What our patients are saying:
“It is vital to have such a place like this in the community. It’s also vital to have the kind of staff such as these people here. Because they care. I mean really care.”
Local Community ResourcesA sampling of Portland’s wonderful community and health resources can be found below. Please (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) if you have suggestions for sites to add to this page. |
Coalition of Community Health Clinics The Coalition of Community Health Clinics is a non-profit agency dedicated to the support of our members, a network of fourteen private, non-profit health clinics throughout Multnomah County. These clinics provide health services to the uninsured and under-served men, women and children in the Portland Metropolitan area. In fiscal year 2005-2006, Coalition clinics provided over 181,000 patient visits to people who had no other access to medical care. |
African American Health Coalition The AAHC promotes wellness for African Americans who live in Portland, Oregon. Our vision is to be the healthiest African American community in the nation. Our goal is to help reconfigure health and social services to meet the needs of African Americans. Our mission is to promote health and improve wellness in African Americans through health education, advocacy and research. |
Multnomah County Health Department Information on public health issues as well as on Multnomah County’s health clinics. |
Growing Gardens At Growing Gardens, we are focused on improving health and strengthening communities through home-scale organic food gardening. We plant seeds for good food and healthy people by teaching low-income families, kids and individuals how to grow food in raised vegetable beds in their yards, on balconies, and even in containers. We support our gardening households for three years with seeds, plants, classes, and mentors. |
Human Solutions
Our mission at Human Solutions is to help low-income and homeless families gain self sufficiency by providing affordable housing, family support services, job readiness training and economic development opportunities. |
Bradley-Angle House We provide emergency shelter and options for healing to women and children escaping domestic violence. Our 24-hour crisis line is a resource for everyone. We hope you will find the information or support you need here.
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211 Info Similar to 911 for emergency services and 411 for directory assistance, 2-1-1 is the three digit number to dial for health and human service information and referral. |
Oregon Community Warehouse Oregon Community Warehouse is a volunteer-based nonprofit agency in Portland that provides furniture and household items to people in need, at no cost to them. Our goal is to help low-income individuals and families improve their quality of life by providing the basic items needed to set up a home. |
Cascade AIDS Project Cascade AIDS Project helps people with HIV put their lives back together; to secure housing, find essential medical care and deal with the countless issues that make the difference between giving up or getting up and going on. |
Hands on Portland- Volunteer Opportunities We will connect you with a volunteer opportunity that makes a meaningful, rewarding change in the Portland area. Build a house. Tutor a child. Care for abandoned pets. Build hiking trails. Lead a volunteer group. Join a nonprofit Board. |
Volunteer Match There are hundreds of ways to help out. With VolunteerMatch, it’s never been easier to find a rewarding way to give back and make a difference. Check out North by Northeast’s page. |
Oregon Public Health Division A connection to the State Public Health programs. |
OtherMultnomah County Human Services OHSU Library- Consumer Health Resources Oregon Mental Health Resources Urban League of Portland
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