Community Resources

support and services:

Wichita Center for Family and Community

6031 SE King Rd, Milwaukie, OR

Phone: (503) 353-6091

Family Support: (503) 353-5663

Food Pantry is available Tue/Thur from 10 am - 2 pm

GENERAL RESOURCES:

  • Click here for an extensive list of resources compiled by Rep. Earl Blumenaur’s office or call 211.

  • Click here for Clackamas County resource posters in multiple languages

  • Click here for Clackamas County resources

  • Click here for general resources to help you through COVID-19

FAMILY RESOURCES/ACTIVITIES:

SCHOOL SUPPLIES:

  • The Family Support Center at the Wichita Center (6031 SE King Road in Milwaukie) will be giving out backpacks and school supplies on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the same time they give out food boxes utilizing a no contact/drive-thru pick up method. In order to receive one, fill out this order sheet https://www.nclack.k12.or.us/wichita/page/back-school-2020 and it will be ready for pick up during food hours. One form must be completed for each child in the family that needs a backpack. The backpacks are pre-packed with school supplies.

FOOD:

  • Wichita Center Food Pantry at 6031 SE King Road in Milwaukie is open on Tuesdays & Thursdays from 10-2 for drive-up food or walk up food services https://www.nclack.k12.or.us/wichita

  • Oregon families with children eligible for free or reduced-price meals will get a cash benefit for the meals they would have received at school even if they are already getting meals during the closure. Benefits will be retroactive to March 16. If you'd like to apply for Free/Reduced Meals, here is a link to the application: Application. More information about this announcement can be found in this news article: News Article

  • Free Food Box: Distributed at Clackamas Town Center at 12000 SE 82nd Ave, Happy Valley, OR on the corner of Monterey Ave. & 82nd on Fridays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Open to the public and all are welcome.

MEDICAL CARE:

  • From the Milwaukie High School-Based Health Center: Beginning March 30th, the MHS Health and Wellness Center will be open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 8:30 am-4:00 pm. Most visits will occur through phone or video, but they will still see patients onsite as needed. They will be offering both medical and behavioral health services, but dental services are suspended until students return to campus. Any student within the North Clackamas School District is eligible for these services. No one is turned away because of the inability to pay. Please call 503-353-5847 if you have questions or would like to schedule an appointment.

  • Health Insurance information: OHP

DENTAL CARE:

INTERNET ACCESS RESOURCES:

  • Free hotspots: Please check with your cell phone carrier. All the major cellular vendors: Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile have offered free Hotspots.

  • Most Internet providers are waiving late fees and suspending data usage limits due to COVID-19. Check out your specific company for more information:

  • Comcast basic internet is free for low income customers for 60 days and $9.99/month after that: www.internetessentials.com/Apply

  • Comcast: corporate.comcast.com/covid-19

  • CenturyLink: news.centurylink.com/covid-19

  • Xfinity WiFi Free For Everyone: Xfinity WiFi hotspots located in businesses and outdoor locations across the country will be available to anyone who needs them for free – including non-Xfinity Internet subscribers. For a map of Xfinity WiFi hotspots, visit www.xfinity.com/wifi. Once at a hotspot, consumers should select the “xfinitywifi” network name in the list of available hotspots and then launch a browser.

  • www.cnet.com/news/carriers-are-suspending-internet-data-caps-during-coronavirus/

PARENT SUPPORT:

HOUSING & RENTAL ASSISTANCE:

  • Call 211. Tell the operator where you live and that person will direct you to the "nearest community action agency" who is working to disburse rental assistance funds in your particular area.

  • Clackamas County Housing Authority: https://www.clackamas.us/housingauthority


PERSONAL HYGIENE & CLEANING SUPPLIES:

  • Click here for supplies from Love Inc.

SAFETY:

  • Refer to the link on the top of this website that says Student Safety for updated personal safety information.

INTERNET SAFETY:

FINANCIAL COUNSELING:

Crisis Support:

  • LGBTQ National Hotline: 1-888-843-4564

  • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255) (24/7 hotline), 1-888-628-9454 (Spanish), 1-800-799-4889 (TTY)

  • Clackamas MHC (Mental Health Center): 24-7 crisis and support line: 503-655-8585. Non-emergency: 503-742-5335

  • Oregon YouthLine: 1-877-968-8491

    • A 24-hour peer-to-peer youth crisis and support service provided by Lines for Life.

  • The Trevor Project: Text “START” to 678678 or call 866-488-7386

    • A support network for LGBTQ youth providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention, including a 24-hour text line

  • National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or Online Hotline

    • For women, men, LGBTQIA+

  • National Domestic Violence 24-Hour Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (1-800-799-7233), live chat service (English 24/7; Spanish 12-6pm), deaf services (TTY1-855-787-3224, by phone video 1-855-812-1001,

    • Website also provides guidance for friends and family, legal help, pet assistance and more.

  • 1in6 Online Helpline

    • For male survivors of childhood sexual abuse and adult sexual assault.

  • Clackamas Women’s Center

    • Offers support for people experiencing domestic abuse - 24-hour Crisis Line/Línea de Crisis: 888-654-2288.

  • Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860

  • Child Abuse Reporting: 1-855-503-SAFE (7233)

  • Milwaukie Police Department: 503-786-7500

Mental Health Providers and Social Services:

Culturally Specific Services: