide/, provides information about
help throughout the Metro area, not just
Clackamas County.
• Oregon Helps – This web site, www.OregonHelps.
org, has resources throughout Oregon.
• Oregon State University Extension Service –
OSU Extension has statewide links to help
that range from writing resumes to eating
healthily on a tight budget. Visit
extension.oregonstate.edu/emergency/
tough_times.php.
Better Together
Clothing
(no cost or thrift stores)
•Goodwill Industries—Salem,
503-587-9760, and Silverton,
503-873-6742;
www.meetgoodwill.com
•Marion-Polk Food Share—
Network of 79 food pantries and
other groups; 503-581-3855;
www.marionpolkfoodshare.org
Counseling
•Canyon Crisis Center—Gates;
503-897-2327.
•Clatsop Behavioral Healthcare—
503-325-5722; www.clatsopbh.org
•Columbia Community Mental
Health—St. Helens; 503-397-5211;
www.ccmh1.com
•Helping Hands Resources—
Salem; 503-364-9936
•Lutheran Community Services
Northwest—McMinnville;
503-472-4020;
www.lcsnw.org/offices/yamhill.html
•Marion County Mental Health
Services—503-585-4949;
www.co.marion.or.us/HLT/MH/
•Oregon Food Bank—The hub of a
network of 915 hunger-relief agencies
throughout Oregon and Clark County, Adult education
Wash; 503-282-0555; www.oregonfood •Chemeketa Community College—
www.chemek.cc.or.us
bank.org/ofb_services/statewide_services
•Salvation Army—Clatsop County,
503-717-0152 (message line only)
Financial emergency
•Clatsop Community Action—
Astoria; 503-325-1400;
www.ccaservices.org
•Turning Point Inc. Clatskanie
Emergency Services—503-728-3126;
www.clatskanieturningpoint.org
Food or meals, free/low cost
•Clatsop Emergency Food Bank—
503-325-2834
•Cove Orchard Yamhill Food Bank—
503-662-3753
•Oroweat Bakery Outlet—Salem;
503-362-1415
•Women, Infants, Children (WIC)—
Statewide; 1-800-723-3638;
www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/wic/index.shtml
Youth shelter
•Northwest Human Services Home
Offering Shelter to Teens (HOST)
Youth & Family Program—Salem;
503-588-5825; www.northwesthuman
services.org/NWHS_HOST.php
Mission shelter
•St Joseph’s Shelter, Benedictine
Sisters—Mt. Angel; 503-845-6147;
www.benedictine-srs.org
•Farm Direct Nutrition Programs for •Salem Interfaith Hospitality
Women, Infants, Children (WIC) and Network—503-370-9752;
www.salemihn.org/index.html
seniors—Statewide; 503-731-4546;
connects WIC families and seniors
with fresh produce from local growers.
•House of Zion Ministries, Inc.—
Woodburn; 503-981-8042;
www.houseofzion.org
McMinnville.................. 503-472-9482
Salem............................. 503-399-5224
Santiam.......................... 503-769-7738
Woodburn...................... 503-981-8220
•Clatsop Community College—
www.clatsopcollege.com
Astoria........................... 503-325-0910
Seaside........................... 503-738-3346
Job programs
•DePaul Industries Salem Center—
503-856-9563; www.depaulindustries.
