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with links to Schools, Early Intervention
& Special Education
Brokerage Housing
Juvenile Department
Community Developmental Disability Program Legal Aid Service
Community Action Agency with Links to Emergency Food, Shelter, & More Public Health
Department of Human Services (DHS)
•Self-sufficiency & Vocational Rehabilitation
•Seniors & People with Disabilities
•Child Welfare Program
Respite

Residential Service Providers
Social Security Administration
Domestic Violence Help Transportation
Vocational Services
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Type of Organization
Name
Address/Phone/Fax
Email/Web site/Notes
Advocacy
Networking
Education
Leisure
Arc of the Mid-Columbia PO Box 521
The Dalles, OR 97058 
http://community.gorge.net/arcofmidcolumbia

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Advocacy
Networking
Education
Leisure
gorgekids.com   www.gorgekids.com

Information about just about everything going on in Hood River County and surrounding area for kids.

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Advocacy
Networking
Education
Leisure
Special Olympics
Barbara Langer
Coordinator
541-386-1527

Winter Sports: Basketball
Summer Sports: Softball, Track & Field
Fall Sports: Aquatics, Bowling

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Brokerage Eastern Oregon Support Services Brokerage

Bill Uhlman
Executive Director
email:
wfu@eossb.org
PO Box 329
1216 "C" St.
Hood River OR 97031
Phone:
800-387-3601
541-387-3600

Fax:
541-387-2999
www.eossb.org

Jennifer Lewellyn, Personal Agent
Phone: 541-980-6358
email: jlewellyn@eossb.org


Vicki Swyers, Personal Agent
Phone: 541-980-6356
email: vswyers@eossb.org

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Community
Action Agency
Mid-Columbia Community Action Council, Inc.

Jim Slusher,
Executive Director
Hood River
205 Oak St.#4
Hood River, OR 97031

Phone: 541-386-4027
Fax: 541-386-2189

The Dalles
312 E. 4th St.
PO Box 1969
The Dalles, OR 97058
Phone: 541-298-5131
Fax: 541-298-5141
http://www.mccac.com

This site is good source of information and links to other local resources.

The Mid-Columbia Community Action Council serves Hood River, Sherman and Wasco Counties.

 

 

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Community Developmental
Disability
Program
Mid-Columbia Center For Living

Lowell Linder
DD Program Manager
The Dalles Office
410 East 7th Street
The Dalles OR 97058

Phone: 541-296-5452
Fax: 541-296-9418

Hood River Office
1610 Woods Court
Hood River, OR 97031

Phone: 541-386-2620
Fax: 541-386-6075
As the Community Mental Health Program, the Mid-Columbia Center For Living also provides mental health services and alcohol, other drug and gambling addiction treatment.

http://www.oregon.networkofcare.org

Phone: 541-296-5452
email: Lowell_Linder@class.oregonvos.net

Jane Thompson, Service Coordinator
Phone: 541-296-5452
email: Jane.M.Thompson@class.oregonvos.net

Carolyn Uhlman, Service Coordinator
Phone: 541-386-2620
email: Carolyn_Uhlman@class.oregonvos.net

Julie Saldivar, QA Coordinator
Phone: 541-296-5452
email: Julie_Saldivar@class.oregonvos.net

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Department of Human Services (DHS)--
Child Welfare Program
DHS--
Child Welfare Program
910 Pacific Ave
Hood River, OR 97031

Phone: 541-386-2962
Fax: 541-386-7066
 The Department of Human Services Web site offers valuable explanations and information about eligibility and services for children, families, seniors and people with disabilities.http://egov.oregon.gov/DHS/

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Department of Human Services (DHS)--Self- sufficiency & Rehabilitation Services DHS
--Self-Sufficiency & employment
--Rehabilitation Services
910 Pacific Ave
Hood River, OR 97031

Phone: 541-386-3199
  

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Department of Human Services (DHS)--Seniors & People with Disabilities DHS--
Seniors and People with Disabilities
910 Pacific Ave
Hood River, OR 97031
Phone: 541-386-9080
Fax: 541-386-3088
  

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Domestic Violence
Help
Helping Hands
Against Domestic Violence
PO Box 441
Hood River, OR 97031
Phone:
Crisis Line:
541-386-6603

Office: 541-386-4808 
Oregon guide to domestic violence services
http://egov.oregon.gov/DHS//abuse/domestic/gethelp.htm

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Educational
Service Districts
with links to:
--Schools
--Early   Intervention
--Special Education
Region Nine Educational Services District (Serves Hood River and Wasco Counties 400 E. Scenic Drive, Ste 207
The Dalles, OR 97058
Phone: 541-296-5155

http://www.r9esd.k12.or.us

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Housing Mid-Columbia Housing 312 Court St., #419
The Dalles, OR 97058
Phone: 541-296-5462
TTY: 800-735-1232

