Resources

Please check out these resources if they call out to you. Some I have created and some are links to other individuals who's work I admire and have been influenced by in my work in the world, both personally and professionally.

Crisis

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  • Multnomah County Crisis Line 503-988-4888 OR 1-800-716-9769 (24 hour crisis line)
  • Dial 211 – to connect to range of social services
  • 24 Hour Youth and Family Hotline 503-233-8111 OR 1-800-914-9706
  • Alcohol and Drug Helpline Oregon Partnership 503-244-1611 OR 1-877-553-TEEN (8336) (24 hour youth help line)
  • Child Abuse Hotline 503-731-3100
  • Covenant House 1-800-999-9999 (24 hour crisis line)
  • New Avenues for Youth 503-224-4339
  • Sexual Assault Resource Line (Answering Service/Advocates on call) 503-640-5311

Domestic Violence

  • Domestic Violence Resource Center 503-469-8620 (24 Hour crisis line) Confidential shelter services available
  • National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) (24-hour crisis line)
  • Clackamas Women’s Services 1-888-654-2288
  • Portland Women’s Crisis Line 503-235-5333 OR 1-888-235-5333 (24-hour crisis line) Information and referrals for mental health, domestic violence, victim assistance. Also provides transportation to a shelter.
  • Raphael House of Portland (503-222-6222) (24 hour line) Safe, confidential short term emergency housing for women and children.
  • Restraining Order Information – Multnomah County 503-988-3943 and court advocates 503-988-3222.
  • Annuity.org Information on Financial Abuse and also Financial Literacy

Food, Shelter, Clothing

  • Adult and Family Services – 503-731-3400
  • Boys and Girls Aid Society – 503-222-9661
  • Catholic Charities – 503-231-4866, 503-249-5892
  • Fair Housing Information and Referral – 1-800-424-3247
  • Foodstamp Infoline – Oregon – 1-888-997-4447, 1-800-SAFENET
  • Human Solutions – 503-548-0200 
  • Oregon Food Bank – 503-282-0555
  • Snow Cap Community Charities – 503-674-8785
  • St. Vincent De Paul – 503-266-3511

Hotlines

  • Multnomah County Crisis Line – 503-988-4888
  • National Child Abuse Hotline – 1-800-4-A-CHILD
  • National Domestic Violence Hotline – 1-800-799-7233
  • National Drug & Alcohol Treatment Hotline – 1-800-662-HELP
  • National Runaway Hotline – 1-800-621-4000, 1-800-RUN AWAY
  • National Sexually Transmitted Disease Hotline 1-800-232-4636 - 24 hours a day
  • National Suicide Prevention – 1-800-273-TALK
  • Oregon AIDS Hotline – 503-223-2437
  • Panic Disorder Information Hotline – 1-800-64-PANIC
  • Project Inform HIV/AIDS Treatment Hotline – 1-800-822-7422
  • Teen Health Hotline – 1-800-784-2433
  • www.211info.org - Connect to a wide range of social services.

Free and Low Cost Counseling in Portland, OR

BIPOC Counseling Resources

Anti-Racist Resources

  • Black Lives Matter
    https://blacklivesmatter.com/
  • Anti-Racism Daily
    https://www.antiracismdaily.com/
  • Standing Up for Racial Justice - Portland
    https://www.surjpdx.com/
  • BU Center for Antiracism Research
    BU Center for Antiracist Research
  • Racial Literacy Groups
    https://racialliteracygroups.com/

Veterans

Disability Resources

Cultural Resources

  • Asian Family Center 503-235-9396
  • Asian Health Services 503-872-8822
  • Bienstar de la Familia 503-988-3991 ext. 233- NO FEE
  • Domestic Violence Resource Center 503-640-5352 (24 hour crisis line)
  • El Programa Hispano 503-669-8350
  • International Refugee Center of Oregon (IRCO) 503-234-1541 OR 503-234-0068
  • Jewish Family and Child Services 503-226-7079 
  • La Clinica de Buena Salud 503-988-3991 (Medical services for children age 19 and younger)
  • Lutheran Family Services 503-231-7480 (Russian speaking therapist)
  • Native American Youth Association 503-288-8177
  • Russian Oregon Social Services 503-777-3437
  • Self-Enhancement, Inc. 503-249-1721 – 3920 N. Kerby, Portland

LGBTQIA+ Resources

Health Care Clinics
  • Q Center - 503-234-7837
  • Trans Lifeline - 877-565-8860
  • Cascade AIDS Project / Prism Health Center - 503-445-7699
  • Sexual Minority Resource Center (SMYRC) - 503-872-9664
  • Basic Rights Oregon - 503-222-6151
  • Outside In — outsidein.org
  • Northwest Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf - 503-388-5132
  • Oregon Safe Schools and Communities Coalition - 503-954-4865
  • Friendly House Gay & Grey Program - 503-228-4391
  • TransActive Gender Project - 503 -768-6024
  • Our House of Portland - 503-234-0175
  • Gender Pathways Clinic - 503-249-6748
  • OHSU Transgender Health Program - 503-494-7970
  • Legacy Transgender Health Program - 503-413-5600
  • Northwest Gender Alliance - 503-997-8499
  • PFLAG Portland - 503-232-7676
  • Transgender Law Center 510-587-9696
  • Eastside Teen Health Clinic 503-988-5488
  • Multnomah Co. School Based Health Ctrs : Free services to high school students:Marshall Campus 503-988-3370, ext 0 - 
  • Multnomah County Health Clinic 426 SW Stark St. 6th Floor, Portland, OR 97204
  • OR Lions Sight/Hearing Foundation 971-270-0203
  • Oregon SafeNet 1-800-723-3638
  • Outside In 503-535-3800
  • Planned Parenthood 503-775-0861
  • Portland Adventist Community Services 503-252-8500
  • Rockwood Neighborhood Clinic 503-988-4424
  • Russian Oregon Social Services 503-777-3437 –
  • Ehealth4teens.org – Health website for teens
  • Emergency Reproductive Health Supplies Free service offered to those in the Portland metro area. Will deliver no-cost pregnancy tests and/or plan B, as well as aftercare kits for those experiencing a miscarriage or for those who have just had an abortion. Kits include: menstrual pads, disposable heating pads, pain medication, a thermometer, herbal tea, chocolate, warm socks, snacks, a tea light, and other cozy things!

