Columbia County Resources

Columbia Community Mental Health creates safe and supportive opportunities for healing and recovery, enhancing the overall quality of life for members of Columbia County.

Options Counseling and Family provides family preservation, behavioral health services and other family supports to families and individuals in 11 Oregon counties. Options providers use a family centered approach, in which the family knowledge of their own strengths and needs is the primary resource.

SCSEP is for low income seniors who seek employment, training assistance, and social engagement. Through the transitional employment program, SCSEP partners with community-based non-profit organizations and government agencies to provide participants with training opportunities to update their skills. During their part-time internship, seniors receive minimum wage to help supplement their income until they receive permanent employment.

DHS Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) assists individuals with disabilities to get and keep a job that matches their skills, interests and abilities. VR staff work in partnership with the community and businesses to provide services that are individualized to help each eligible person receive services that are essential to their employment success. Learn more about VR.

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides federal grants to states for supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age five who are found to be at nutritional risk.