Constituent Resources

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If you are looking for help connecting with local resources, here is some information to get you started. You can search for resources across Oregon through 211info or connect with local help through Mid-Valley Resources. You can also browse the links below to find the resources that fit your needs.

Basic Needs and Food Assistance

• Marion Polk Food Share provides free food to people who need food assistance.
• The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides monthly benefits to help people buy food.
• The Polk Community Resource Center offers resources, information, and referrals to help families and individuals to meet their basic needs.

Health Care and Behavioral Health Services

• OregonHealthCare.gov provides information on how to connect with health insurance coverage through the Oregon Health Plan and Oregon's health insurance marketplace.
• Northwest Human Services offers a variety of social supports and medical, dental, and mental health services.
• Bridgeway Community Health provides mental health counseling, addiction recovery, and other services for people struggling with mental illness and substance abuse.
• The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress.

Housing

• The Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency connects people with utility assistance, emergency shelters, child care, food, and employment support for youth and people post-incarceration.
• The Salem Housing Authority offers housing choice vouchers, utility assistance, and self-sufficiency programs to low- and moderate-income families.
• The Community Alliance of Tenants has published helpful Know Your Rights guidelines for tenants, including tips on how advocate for yourself with your landlord.

Legal Help

• The Oregon Law Center provides free legal help to people struggling to make ends meet on matters related to their homes, livelihoods, medical care and physical safety against domestic violence.
• Legal Aid Services of Oregon provides free legal help to low-income Oregonians with a wide variety of legal problems.
• The Oregon State Bar offers a Lawyer Referral Service to help people find the right lawyer based on their needs, as well as a Modest Means Program for people who struggle to afford traditional lawyer fees.

Senior and Disability Services

• NorthWest Senior and Disability Services offers resources for older adults and people with physical disabilities in Marion, Polk, Clatsop, Tillamook, and Yamhill Counties.
• Oregon's Aging and Disability Resource Connection helps people of all ages, incomes, and disabilities learn about long-term support options in their communities.
• Marion County I/DD Services and Polk County Developmental Disabilities Services can help children and adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities connect with services.

Veterans Resources

• The Marion County Veteran Service Office and the Polk County Veteran Service Office help connect veterans and their families to all benefits provided by federal and state law.

Victim and Survivor Resources

• The Center for Hope & Safety offers safe refuge, support, and services to victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking. They work with survivors of any race, color, religious belief, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
  
• Liberty House​ is the Children's Advocacy Center serving Marion and Polk Counties. They offer resources for assessment, treatment, and prevention of child abuse, neglect, trauma, and grief.
  

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