Individuals and Families

  • Cascadia Behavioral Services 503-230-9654
  • Harry’s Mother 503-233-8111, 1-800-914-9706
  • Albertina Kerr Youth and Family 503-255-4205
  • Lutheran Family Services 503-231-7480
  • Metropolitan Family Services 503-284-4341
  • Morrison Center- OHP only Intake: 503-258-4381
  • Trillium/Waverly Children’s Home 503-234-7532
  • William Temple House 503-226-3021
  • The Dougy Center for Grieving Children 503-775-5683
  • Portland State University Community Counseling (Sliding Scale) 503-725-4620
  • Lewis & Clark Community Counseling Clinic (Sliding Scale) 503-768-6320
  • Life Works NW 503-645-9010
  • Pacific Psychology and Comprehensive Health Clinic 503-352-2400

Drugs and Alcohol

  • Alanon/Al-teen 503-292-1333 - www.al-anonportlandoregon.org
  • Recovery Dharma
  • Alcoholics Anonymous Portland OR 503-223-8569 24 hour hotline 
  • Narcotics Anonymous Portland OR 503-727-3733
  • Oregon Partnership 503-244-1312 – 24 hour Drug and Alcohol help line.
  • Oregon Tobacco Quit Line 1-877-270-STOP OR 1-800-QUIT NOW
  • Youthline 1-800-621-1646, 24-hour confidential alcohol, drug, teen hotline.
  • National Spanish Suicide Hotline- 1-888-628-9454
  • Life Works NW – 503-645-9010
  • Cascadia – 503-230-9654
  • Crestview Recovery Portland OR

Grief

  • The Dougy Center for Grieving Children - 503-775-5683
Books
  • It's OK That You're Not OK by M. Devine
  • The Grief Recovery Handbook by J. W. James and R. Friedman
  • Grief Works: Stories of Life, Death, and Surviving by J. Samuel
  • The Wild Edge of Sorrow by Francis Weller
  • Healing the Adult Sibling's Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas After
  • Your Brother or Sister Dies by Alan D. Wolfelt
  • Surviving the Death of a Sibling: Living Through Grief When an Adult
  • Brother or Sister Dies by T.J. Wray
  • The Art of Losing: Poems of Grief & Healing edited by K. Young

Parenting

  • NAMI- National Alliance on Mental Health
  • Family Support Network 1-800-323-8521 Non-profit Oregon organization where families who have children and adolescents with any type of mental, emotional or behavioral disorders support each other. Support groups available.
  • Parenting Today’s Teen – Website with info, insight and support for parents of teens:
  • Teen Help 1-800-355-8336 (24 hour crisis line for PARENTS ONLY) Support “talk line” for families with teen challenges. Information and referrals available along with local support group information.
  • Tough Love Helpline 503-228-5087 Self help program for adults troubled by unacceptable behavior from adolescents or adult children. Support groups offered. www.toughlove.org
  • Multnomah County Health Families 503-988-3520 (or dial 211)
  • WIC (Women, Infants, & Children) Program offering lactation/breastfeeding support and nutritional needs of pregnant moms and children under 5 years of age. Income restrictions apply, but those on OHP/CHIP automatically qualify. Services available in multiple languages. https://www.multco.us/wic/locations-hours 503-988-3503 (or dial 211) Multiple locations throughout PDX
  • Baby Blues Connection Serving the greater Vancouver/Portland Metro area, free support groups for pregnancy/postpartum in – including a group just for partners (both in-person and virtual options available). Website includes a wealth of information, tips, and resources. They also offer a volunteer-run, peer support warmline. 1-800-557-8375 (call or text)
  • Postpartum Support International An international organization headquartered in Portland, their website is a wealth of resources for pregnancy and postpartum, with a special focus on perinatal mental health. PSI offers a help line, opportunities to “chat with an expert,” one-on-one peer mentoring, and hosts over 20 peer support groups (including affinity groups for BIPOC and LGBTQIA+, military, and adoptive/foster parents). 1-800-944-4773 (#1 en Español; #2 English Text: “help” to 800-944-4773 or “ayuda” al 9721-203-7773
  • BirthRight (Oregon & Southern WA) Free pregnancy testing, peer support, maternity clothes, and full layette (clothes, bedding, diapers) available, as well as comprehensive referral resources for all other services. Oregon: https://birthrightoregon.org/ 503-648-6766 Washington: https://birthrightwa.org/ 360-694-8156
  • Mother & Child Education Center Help accessing prenatal vitamins and maternity clothes, as well as offering free classes and a free library of pregnancy/parenting-related books. Also able to support new parents in procuring baby essentials like clothes, diapers, nursing supplies, formula, etc. 503-249-5801 (Español 503-913-9360)
  • Pregnancy Resource Center of Portland With multiple locations in the greater Portland Metro area, PRC offers free pregnancy testing, ultrasounds, STI testing, peer counseling, and a massive referral network to over 70 local organizations for any pregnancy, postpartum, or parenting-related needs. 503-777-7097