Community Resources

Need Help? Dial 211
This phone number connects you to a resource list of all of Multnomah County’s social service agencies. Just tell the receptionist what kind of help you are looking for, and he/she will help you make the connection.

Emergency Aid Resources

• Call 211info- dial 211 or 503-222-5555

Food

• Food Stamps and Food Pantries: Dial 211 or 503-222-5555
• Multnomah County Emergency Food: 1-800-777-7427
• Oregon Food Bank: 1-800-777-7427
• OFB-Community Basket Program
• Sunshine Pantry (Kosher Food): Ask for Sharon Straus. Call during business hours only. 503-646-6856

Housing

• Transition Projects (Homeless Shelter): 503-823-4930
• Outside In: 503-535-3800
• Northwest Pilot Projects (Senior Housing): 503-227-5605
• Housing Connections: 503-802-8562, 503-823-4141
• Housing Authority of Portland: 503-802-8300
• Central City Concern: 503-525-8483

• 211info - dial 211 or 503-222-5555

Rental Assistance

• Multnomah County
  • Human Solutions: 503-548-0200
  • Neighborhood House: 503-246-1663
  • NW Pilot Projects: (55+) 503-227-5605
  • St Vincent de Paul: 503-235-8434, 503-233-5589
  • Transition Projects: 503-823-4930 x316
• Washington County
  • Community Action: 503-615-0771
  • St. Vincent: 503-648-5097
    

Crisis Lines

• In Multnomah County: 503-988-4888 or 800-716-9769 toll free
• Multnomah County Aging & Disabilities Help Line: 503-988-3646
• Domestic Violence: Portland Women's Crisis Line: 503-235-5333
• AA Hotline: 503-223-8569
• In Washington County: 503-291-9111
• In Clackamas County: 503-655-8401 or 888-651-2134 toll free
• In Clark County: 360-696-9560 or 800-626-8137 toll free
• Oregon Suicide Hotlines

Clothing

• Helping Hands Community Store: 503-517-0298, 503-517-0297
• Dress For Success Oregon: 503-249-7300

Energy Assistance

• Multnomah County
  • Human Solutions: 503-548-0299
  • Portland Impact: 503-998-6020
  • Salvation Army: 503-239-1264
  • Snow Cap: 503-674-8785
  • YWCA: 503-721-6720
• Washington County
  • Community Action: 503-615-0771

  • United Way Information and Referral: 503-222-5555

Bus Pass

• TriMet
: 503-238-7433

Furniture

• Community Warehouse: or call 503-226-7079 x140 at JFCS for case manager assistance

Community Service Centers

• Friendly House:  503-228-4335
• Impact Northwest:  503-988-6000
• Neighborhood House:  503-452-2944
• Albina Ministerial Alliance: 503-285-0493
• Oregon Helps (Find out if you’re eligible for government social service programs)

Employment Services

• Oregon Employment Department
  
• Workforce/West Portland One Stop: 503-226-7387
  
• Women in the Trades
• AARP Senior Employment Service: 503-231-8078
  
• SMS Services (Senior Employment)
• United Way Information and Referral: 503-222-5555
  

Counseling Resources

• Jewish Family & Child Service: 503-226-7079 x121
• William Temple House: 503-226-3021, 503-222-3328
• YWCA: 503-294-7440
• Jewish Alcoholics Chemically Dependent Persons & Significant Others (JACS)
• National Depressive and Manic-depressive Association
• National Alliance on Mental Illness
• Portland Women's Crisis Line: 503-235-5333

Resources for Seniors

• AARP (American Association of Retired Persons)
• Elders in Action
• Loaves and Fishes (meals on wheels)
• SHARE (Senior Housing and Retirement Enterprises)
• ERA (Elder Resource Alliance)
• REACH: Community Builders Program (free home repairs for seniors)
• Alzheimer's Association
• Sinai Family Home Services

Holocaust Survivor Resources

• International Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims
• Claims Conference
• Oregon Holocaust Resource Center: 503-245-2733
• German Consulate: Consul Guenter Hoffman, 503-222-0490 200 SW Market St. 97201
• Austrian consulate in Los Angeles: 310-444-9310

Community Immigrant Services Resources

• HIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society)
• IRCO (Immigrant & Refugee Community Organization)
• VOLAGs (Voluntary Resettlement Agencies)
• Federal Office of Refugee Resettlement
• National Immigration Forum

TASK/Disabilities & Chronic Illness Resources

• Disability Compass (online references to find agencies/organizations)
• Disability Solutions Newsletter
• National Alliance on Mental Illness
• National Organization on Disability (NOD)
• Northwest Down Syndrome Association
• The Alliance for Technology Access

Bar Mitzvah Suit Closet at Congregation Neveh Shalom

Reduce – Reuse – Recycle!

Yossi’s Closet is now stocked and ready for sharing. Bring in your rapidly growing boy to borrow a suit for any synagogue occasion. We have a number of shirts, pants, shoes, and suits that are ready to be loaned out. We only ask that you dry-clean any borrowed suit before returning it. This suit closet benefits those in need AND lets us recycle through re-use. We accept donations of suits in “like-new” condition, including shirts and shoes as well. If you have something to contribute, or if you would like to check out our collection for your own son’s use, please call Stephanie Arnheim at 503-539-2602 or stephanie@equityhs.com

Bike Farm

For those who depend on bicycles for transportation, check out Bike Farm, a non-profit workshop that teaches people how to fix their bikes -- for FREE! There are workstands, loaner tools and best of all, free instruction for simple repairs including flat fixes, brake and gear adjustments, etc.