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Sherman County:
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Advocacy, Networking, Education, Leisure
Educational Service District
with links to Schools, Early Intervention & Special Education
Brokerage Housing

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

Residential Services

Social Security Administration
Domestic Violence Help Transportation
Vocational Services
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
Oregon 97058 
http://community.gorge.net/arcofmidcolumbia

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Advocacy
Networking
Education
Leisure
Special Olympics
Rena Hunley
Coordinator for Sherman & Wasco Counties
922 East 2nd St
The Dalles, OR 97058

Phone
541-298-7362

email: rena@4realestatebuzzme.com


Special Olympics Oregon
http://www.soor.org

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Advocacy
Networking
Education
Leisure
gorgekids.com   http://www.gorgekids.com
listings for Northern Wasco Parks & Recreation programs as well as a wealth of up-to-date events and resources for hildren

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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
Oregon 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. 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

Lowell Linder, Program Manager/Service Coordinator
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

Stephanie Bailey, Service Coordinator
Phone: 541-386-2620
email: Stephanie_Bailey@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--
Self-sufficiency & Rehabilitation Services
DHS
--Self-Sufficiency Employment
Rehabilitation Services
700 Union St
The Dalles OR 97058

Phone:
541-298-5573
Fax:
541-296-1834
 


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Department of Human Services--
Child Welfare Program
DHS--
Children and Families
700 Union St
The Dalles OR 97058

Phone:
541-298-5136

Fax:
541-296-8722
The Department of Human Services Website 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--Seniors & People with Disabilities DHS--
Seniors and People with Disabilities
700 Union St

The Dalles OR 97058
Phone:
541-298-4114

Fax:
541-298-1251
 


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Domestic Violence
Help
HAVEN PO Box 576
The Dalles OR 97058 

Phone:
541-296-1662

Hotline:
541-298-4789
800-249-4789
Oregon's guide to domestic violence services
http://egov.oregon.gov/DHS//abuse/domestic/gethelp.htm

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Educational Service District with links to
--Schools
--Early Intervention
--Special Education
North Central ESD (serves Sherman, Gilliam, & Wheeler Counties) PO Box 637
Condon, OR 97823

Phone:
541-384-2732

Fax:
541-384-2752
http://www.ncesd.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

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Juvenile Department Sherman County
Juvenile Dept.
Amber Ament, Director
PO Box 263
Moro, OR 97039

Phone:
541-565-3461

Fax:
541-565-3178
 

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

Phone:
503-655-2518

Fax:
503-655-2701
www.lawhelp.org/OR

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Public Health Wasco/Sherman County
Public Health Dept.
Wasco County Annex A
419 East 7th
The Dalles, OR 97058

Phone:
541-296-4636

Fax:
541-296-4697
http://www.wshd.org

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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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Respite Lifespan Respite Care Network
--Sherman Co. Coordinator:
Tina Bird
c/o Kids First

Phone:
541-565-3200


 


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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
www.socialsecurity.gov

(links to national web site)

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Transportation Sherman County Bus Service, Inc. PO Box 85
Moro, OR 97039

Phone:
541-565-3211
See also the Gorge Link Transportation Network web site at:
http://www.gorgetranslink.com/

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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

Hood River 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

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

The Dalles OVRS
700 Union St., Rm 218
The Dalles, OR, 97058

Phone:
541-298-5573 (Voice)
541-298-1616 (TTY)

Fax:
541-296-1834

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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