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Community Resources
This page lists local community resources. Please call ahead before visiting. Some details may change before this webpage is updated.
Need help finding the right resource?
Reach out to CGCC's Resource Navigator Emilie Sanchez Lopez for one-on-one support. Learn more at cgcc.edu/basicneeds.
General Help
Oregon & SW Washington's resource and referral line for nearly any need: housing, food, utilities, health, and crisis.
Phone: Dial 211 or 1-866-698-6155
Mental Health
Free, confidential, 24/7 support for anyone experiencing emotional distress, a mental health crisis, or thoughts of suicide. Call or text 988 to connect with a trained crisis counselor.
Virtual, evidence-based eating disorder treatment program offering family-based care, a full treatment team (therapist, dietitian, medical provider, peer and family mentors), and support for all ages and eating disorder diagnoses.
Phone: (855) 803-4993
Greater Oregon Behavioral Health, Inc. is a rural/frontier Behavioral Health and Social Services Network empowering individuals and communities to achieve better health.
Phone: 541-298-2101
Culturally-Specific Mental Health Resources in Oregon.
Regional mental health & crisis services provider.
Phone: 541-296-5452 (The Dalles); 541-386-2620 (Hood River)
A source for therapy & counseling in the Columbia River Gorge.
The Yakama Nation Behavioral Health Services provides a high range of quality counseling-therapy to children, adolescents, adults, elders and families on an individual basis or group therapy setting.
Children & Families
Child Care Resource & Referral for Gilliam, Hood River, Sherman, Wasco & Wheeler counties; helps families find care and providers get licensed.
Phone: 541-506-6131
Family Services is dedicated to ensuring healthy, thriving children and strong, nurturing families by offering services that improve parenting skills, strengthen family relationships, and increase awareness of community resources.
Phone: (541) 296-8118 (The Dalles); (541) 386-6665 (Hood River)
Employment
WorkSource helps job seekers find career opportunities and helps employers meet workforce needs. They have other resources and benefits for students as well.
Phone: 541-791-5850
WorkSource helps job seekers find career opportunities and helps employers meet workforce needs. They have other resources and benefits for students as well.
Phone: 509-493-5009
Financial
Full-service bank offering checking/savings accounts, financial literacy resources, loans, and other everyday banking services.
Phone: (541) 296-9129
Member-owned credit union offering checking/savings accounts, financial literacy resources, loans, and full banking services.
Phone: 541-296-3224
Food
Statewide referral line/database for food, rent, utilities and more.
Phone: 211 or 1-866-698-6155
Regional food bank; connects to local pantries in Wasco, Hood River & Sherman counties.
Phone: 541-370-2333
Health
Sliding-scale medical, dental & behavioral health clinic, The Dalles/Hood River.
Phone: 541-296-4610
Housing
Partnership between MCHA and Mid-Columbia Center for Living for housing-related mental health support.
Rent assistance, eviction prevention, shelter/houseless services, utility assistance for Wasco, Hood River & Sherman counties.
Phone: 541-298-5131
Immigration
Immigrant Help Center, rapid response network, community resource hub for Latino community in the Gorge.
Phone: 541-436-4756
A wide array of culturally specific services that help immigrants, refugees, and other community members thrive.
Phone: (503) 234-1541
Legal representation for asylum, DACA, family petitions, naturalization, removal defense; Hood River office.
Phone: 503-221-1689
Just a few of the many outstanding local community organizations supporting immigrants in Oregon.
Free legal aid including immigration, for low-income people; serves Wasco, Hood River & Sherman counties.
Phone: 503-224-4086
OIRA works within the Oregon Department of Human Services to improve access to services for immigrants and refugees.
Multi-Service Agencies
EOCIL is a global, cross-disability resource and advocacy center advancing the Independent Living philosophy and the principles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), self-determination, full participation, accessibility, and equality of opportunity.
Phone: (541) 370-2810
Connects Oregonians to senior services, disability services (developmental & physical), Child Welfare, housing services, OHP, refugee services, SNAP, TANF, and Vocational Rehabilitation.
Phone: 541-296-4661
Food, housing/homelessness help, utility assistance, social services navigation, support for survivors of abuse, and job training for people needing a hand up or fresh start.
Phone: 509-493-2662
Washington's counterpart to ODHS: food/cash assistance, Apple Health, child welfare, disability services, aging services, and more.
Phone: 509-493-1558
LGBT2SIA+ Supports
Statewide LGBTQ2SIA+ advocacy organization; know-your-rights resources, ID updates, hate crime reporting.
Local LGBTQIA2S+ community group; youth council, adult social group, school staff affinity space.
24/7 crisis support and suicide prevention for LGBTQ+ young people, available by phone, text, or chat.
Phone: 866-803-3699
Survivor Support Services
24/7 crisis support for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and stalking.
Phone: 541-296-1662
24/7 support for survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, and stalking through advocacy, shelter, education and outreach.
Phone: 541-386-6603
The nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization and operator of the National Sexual Assault Hotline, RAINN's mission is to stop sexual violence by supporting survivors, holding perpetrators accountable, and creating safer communities.
Phone: 800-656-4673
24/7 crisis line and sexual assault/domestic violence support serving Oregon and Washington, for callers of all genders; also offers follow-up advocacy and community education.
Phone: 1-888-235-5333; 503-235-5333
State program offering cash assistance for survivors relocating to safety (TA-DVS), local office support, safety planning resources, and legal help navigating protective orders.
Transportation
Local bus service in The Dalles and shuttle to Hood River; free travel training available.
Phone: 541-296-7595
Veteran Supports
Confidential crisis support for veterans and their loved ones.
Phone: Call or text 988, Press 1