com/Training%20Centers/training.html
•Experience Works—(Job placement
and training program for senior
citizens.) www.experienceworks.org
Astoria Field Office.......503-644-4212
McMinnville
Field Office....................503-538-0507
•Job Corps—Salem placement office for
mid Willamette Valley; 503-589-4066;
jobcorps.dol.gov
Tongue Point Center..... 503-325-2131;
tonguepoint.jobcorps.gov
•McMinnville Job & Career Center—
503 472-5928
Public assistance/welfare
•Newberg Job & Career Center—
503 538-8970
Astoria .......................... 503-325-7323
Clatskanie...................... 503-728-3732
Mill City ....................... 503-897-4143
Amity............................. 503-835-8181
Sublimity........................503-769-7439
Jefferson......................... 541-327-3826
Astoria............................503-325-2021
McMinnville.................. 503-435-5555
McMinnville...................503-472-4634
Monmouth..................... 503-838-1932
St. Helens.......................503-397-1784
Mt. Angel...................... 503-845-6401
Woodburn.......................503-980-6677
Newberg......................... 503-538-8376
Salem..............................503-378-2731
Rainier........................... 503-556-7301
St. Helens...................... 503-397-4544
Homeless services
Salem............................. 503-588-6071
•ARCHE S Project Salem Drop-in
Scappoose...................... 503-543-7123
Center—503-399-9080;
Seaside........................... 503-738-6742
www.ywcasalem.org/programs.html
Sheridan......................... 503-843-3420
•Astoria Rescue Mission—
Silver Falls..................... 503-873-5173
503-325-6243; www.rescuemission.com
Stayton Public............... 503-769-3313
Vernonia........................ 503-429-1818
•Yamhill Community Action PartnerWarrenton..................... 503-861-2752
ship—McMinnville; 503-472-0457;
West Salem.................... 503-588-6301
www.yamhillcap.org
Willamina...................... 503-876-6182
•St. Francis Shelter—Salem;
Woodburn...................... 503-982-5263
503-588-0428
•Oregon Employment Department—
www.employment.oregon.gov
Salem Central Office.... 503-947-1394
St. Helens Office........... 503-397-4995
Woodburn Office.......... 503-982-2817
Rainier Kiosk................ 503-397-4995
Scappoose Kiosk............ 503-397-4995
Seaside Kiosk................ 503-325-4821
Sheridan Kiosk.............. 503-472-5118
Silverton Kiosk............. 503-947-1394
Sublimity Kiosk............ 503-947-1394
Vernonia Kiosk............. 503-397-4995
Family resources
•Parents Anonymous of Oregon—
Statewide; parent hotline;
503-258-4557
•Clatsop Caring Options—Astoria;
503-325-1053
•Children, Adults and Families
Division, self-sufficiency and child
safety offices—www.oregon.gov/DHS/
aboutdhs/structure/caf.shtml
Public libraries
www.publiclibraries.com/oregon.htm
Multi-cultural services
•Union Gospel Mission—
www.ugmsalem.org/index.html •Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon,
Sponsors Organized to Assist
Salem Downtown Mission
Refugees (SOAR)—Portland; 503503-982-2817;
284-3002; www.emoregon.org/soar.php
www.ugmsalem.org/index.html
•Lutheran Community Services
Simonka Place (for single
Northwest—Clatsop, Crook, Klamath,
women); 503-397-4995
Lake, Multnomah, Washington and
Yamhill counties; 503-231-7480;
www.lcsnw.org/portland/index.html
•Sacagawea Family Resource Center
and SHINE Project—St. Helens;
503-366-7640;
www.sacagaweahealthcenter.org
•Silverton Together, Inc.—
503-873-0405; www.silvertontogether.com
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To Stay Healthy
There’s help in the community
It’s not easy to stay healthy when you’re struggling to find
the basics of life, like food or shelter, says Christina
Gordon. Christina is
a health care guide
for CareOregon. Her
job includes helping
CareOregon members
with chronic illnesses
get help in the
community for these
other needs that
make getting well
hard to do.
And there is a lot of need for help these days.
“We have people lined up outside of our office every
Monday morning looking for assistance,” says George
Sabel, director of the Clatsop Community Action in
Astoria.
Clatsop Community Action is one of the many community
groups in Oregon that help people when they are going
through difficult times financially.
We have dedicated this issue of CareLink to a directory of
these groups. Although it is not a complete list, it’s a good
start for people who are in need of a little help.
CareLink online:
Your direct connection
When you read CareLink online, you’ll have
hot links to the web sites of the help listed in
this directory, and many more. See this issue at
www.careoregon.org/carelink. If you sign up at
www.careoregon.org/carelink/subscribe.html, we
will send you an e-mail notice when each new
issue of CareLink is available.
Summer 2009/EN-NW