Local and Regional Resources

Local Resources 

  • Silver Falls Library District: Silver Falls Library District offers resources, programs, and services to support learning, literacy, and community connection for residents across the Silver Falls area.
     
  • Silver Falls School District: Silver Falls School District serves students across the Silver Falls area, providing educational programs, resources, and opportunities that support learning and growth.
     
  • Silverton Chamber of Commerce: The Silverton Area Chamber of Commerce supports local businesses and promotes economic growth in the Silverton community. It serves as a hub for networking, resources, and community engagement.
     
  • Sheltering Silverton: Sheltering Silverton provides shelter and holistic support to people experiencing homelessness in the Silver Falls community. The organization works through relationships, community partnerships, and collective care to address the crisis of homelessness and foster safety, belonging, and connection.
     
  • Silverton Area Community Aid (SACA): At the center of Silverton Area Community Aid’s work is a commitment to serving people who lack access to essential services and who experience food and housing insecurity. The organization recognizes that individuals facing repeated discrimination and systemic injustices are at higher risk of encountering these challenges. SACA engages with the community to address hunger and its root causes while fostering an inclusive environment where people have equitable access to resources and services. Its goal is to meet the needs of each person, acknowledging the visible and invisible qualities that make their circumstances unique.
     
  • Somos Hispanas Unidas: The organization works with local residents and families who need help with their immigration status.
     

Regional Resources 

  • Marion County: Marion County provides government services, resources, and information to residents and businesses across the county, supporting community needs, public programs, and local initiatives.
     
  • State of Oregon: The State of Oregon provides government services, resources, and information to residents, businesses, and visitors, supporting public programs, community initiatives, and statewide needs.
     
  • 211 Info: 211info is a private, community-based nonprofit organization funded by state and municipal contracts, foundations, donations, and community partners in Oregon and Southwest Washington. 211info serves Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania, and Wahkiakum counties in Washington and the entire of State of Oregon. 211info empowers Oregon and Southwest Washington communities by helping people identify, navigate, and connect with the local resources they need.
     
  • Oregon Department of Human Services: The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) is Oregon's principal agency for helping Oregonians achieve well-being and independence. ODHS provides direct services to more than 1 million Oregonians each year. These services are a key safety net for people in diverse communities across Oregon. 
     
  • Oregon Food Bank: Oregon Food Bank's mission is "to eliminate hunger and its root causes… because no one should be hungry." OFB connects people with food while also working to change the conditions that lead to poverty. 
     
  • Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition (PIRC): A grassroots, volunteer-led network that monitors ICE activity and supports immigrant communities across Oregon. 
     
  • Equity Corps of Oregon (ECO): A universal legal representation program providing immigration defense
    services to Oregonians at risk of deportation.
     
  • SOAR Immigration Legal Services: SOAR Immigration Legal Services provides culturally competent, immigration-related legal representation and education to refugees and immigrants with limited income throughout Oregon and Southwest Washington.
     
  • Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO): The Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization provides a wide array of culturally specific services that helps immigrants, refugees, and other diverse community members thrive.
     
  • Pineros Y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste (PCUN): PCUN has advocated for Oregon farmworkers and working Latinx families, working tirelessly to empower these communities to understand and take action against systematic exploitation and its harmful effects.
     
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