Community Resources

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

Reynolds Middle School is fortunate to be affiliated with numerous community programs to assist families. Please contact the office (503.665.8166) with any questions you may have.

Reynolds School District Social Worker
Kim Louvin, 503.661.7200, Ext. 4703. Kim is located at the District Office Monday thru Friday.

Childcare Resources

• VISIT/VISITE  https://www.211info.org/family
• CALL/LLAMAR 211 or 1-866-698-6155
• TEXT keyword "children" or "ninos" to 898211 (TXT211)/TEXTO: enviar un mensaje de texto con su código postal a 898211 (TXT211)
• EMAIL children@211info.org; for Spanish/EMAIL (correo electrónico): enviar un email a help@211info.org

Clothes Closet 
The Clothes Closet located at Reynolds Middle School is open from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. every Friday, except holidays. 

Catholic Charities
Since 1933, Catholic Charities in Oregon has brought hope, resources and advocacy to the poorest and most vulnerable throughout the state, regardless of faith, race, marital status or condition in life. Headquartered at 2740 SE Powell Blvd. in Portland, the organization serves as the professional social service arm of the Archdiocese of Portland yet is funded completely through grants, donations and client fees.  For more information call 503.231.4866 or visit http://www.CatholicCharitiesOregon.org

El Programa Hispano
As the largest social service program operated by Catholic Charities in Oregon, El Programa Hispano supports more than 20,000 low-income Latinos annually with services geared toward increasing self-sufficiency, achieving empowerment for a better quality of life, and gaining a mutual understanding and respect among cultures. For more information call 503.236.9670 or 503.669.8350.                 http://www.CatholicCharitiesOregon.org/services_latino_services.asp

 
Food Boxes
Snow-Cap provides food for families at its location behind the Rockwood United Methodist Church, located next to the Rockwood Library.  Families can walk in between the hours of 10am and 2pm (until 6pm on Wednesdays) and fill a grocery cart with fresh and canned food.  Identification (not limited to a driver's license) and proof of address are required.  Families are allowed to access food once per quarter but can go monthly with a letter from school personnel describing the reason for on-going food insecurity.

Reynolds School District Bus Drivers continue their over decade-long effort at ending hunger for Reynolds children by bagging food at Snow-Cap each month for delivery to RSD schools.  These bags are handed out to families in need by front office personnel or other staff.  In addition, the bags are available in Room 401 of Reynolds Middle School.  The blue form included in each bag must be filled out completely and returned to Molly Frye at RMS.

Food Pantries
The RMS Food Pantry is open every Friday from 2:30pm - 4:00pm in Room 401; please access the Pantry from the backside of the school (look for the green signs).  The Pantry is open to the entire community.  Participants are encouraged to bring cloth bags.

The Alder Food Pantry is open every Wednesday from 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. It is located in the portable situated by the Community Garden; access is from SE 174th.  There is no need to check in at the front office. For the 2021-2022 school year, the Pantry will open September 22.

Housing Needs
211 (http://211info.org/blog/emergency-warming-centers-open) maintains the Multnomah County shelter waiting list (except My Father's House).  A family must continually call the 211 line to learn their status on the list.  The organization will assume a family is no longer interested in shelter assistance if there is no contact from the family for a few days.

Human Solutions has a Homeless Services Program which provides three elements that are critical to homeless families: emergency shelter, housing assistance, and family advocacy.  For program eligibility, getting on wait lists, and other information on homeless services, call 211 or log on to 211info.org.  Please note that 211 is the main way to access services in Multnomah County. You can also contact their offices in Portland at 503.548.0200 or in Rockwood at 503.405.7875.

JOIN (http://www.needhelppayingbills.com/html/multnomah_county_assistance.html) is a homelessness prevention agency that provides case management and a Day Center that can be accessed until 3pm every day.  The Center provides showers, clothing, food, mailboxes, and a safe place to be until the night shelters open.  The offices are one block west of NE 82nd near the Max stop (503.232.2031).

My Father's House (www.familyshelter.org) is a private, faith-based shelter at 5008 W. Powell Boulevard.  The shelter provides case management, employment counseling, parenting classes, and other supports in a hotel-like building with separate apartments for each family.  Transitional housing is available on site after families successfully graduate from the shelter. Interested families should leave a message on the intake line (503.492.3046) every few days until they receive a return call to schedule a screening appointment.

Multnomah County Family Violence Coordinating Council
Please see the attached page for domestic violence resources.

Mental Health

Multnomah County Mental Health:  Multnomah County Mental Health Consultant is expected to be assigned to RMS to help families and students access mental health services and counseling through community providers and to directly a small number of clients who are uninsured.  Families with any type of insurance can access services for their students.  Please contact your child's school counselor for a referral for these services.

Support Connections is a collaborative project between Northwest Family Services and NAMI Clackamas to provide culturally specific Peer Support Specialists (PSS). Support Connections relies on individuals who live with or have experienced mental illness to provide peer to peer support to others to promote wellness and recovery.  Contact Kimberly Lopez at Northwest Family Services (503.546.6377) or Maeve Connor at NAMI Clackamas County (503.344.5050) for information.  Fliers attached.

Trillium Family Services
Leah Chambers, MA, Licensed Professional Counselor Associate is a Therapeutic Classroom Milieu Clinician with Trillium Family Services. Leah provides Mental Health supports to students in the STEP classroom (structured therapeutic educational placement) at Reynolds Middle School for Reynolds School District. For more information on the STEP Classroom, contact Jen Ayers (Student Services Program Administrator). 

TRiO College First
The TRiO College First Project is a federally funded grant by the U. S. Department of Education. The mission of the TRiO College First project is to identify eligible youth with the potential for post-secondary education and to encourage them to complete high school and enroll in the college or university of their choice.

We work with students from 6th grade through 12th grade who are from low-income families and whose parents have not graduated from college. Students participate in educational, career and cultural activities as well as visits to Oregon colleges and universities.

For an application or questions about TRiO, please contact:
Cristina Gonzales Perry, TRiO Adviser, 503.720.6571
cristina.gonzalesperry@mhcc.edu

Link to website:   http://www.mhcc.edu/TRiOCollegeFirst/

Utility Referrals
Human Solutions (http://www.humansolutions.org/services) and Impact Northwest (http://impactnw.org/contact-us/) have funds for utility help.  A family must call the Energy Line at Human Solutions (503.405.7877) to be eligible for help.  The funds are available once per month and run out within 24 hours.

Warming Center
The Family Winter Shelter (http://humansolutions.org/homelessness-services/warming-center-homeless-families.php) is a 100 bed shelter operated by Human Solutions and is located at Parkrose United Church of Christ, 12505 NE Halsey St. (Bus #77).  The Shelter services families with children and single women in the last trimester of pregnancy. The Shelter is open from 7:00pm to 7:00am every day; families can line up for entry prior to 7:00pm.  No intake consultation is required and an evening meal is provided.  The Shelter opens November 1 and operates until April 30.