Family Resources
The Annie Ross House is operated by Northwest Housing Alternatives, and is the only emergency family shelter in all of Clackamas County. The house serves families with children who are currently experiencing homelessness.
The Beaverton Hispanic Center was formed to assist Latino immigrants living in the Beaverton and Western Multnomah County area with integration into American culture. We provide subsidized ESL classes independently and through collaboration with local companies, Spanish as a second language classes, computer classes, INEA Classes, Domestic Violence Prevention and Education presentations, and Gang, Drug, and Crime Prevention programs.
Candlelighters is a non-profit organization, providing support to over a thousand families affected by childhood cancer in Oregon and SW Washington. Candlelighters offers support and services, without regard to economics, race, religion, choice of physician(s) or health care facilities.
Candlelighters provides frontline assistance to families of cancer patients, ages 0-21, as they battle the emotional stresses of their experiences.
Meetings, personal assistance and activities for families provide the outlets needed to share the fear and frustrations caused by childhood cancer.
Catholic Community Services and Catholic Housing Services are official human service outreach arms of the Catholic Church in Western Washington. staff and volunteers answer the Gospel call to loving and compassionate service with particular concern for the sanctity of human life from conception to natural death and for the dignity of the human person.
Our programs include:
– Adoption
– Behavior Rehabilitation Services
– Family Assessment and Stabilization Team( FAST)
– Foster Grandparents
Central City Concern (CCC) provides a comprehensive range of services including housing, healthy and recovery assistance. It is a Federally Qualified Health Center and operates at multiple sites across the Portland area. CCC provides safe and supportive housing, health care, mental health, meaningful employment, and peer support. The Recovery Center also offers a culturally-specific addiction treatment service to African American clients.
CCC certified Alcohol & Drug Counselors are highly trained and committed to successful treatment and outcomes.
Visit their website to learn more and how to contact the service facility nearest you.
Children’s Home Society of Washington (CHSW) provides a comprehensive network of care to 39,000 children and families each year that builds nurturing and stable families; fosters effective parenting; improves school readiness; develops social and emotional competence; and works to keep children safe and secure. CHSW’s core services include: adoption, early learning, foster care, family support, child and family counseling, and advocacy.
In the Vancouver area, CHSW provides services to local children and families at two locations:
East County Family Resource Center (Washougal)
Early learning, child and family counseling, and family support services
Vancouver Family Center
Family support, early learning, and child and family counseling programs
Educational Opportunities for Children and Families (EOCF) is the leading provider of comprehensive early childhood education and family support programs in Southwest Washington. EOCF serves more than 2,000 children and families, most of whom are low-income.
Programs:
-Preschool (ages 3-5)
-Infant/Toddler (ages prenatal-3 years)
-Grades 1-6
-Head Start
-Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP)
Valuable links to social services aimed at assisting foster care children and families.
Valuable links to social services aimed at assisting foster care children and families.
Foster parent resources provided by the Oregon State Department of Human Services- Oregon.gov
Activities and get-togethers with former foster children; connecting with other foster children- YouthConnection.org
Information on becoming a foster parent in Oregon- Oregon.gov
Information on becoming a Casey Resource Family- Casey.org
Activities, Mentor Programs, and other Foster Care Resources- FamilytForEveryChild.org
Free college tuition for former foster children- OregonStudentAid.gov
Homeless Shelters and other emergency housing resources in Washington County.
Homeless Shelters and other emergency housing resources in Washington County.Washington County. Department Of Housing Services 111 NE Lincoln Street, Suite 200-l, Hillsboro, OR 97124 (503) 846-4794 Housing Assistance to Low Income Residents, Housing Choice Voucher Program-Section 8 Housing Development Corporation of Washington County 220 SE 12th Avenue, Suite A-100, Hillsboro, OR 97123 (503) 693-2937 Housing Assistance, Low-Cost Temporary Housing BieneStar.org Open Door Counseling Center 34420 SW Tualatin Valley Hwy., Hillsboro, OR 97123 503-640-6689 HUD Approved Housing Assistance Programs Good Neighbor Center 11130 SW Greenburg Rd., Tigard, OR 97223 (503) 443-6084 A 36-bed facility serving up to 9 families at a time. Housing Stabilization Program. Family Advocacy. Children’s Program. GoodNeighborCentor.org Family Promise 183 SE 6th Avenue, Hillsboro, OR 97123 (503) 844-2919 Serving homeless families with children by providing shelter, meals and hope to achieve stability and self-sufficiency. FamilyPromiseWashingtonCountyOregon.org/