Salem Area Support Groups
Behavior Problems
Adult Children of Alcoholics
503-390-2482
Al-Anon/Alateen Family Groups
503-370-7363
Alcoholics Anonymous
503-399-0599 or 503-769-6518 in Stayton
Alcoholics Victorious
503-362-4355
Cocaine Anonymous of Oregon
1-800-662-2463
Co-dependents Anonymous
503-588-7199
503-873-3358 in Silverton after 7:00 p
Debtors Anonymous
503-588-7513 or 503-362-8244
Eating Disorders Information
503-370-3733 or 503-588-1337
Gamblers Anonymous and Gam-Anon
503-390-9455 or 503-393-5585
Inside Out Care, Inc.
Gang and crisis intervention counseling
503-362-2143
Narcotics Anonymous
503-370-2914, Salem
(503) 967-6262, Corvallis
(503) 926-2804, Albany
Overeaters Anonymous
503-581-0589
Secular Organizations for Sobriety
503-371-6109
503-364-1454
General
Association for Retarded Citizens of Marion County
503-581-3451
Baptist Marriage Encounter
(503) 258-5266
Canyon Crisis Center (24 hour)
(503) 897-2327, Mill City
Consumer Credit Counseling Service
503-581-7301
Crime Victims United
503-371-4807
Crisis and Information Hotline
581-5535
Gay and Lesbian Information
503-363-6618
Gay and Lesbian Parent/Family Support Group
(503) 472-7475, or (503) 472-7941, McMinnville
Judean Society
Support for divorced/separated Catholic women
(503) 259-2926, evenings, Lebanon
Mano a Mano
Food, clothing, translations and referrals
503-363-1895
Marriage Encounter, Worldwide
1-800-795-5683
Mental Health Association of Marion County
503-370-4408, and Oregon, 1-800-452-5011
Mid-Valley Women's Crisis Service
503-399-7722
National Federation of the Blind of Oregon
503-390-9219 or 1-800-422-7093
Neighbor to Neighbor Mediation Service
Help resolving conflicts
503-585-0651
Nursing Home Ombudsman
503-378-6533, Salem
1-800-522-2602 outside Salem
Nutrition First
U.S.D.A. Childcare Food Program
503-581-7563 or 1-800-288-6368
Operation Desert Shield Support Group
503-373-2386
Oregon Council on Problem Gambling
1-800-772-7799
Oregon Council of the Blind
503-364-5825 or 1-800-527-6817
Physician Referral
By Marion/Polk County Medical Society
503-362-9674
Rebuilding When Your Marriage Ends
503-635-2623 or 503-635-1055
Contact: Katheren Bishop
Red Cross - Willamette Chapter
503-585-5414
Regeneration Recovery
Marital/addiction problems
503-623-7730
St. Bridgid's Home for Unwed Mothers
503-585-7213
St. Monica's Home for Single Mothers
And babies
503-371-1019
St. Vincent de Paul Society
503-364-5672
Salem Alliance for Mentally Ill
Family support group
503-370-7774 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays or 503-371-1021
Salem's Friendship and Support Club
503-390-4068
Salem Literacy Council
For adult non-readers
503-588-0307
Salem Pregnancy Center
503-364-2464
Salem Women's Home and Family Shelter
503-362-7487
Salvation Army
503-585-6688
Secular Humanist Alternative/Rational Solutions
503-370-7576
Senior Services Agency
Marion, Polk, Yamhill counties
503-371-1313
Tel-Med
Audio tape library on medical topics
503-371-3737
TOPS
Take Off Pounds Sensibly
1-800-YEA-TOPS
West Salem chapter, 503-585-0306 or 503-362-4197
South Salem chapters, 503-362-4527 or 503-585-9865
East Salem chapter, 503-390-1318
Downtown Salem chapter, 503-581-3061 or 503-390-3487
Keizer, 503-393-6388
Aumsville chapter, 503-749-1252
Union Gospel Mission
503-362-3983
Veterans Counseling Center
503-362-9911
Vision Loss Support Groups
503-364-3043 or 503-378-0888
Widowed and Movin' On
503-588-6303
Women's Crisis Center
503-399-7722
Woodburn Grief Recovery Support Group
(503) 982-2891
Illness/Terminal Disease
AIDS, MASS
Marion County Chapter 503-363-4963
Lincoln County chapter (503) 996-3962
Yamhill County chapter, (800) 223-2737, Ext. 159
ALS
Lou Gehrig's disease - Support Group
503-623-5448
Alzheimer's Support
Salem group 503-371-7728 or 503-364-9361
Santiam group, Sublimity 503-769-3499
Mount Angel group, (503) 845-7211
Dallas group, 503-623-9211
Alzheimer's Information Center
503-371-7728 or 1-800-272-3900
American Cancer Society
581-4577
Arthritis Foundation
(503) 222-7246, 9 a.m. - noon, Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays,
or (503) 967-8949, mornings
Arthritis Support Group of Salem
503-585-5592 or 503-362-3920
Better Breathers
Respiratory Support Group
503-370-5678
Breast Cancer - Moments of Decisions
Education/support
503-581-4577
Breast Cancer Support Group at YWCA
503-581-9922
Cancer Support Group