Fax: 541-296-8570
email:
rmcha@charter.net

Mid-Columbia Housing Agency Programs:
Section 8 Certificates and Vouchers
Low Income Housing Fund
Family Self-Sufficiency
Farm Labor Housing
Senior Housing
Drug Free Transition Housing
Mental Health Housing

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Juvenile Department Hood River County
Juvenile Dept.
309 State St
Hood River, OR 97031 Phone: 541-386-1030

Fax: 541-386-2429
http://www.co.hood-river.or.us/HRCG_Template_Department.asp?PageINDX=4

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Legal Aid Services Legal Aid Service
Clackamas & Mid-Columbia area
421 High Street, Ste 110
Oregon City, OR 97405-2249

Phone: 503-655-2518

Fax: 503-655-2701
http://www.lawhelp.org/OR
This Web site can be viewed in Spanish.
The Web site contains legal information about subjects such as domestic law, special education, housing, social security disability, consumer issues and other topics.

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Public Health Hood River County
Public Health Dept.
1109 June St.
Hood River, OR 97031

Phone: 541-386-1115

Fax: 541-386-9181
 

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Residential Services for Adults Columbia Gorge Center
--Residential Services
2940 Thomsen Road
Hood River OR 97031
Phone: 541-386-2774
  541-386-3520

Fax: 541-386-7788
http://www.columbia-gorge-center.org
Residential services in Hood River and The Dalles include group homes and supports for adults living in their own house or apartment.

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Residential Services for Children Next Door, Inc. (note Provides services for children with developmental disabilities in some circumstances) PO Box 661
Hood River OR 97031 Phone: 541-386-6665

Fax: 541-386-3071
http://www.nextdoorinc.org/

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Respite Lifespan Respite Care Network--Wasco/Hood River, Coordinator:
Linda Carroll
c/o Mid-Columbia Community Action Council, Inc.
Phone: 541-386-4027

(or in The Dalles at

541-298-5131)

Fax: 541-387-2183
www.mccac.com

email:
respite@mccac.com

Lifespan Respite Care Network connects families with substitute care providers so that families may have respite.

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Social Security
Administration
Social Security Office, The Dalles 420 East 3rd
The Dalles OR 97058
Phone: 800-772-1213
  541-298-2734
http://www.ssa.gov
(links to national Web site)

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Transportation Columbia Area Transit (CAT) PO Box 1147
Hood River, OR 97031
Phone: 541-386-4202

Fax: 541-386-1228
http://community.gorge.net/hrctd

email:cat1@gorge.net

Serves Hood River, Cascade Locks, Parkdale, Odell. Personal Care Attendant may travel at no additional cost.

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Transportation
Medicaid Transportation Brokerage Transportation Network
Phone:
877-875-4657 toll free
541-296-7595
To schedule a ride, call as soon as you know you will need a ride. Call between 8:00 AM and 3:00 PM, Monday through Friday. Call at least 72 hours in advance.

The Transportation Network serves people with OHP Plus medical insurance in Hood River, Sherman, Wasco, Wheeler and Gilliam Counties.

The Transportation Brokerage arranges transportation to medical appointments for those who have no other other way to get to a medical appointment (including appointments in other towns, such as Portland). A helper may ride with the person at no cost if assistance is needed for mobility or medical reasons.

There is no charge to the consumer.

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Vocational Services Columbia Gorge Center

--Administrative Office
--Workshop
2940 Thomsen Road
Hood River OR 97031

Phone: 541-386-3520

Fax: 541-386-7788
http://www.columbia-gorge-center.org

CGC offers Employment & Job Development, Alternatives to Employment, and Community Inclusion in Hood River and The Dalles locations.

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Vocational Services
Columbia Gorge Center-The Dalles Workshop

Contact Person:
Stephanie Kylar
1101 West 6th
The Dalles, OR 97058

Phone: 541-298-4188

Fax: 541-298-8488
http://www.columbia-gorge-center.org

CGC offers Employment & Job Development, Alternatives to Employment, and Community Inclusion in Hood River and The Dalles locations.

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Vocational Services


Vocational Counseling & Guidance

Evaluation

Vocational and other training services

Information & Referral

Custom-designed programs for each individual
Oregon's Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
(OVRS)

An Employment Agency

Hood River Seniors & People with Disabilities Office
1610 9th Court, Suite 300
Hood River, OR 97031-1919

Phone: 541-386-9080 (Voice)

Fax: 541-386-3088

(Mailing Address: The Dalles OVRS
700 Union St., Rm 218, The Dalles, OR, 97058)
Central Oregon's OVRS Motto:
Oregon's Experts on Disability in the Workplace



(from the OVRS website)
" OVRS assists Oregonians with disabilities to achieve and maintain employment and independence."

http://egov.oregon.gov/DHS/vr

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