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Advocacy, Networking, Education, Leisure Educational Service Districts
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

Social Security Administration
Domestic Violence Help Transportation
Vocational Services
Type of Organization
Name
Address/Phone/Fax
Email/Web site/Notes
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 children

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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
Special Olympics

Rena Hunley
Coordinator for Wasco & Sherman Counties
922 E. 2nd St.
The Dalles, OR 97058

Phone:
541-298-7362
rena@4realestatebuzzme.com

Contact Rena for information for Volunteers, Athletes, & Donations

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

Hood River
205 Oak St.#4
Hood River, OR 97031
Phone:
541-386-4027
Fax:
541-386-2189
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 --
Child Welfare Program
DHS--
Child Welfare Program
700 Union St
The Dalles, OR 97058

Phone:
541-298-5136
Fax:
541-296-8722
 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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DHS--Self- sufficiency DHS (SSERS)
--Self-Sufficiency & employment
--Rehabilitation Services
700 Union St, Rm 128
The Dalles OR, 97058

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

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DHS--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
 
Deschutes River
Domestic Violence
Help
HAVEN PO Box 576
The Dalles, OR 97058

Office Phone:
541-296-1662
Hotline:
541-298-4789 or
800-249-4789

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

Fax:
541-296-2965
http://www.r9esd.k12.or.us

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Housing Mid-Columbia Housing Agency 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
Farm Labor Housing
Senior Housing
Drug Free Transition Housing
Mental Health Housing


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Juvenile Department Wasco County
Juvenile Dept.
202 East 5th
The Dalles, OR 97058

Phone:
541-506-2660



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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
www.lawhelp.org/OR

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

Phone:
541-506-2600

http://www.wshd.org

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Residential Services for Adults
(18 and over)
Columbia Gorge Center
--Residential Services
2940 Thomsen Road
Hood River, OR 97031
Phone:
541-386-2774
541-386-3520
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


Linda Carroll, Coordinator
MCCAC,Inc
PO Box 1969
312 East 4th
The Dalles, OR 97058

Phone:
541-298-5131

Fax:
541-298-5141
www.mccac.com

email: respite@mccac.com

The Lifespan Respite Care Network for Wasco and Hood River Counties is a service of the Mid-Columbia Community Action Council, Inc. (MCCAC, Inc.) 

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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 THE LINK 201 Federal
The Dalles, OR 97058

Phone:
541-298-5345
Fax:
541-296-5674
THE LINK

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
Employment
Alternative to Employment
Community Inclusion
Columbia Gorge Center
Patty Elkins, Exec. Dir.
--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
Employment
Alternative to Employment
Community Inclusion 
Columbia Gorge Center
Contact Person: Stephanie Kylar
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

Roger Lemstrom, Central Oregon Field
Manager
Phone:
541-388-6336 (Bend)
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

Email:
roger.w.lemstrom@state.or.us


(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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