503-585-7327
Diabetes Association of Linn-Benton Counties
(503) 752-7539
Diabetes Association of the Mid-Willamette Valley
503-370-7646
Diabetic Support Group
503-364-8862
Environmental Illness/Multiple Chemical Sensitivities
503-371-3161 or 503-370-8527
Epileptic Support Group for Family and Friends
503-588-7528 and 503-371-9486
Fibromyalgia/CFIDS Support Group
Evening/Sunday group 503-581-8067
Willamette Valley Hospice
503-588-3600
Make-A-Wish Foundation
Salem Sub-Chapter
503-588-3558
Mid-Willamette Valley Gluten-Free Support Group
(503) 538-4382 in Newberg, 503-371-6323 evenings in Salem
Multiple Sclerosis Support Group
503-585-7160
Panic Disorder Support Group
503-585-4305 or 503-588-2209
Parkinson's Disease Support Group
503-393-7629 or 503-399-7599
Parkinson's Society, Willamette Columbia
(503) 229-7717 in Portland
Prostate Cancer Support Group
503-364-9633
Resource Center
For those with a serious illness
503-581-8302
Salem Head Injury Survivor Support Group
For survivors only
1-800-544-5243
Sleep Disorders Center
Salem Hospital
503-370-5170
Stroke Recovery Support Group
503-390-4062 or 503-390-7441 in Keizer
Suicide Support Group
For surviving friends and family
503-390-8382
Parents & Children
Autism Council of Oregon
503-370-8428 or McMinnville (503) 472-0946
La Leche League International
Breastfeeding 503-743-3216
Candlelighters
Support group for families of children with cancer
503-581-9341 or 503-623-8532
Caesarean Birth Council of Salem
Childbirth Education Association
503-364-9381
Child Abuse Prevention Center
503-390-0112
Childbearing-Loss
Education and Recovery for Men
503-838-8776
Child care in emergencies
503-585-2491 - After hours: Women's Crisis Service 503-399-7722
Child Care Information Service
503-585-2491
1-800-289-5533 in Marion, Polk, and Yamhill counties
Provider Resource Organization
503-585-9435
Salem Home Child Care Association
503-363-5473
Children and Other Relatives of Aging Persons
503-390-9786
Children's Guild
503-370-8990
Dads Against Discrimination
For divorced or unwed fathers
(503) 222-1111
Direction Service
For handicapped children and their families
503-362-9586
Early Years
Support group for parents of young children
Salem Childbirth Education Association
503-364-9381
Family Planning/Prenatal Programs
Marion County Health Department
503-588-5355
Family Resource Council
503-378-0677
Hispanic Parent Support Group
In Spanish
503-378-0677
HOME Youth and Resource Center
503-391-6428
International Education Forum
Student foreign exchange program
503-749-1423
MOMS Club of Salem
For at-home mothers
North Salem/Keizer Moms Club
503-315-1551
South Salem Moms Club 503-315-7933
Mother Oak's Child
Support for children in grief
503-588-5850
Mothers Against Drunk Driving - M.A.D.D.
Blodgett (Benton County) (503) 453-4485 eves
McMinnville, (503) 472-9272 eves
Marion County, 503-390-8086
Portland (503) 656-4805, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., weekdays
Mothers of Multiples Club
503-371-6836 or 503-393-0963
Oregon Family Support Network
For children with emotional, behavioral, or mental health disorders
503-581-2047
Oregon Society for Deaf Children
503-363-7372
Parents Anonymous
For parents with stress difficulties
503-585-7317 or 1-800-345-5044
Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
503-378-7698 or (503) 897-2524
Parents of Special Kids
503-370-8990
Parents Without Partners
503-581-9446 or 503-581-1548
Polk Teen Parent Project
503-838-4085
Pregnancy Hotline
1-800-342-6688
Preemies
For parents of premature babies
Salem Childbirth Education Association
503-364-9381 or 503-581-3330
Pregnancy/Parenting
Information, Counseling, Referrals
Salem childbirth Education Association
503-364-9381
Respite Care Program
Sitter referral service for handicapped children and adults
503-581-3451
Special Delivery
Support group for unwed pregnant women and unwed mothers
503-390-5225
StreetWise
Working with at risk youth
503-363-5037
Teen Parent Program, YWCA
503-399-3105
Tender Loving Choices
Support for women in crisis pregnancy)
503-581-2477
USDA Child Care Food Program
503-375-3663
For more information about Job Placement, contact us by phone 503.399.5026, fax 503.399.7483 or by e-mail at jobplacement@chemeketa.edu. Visit us on the main floor in Bldg. 2, Rm 115.
Updated June 2007 by the College Advancement Department.