Community Resources

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Childhood Care & Education

  • CCIS (Child Care Information Service) 503-585-2491
    Information on child care, referrals to centers and family child care homes, and support and training to child care providers.
  • Child Care Resource & Referral
  • ChildCareAware to locate childcare providers nationally.
  • Chemeketa Early Childhood 503-399-6076
    Early childhood classes for those caring for young children.

Family Crisis & Assistance

  • Child Welfare Office 503-378-6800×2402
    Child abuse reporitng and investigation; intervention and services.
  • DHS Self-Sufficiency Programs 503-378-2731 (N Salem) 503-378-6327 (S Salem)
    financial, medical, job assistance, food stamps and child care.
  • Family Building Blocks 503-566-2132
    a relief nursery serving Marion & Polk counties including therapeutic classes for young children; regular home visit; parent educationa ndt raining; advocacy, referral and family support services.
  • Liberty House 503-540-0288
    Medical evaluation and family support services for children whom there are concerns of child abuse or neglect.
  • Marion County Housing Authority 503-373-4448
    Rental housing for low-income clients who qualify (outside urban growth boundaries)
  • Psychiatric Crisis Center 503-585-4949
    Psychiatric screening and assessments. Located at Salem Hospital campus.
  • Salem Outreach Shelter 503-588-8898
    Emergency shelter for families with children.
  • Women’s Crisis Center-24hr hotline 503-399-7722
    Counseling, emergency shelter, transportation, and support for abused women and children.

First Aid & Safety

Counseling

  • Children’s Mental Health (Marion county) 503-588-5352
    Counseling for children, families and parenting education.
  • Easter Seals children’s Therapy Center 503-370-8990
    Physical, occupational, and speech therapy; counseling for children and families.
  • Postpartum Depression Support Group 503-485-2197
    Free transportation and child care.

Education

  • Barbara Roberts High School Teen Parent Program 503-399-3105
    Support and on-site child care to teen parents.
  • Community Action Head Start 503-581-1152
    Child development programs and services for low income preschool children and their families.
  • Early Intervention / Early Childhood Special Education 503-588-5330
    Referral, evaluation and services for families of children with special needs (vision, hearing, developmental, communication, motor and autism).
  • Healthy Start 503-362-3138 (Marion county) 503-485-2185 (Polk county)
    Support for first-time families. Home visits and community referrals.
  • Oregon Parent Training and Information Center is a Salem organization who’s mission is to educate and support parents, families and professionals in building partnerships that meet the needs of children and youth with the full range of disabilities ages birth through twenty six.
  • Parents as teachers has information about parenting classes and how to best support your child.
  • Swindells Resource Center for Children and Families is an excellent resource for familes with children with special health care needs
    830 NE 47th Ave, Portland, OR 97213 503-215-2429 swindells@providence.org

Marion County Health Department 503-588-5357

  • Developmental Disabilities Services 503-588-5288
  • Immunizations 503-588-5342
    Call for appointment.
  • Maternal Child Home Nursing 503-373-3781
    Home visits to families of young children with disabilities or at-risk.
  • WIC 503-588-5057
    Nutritional support for eligible pregnant and breastfeeding women and their children.

Salem Hospital

  • Breastfeeding services 503-562-5338
    Lactation consultation and breastfeeding support.
  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Services 503-561-5582
  • Family Birth Center Clinic 503-562-2229  Prenatal care for high risk OB clients. Sliding scale fee. Bilingual staff.
  • Family Education 503-561-5639  childbirth classes for expectant parents, tours, infant CPR, baby care classes. Scholarships for OHP and WIC.
  • Fresh Start Tobacco Cessation class at Salem Hospital 503-561-5138

Pregnancy Counseling

Respite Care

  • ARC: Marion County 503-581-2726
    Short-term respite care for family caregivers of a person with a developmental disability.
  • Lifespan Respite Care Network 503-588-1778
    Information and referral for caregivers of family members (infant to senior). All special needs, Marion & Polk counties.

Special thanks to the Marion County Early Childhood Consortium for compiling this list of great local resources. If there are other helpful resources not listed please use the comment section or contact us link and let us know.