The Arc of the Mid-Columbia >>Resources in the Mid-Columbia

Opportunity Connections
2940 Thomsen Road,
Hood River OR 97031
Phone 541-386-2774 or 541-386-3520

205 Washington
The Dalles, OR 97058
Phone 541-298-4188 Fax 541-298-8488

Vocational and Services includes Employment & Job Development, and Alternatives to Employment Community Inclusion.

Adult Residential Services include residential services in four group homes and skills training and support for individuals living in their own home.
Department of Human Services
Self-Sufficiency Employment Rehabilitation Services Office
700 Union St, Rm 128
The Dalles OR, 97058
 Phone 541-298-5573       Fax 541-296-1834

910 Pacific Ave
Hood River, OR 97031
Phone  541-386-3199

Apply here for Employment Related Child Care. Parents who need child care in order to work or attend school and who meet income guidelines may be eligible for child care subsidies. Parents with children with developmental disabilities may be eligible for a slightly higher child care rate.

The Department of Human Services Web site offers explanations and information about eligibility and services for children, families, seniors and people with disabilities.

DHS--Child Welfare Program
700 Union St
The Dalles OR 97058      Phone 541-298-5136      Fax 541-296-8722

910 Pacific Ave
Hood River, OR 97031    Phone 541-386-2962      Fax541-386-7066

DHS--Seniors and People with Disabilities
700 Union St
The Dalles OR 97058       Phone 541-298-4114      Fax541-298-1251

910 Pacific Ave
Hood River, OR 97031    Phone   541-386-3199

Many individuals who receive SSI receive Medicaid and food stamps through this office.

Eastern Oregon Support Services Brokerage
P.O. Box 329 1216 "C" St.

Hood River Oregon 97031

Phone 541-490-0738      Fax 541-387-2999

HAVEN (serves Wasco, Sherman & Gilliam Counties)
PO Box 576
The Dalles OR 97058
Office Phone
541-296-1662       Hotline 541-298-4789 or 800-249-4789

Also see the Oregon guide to domestic violence services
http://www.dhs.state.or.us/abuse/domestic/dvmap2.htm

Lifespan Respite Care Network for Gilliam County
133 S. Church St, Condon 97823
(541) 384-3995
rafterds@hotmail.com

Lifespan Respite Care Network for Sherman County
Lifespan Respite
110 Main Street #2, Moro 97039
(541) 565-3200 or 1-877-279-8262
tdupuisbird@hotmail.com

Lifespan Respite Care Network--For Wasco & Hood River Counties
The Lifespan Network connects families with substitute care providers in order to obtain respite care.
MCCAC,Inc
P.O. Box 1969       312 East 4th
The Dalles, OR 97058

Phone 541-298-5131    Fax 541-298-5141
email: respite@mccac.com

Gorge•Translink
201 Federal
The Dalles OR 97058

An Alliance of transportation providers, also offers Medical Transportation Services for individuals with a current State of Oregon Medicaid Card.

Wasco County
The Transportation Network: LINK
201 Federal
The Dalles OR 97058

541-298-5345   

Hood River County
Columbia Area Transit (CAT)
541-386-4202

Sherman County
Three Rivers Transit
541-565-3211
800-752-1350

Gilliam County
Gilliam County Special Transportation
PO Box 244
Condon, OR 97823
541-454-2736

Mid-Columbia Center For Living
Developmental Disability Program
419 East 7th Street
The Dalles, Oregon 97058

Phone
541-296-5452 Fax     541-296-9148

Hood River
1610 Woods Court, Hood River OR 97031Phone
Phone   541-386-2620
Fax        541-386-6075

Gilliam
422 Main, Condon, OR 97823
Phone 541-384-2666Fax 541-384-3121

The DD Program is the entry point for state-funded supports. The DD Program provides eligibility determinations, information and referral, service planning, abuse and protective services, family support services (as funds allow) and other supports.
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.

Mid-Columbia Community Action Council, Inc.
The Mid-Columbia Community Action Council serves
Hood River, Sherman and Wasco Counties.
The Mid-Columbia Community Action Council
web site is good source of information and links to
other local resources.

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

Hood River Office
205 Oak St.#4, Hood River, OR 97031
Phone 541-386-4027      Fax 541-386-2189

The CAP office manages a number of programs including
information and referral, weatherization, energy assistance,
housing programs, the Lifespan Network for Hood River and
Wasco Counties, and the local distribution center for Oregon Food Bank.

Some emergency assistance for housing may also be available depending on individual circumstances.

CAP of East Central Oregon (CAPECO)
Serves Gilliam, Morrow, Umatilla & Wheeler Counties
721 SE 3rd St, Suite D
Pendleton, OR 97801

Phone 541-276-1926 or 800-752-1139

Fax 541-276-7541

Mid-Columbia Housing Agency
312 Court St., #419
The Dalles OR 97058
Phone 296-5462 TTY 800-735-1232 Fax 296-8570

Section 8 Certificates and Vouchers, Low Income Housing Fund,
Family Self-Sufficiency, Farm Labor Housing,
Senior Housing, Drug Free Transition Housing, & Mental Health Housing

Housing Authority of the County of Umatilla
Serves Umatilla, Morrow, Gilliam, Wheeler Counties
PO Box 107 Hermiston, OR 97838

Phone 541-567-3241
TDD 800-545-1833, Ext. 771

Fax 541-567-3246

North Central Education Service District (serves Sherman, Gilliam, & Wheeler Counties)
PO Box 637, Condon OR 97823
Phone    541-384-2732      Fax 541-384-2752

Oregon's Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (OVRS)
The Dalles OVRS
700 Union St., Rm 218
The Dalles, OR, 97058

Phone 541-298-5573or 541-298-1616 (TTY)     Fax 541-296-1834 

OVRS assists Oregonians with disabilities to achieve and maintain employment and independence."

Region Nine Educational Services District
(Serves Hood River and Wasco Counties)

with links to Schools, Early  Intervention
& Special Education Progams and Staff
400 E. Scenic Drive, Ste 207
The Dalles OR 97058

Phone 541-296-5155        Fax     541-296-2965

Special Olympics--Wasco & Sherman Counties
The Dalles, OR 97058

Special Olympics--Hood River
Barbara Langer, Coordinator for Hood River County
Phone 541-386-1527

Social Security Administration
420 East 3rd
The Dalles OR 97058

Phone 800-772-1213or 541-298-2734

Link to national web site:   http://www.socialsecurity.gov

Wasco/Sherman Public Health Department
Wasco County Annex A
419 East 7th
The Dalles OR 97058
Phone    541-506-2600
Services include WIC (Women, Infants and Children Nutrition Program),
Community Connections, and Immunization programs.

Hood River County Public Health Dept
1109 June St., Hood River, OR 97031
Phone 541-386-1115     Fax 541-386-9181

Helping Hands Against Domestic Violence
(Serving the Hood River area)

Phone 541-386-6603 or 541-386-4808 

Oregon guide to domestic violence services
http://www.dhs.state.or.us/abuse/domestic/dvmap2.htm