There are many, many different support groupts to support your individual family needs. This page lists support groups in all areas of Oregon.
Metropolitan Region (Multnomah County)
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Adoption Support Group, DHS Midtown Branch, Sponsored by DHS, Janet Payne @ 971-673-2087
- Adoptive and Foster Parent Support Group, Sponsored by Kinship House, Sue or Melissa, 503-460-2796
- Adoptive Dads Support Group, Sponsored by Heritage Adoption Services, Deborah or Sheila @ 503-233-1099
- Adoptive Parent Support Group, Sponsored by Heritage Adoption Services, Deborah or Sheila @ 503-233-1099
- African-American Families Through Adoption (AAFTA), Parent-led, Pam/Rob Vergun @ 503-645-6642, pearlysue@stanfordalumni.org
- East County Foster/Adopt Support Group, Parent-led, Cara Dixon-snowangel288@yahoo.com, or Diane Egger @ 503-234-8757 x 11
- Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Grandparent-led, Carollynn Smith @ 503-309-2146; focus is advocacy for grandparents’ rights
- Grandparents and Relatives as Parents, Sponsored by Urban League, YWCAD’Norgia Price @ 503-280-2638, dprice@ulpdx.org, or Chris Hennel, YWCA, 503-721-6779
- Northwest Adoptive Families Association, Private, parent-led, Info @ 503-243-1356, information@nafaonline.org, www.nafaonline.org NAFA, an all volunteer support group for adoptive families, is involved in education, advocacy and support for members in OR and WA.
- Parenting Connections: The RAFT
Western Region
Benton: Kinship Care Group, Sponsored by Old Mill Center, Katy Trautman @ 541-757-2027
Clackamas:
Adoption Support Group, Sponsored by DHS, Beth Girard @ 503-731-4096
Foster Parent Support Group (Relative Caregivers, Foster & Adoptive Parents), Sponsored by DHS Linda Presnal @ 503-557-1745 or Audrey Riggs @ 503-731-3456
Grandparent Support Group, Sponsored by DHS, Dawna @ 503-655-2614Clatsop:
Clatsop County Foster/Adopt Support Group, Sponsored by DHS, Suzanne Vermuel-Wilson @ 503-325-9179 x 328Columbia:
Columbia County Support Group for Foster, Relative & Adoptive Families, Sponsored by DHSJanna M. Owens @ 503-397-3292 x 8330 or Julie Nix @ 503-397-3292 x 8340
Lincoln:
Lincoln County Grandparent Support Group, Sponsored by Lincoln County Health and Human ServicesSharon Muir @ 541-265-4179 x 2309,
smuir@co.lincoln.or.us
Waldport Grandparent Group, Sponsored by Waldport School District, Senitila McKinley, 541-574-5824Marion:
Adopting Oregon’s Kids “A-OK” Support Group, Sponsored by DHS, Roberta Lincoln @ 503-947-5214
Relatives as Parents Support Group, NWSenior & Disability Services, Family Caregiver Support Prog. @ 503-304-3429
Relatives as Parents Support Group, Sponsored by DHS, E'rma Brundidge @ 503-373-1200 ext. 345Polk:
GrandPARENTING Again, Sponsored by the NorthWest Senior & Disability Services, Sherry Sullens @ 503-838-6456Washington:
African-American Families Through Adoption, Parent-led, Pam/Rob @ 503-645-6642, pearlysue@stanfordalumni.org
Oregon Adoptive Parents Network (OAPN), Parent-led, Anna @ 503-317-9126, happymomanna@comcast.net
Washington County Adoptive Parent Support Group, DHS, Jennifer Ricks, 503-277-6658Yamhill:
Grand Families of Yamhill County, Private, Grandparent-led, 2 Chapters in Yamhill County: Newberg and McMinnvilleNewberg
: Lilly or Jim Pinneo @ 503-537-0458; McMinnville: Patti Sullivan @ 503-472-1938 (evening); 971-237-7368 (day)Eastern Region
Baker:
Foster and Adoptive Parents Association, Sandi Baer @ 541-523-6423 x 227, sandi.baer@state.or.usDeschutes:
Adoptive parent Support Group, Attachment Center of Central Oregon, Lynne Herbert @ 541-389-5446, attachco@aol.com
Deschutes County Foster/Adopt Support Group, Diane Agenbroad @ 541-389-5574Harney:
Harney County Foster/Adopt Support Group, Sponsored by DHS, Cami Roy @ 541-589-1639Hood River:
Hood River Foster/Adopt Support Group, Sponsored by DHS, Amanda Richardson @ 541-386-2962 x 231Malheur:
Malheur County Foster/Adopt Support Group, Sponsored by DHS, Lou Schneider @ 541-889-9194 x 317,louise.schneider@state.or.us
, or Elvira Ramírez @ 541-889-9194 x 324, elvira.ramirez@state.or.usMorrow:
Morrow County Foster/Adopt Support Group, Sponsored by DHS, Heidi Justus-Koehler @ 541-481-9482 x 224,heidi.koehler@state.or.us
Umatilla:
Milton-Freewater Relatives as Parents Support Group, Sponsored by Head Start and DHSDee Balmer @ 541-938-6627 x 238,
dee.balmer@state.or.us; Susan Phillips, Headstart, @ 541-938-0255
Umatilla County Foster/Adoptive/Relative Parent Educational Support Group, Sponsored by DHSIrma DeAnda, 541-564-4493,
irma.deanda@state.or.usWallowa:
Wallowa County Foster/Adoptive Parent Support Group, Sponsored by DHS, Leigh Bednar, 541-426-4558Wasco:
Wasco County Foster and Adoptive Parent Association, Sponsored by DHS, Jenny Garner @ 541-506-5222Southern Region
Coos:
Coos County Foster and Adoptive Parent Association, Sponsored by DHS, Marge Scott @ 541-347-4224
Grandparents ROCK Support Group (Raising Our Children’s Kids), Sponsored by Area Agency on AgingChar @ 541-266-0806,
ckluther@hotmail.comJackson:
Jackson County Adoptive Parent Group, Sponsored by DHSDeborah Collins @ 541-864-8710,
deborah.collins@state.or.us; Rosie Helfer @ 541-776-6120 x 230, rosie.helfer@state.or.usJosephine:
Grandparents as Parents (GAP), Jackie Hall, 541-479-9407Klamath:
Grandparents as Parents & Kinship Caregivers Support Group, Grandparent-ledLloyd King @ 541-891-0268, 1-877-215-4576 (toll-free), or e-mail Lloyd at
gapking@clearwire.netLane:
Adoption Connections of Oregon (ACO), Private, parent-ledElise Crum @ 541-345-4209,
aco@peak.org, www.adoptionconnectionsoforegon.org
Cottage Grove Support Group, Parent-led, Penelope Pilling @ 541-767-0066
Foster and Adoptive Parent Association of Lane County, Sponsored by DHSAndrea Baum @ 541-946-1826, FAAPA of Lane County, PO Box 71531, Eugene, OR 97401
Springfield & Newer Foster Parent Support Group, Parent-led, Tiffany Olsen @ 541-744-7977Support groups for parents of children or family members dealing with a variety of disabilities
Douglas:
ADD/ADHD Support Group, Sponsored by Umpqua Valley disAbilities Network; Adults with ADD/ADHD and parents of youthwith ADD/ADHD
; Contact 541-672-6336, uvdn@uvdn.orgMarion:
ADHD Parent/Mentor Support Group, Katie Moreley @ 503-982-4699For grandparents and other relatives that are raising children with these special needs.
Parent Support Group, Discussion of parenting issues, meets every Tuesday at Salem YWCA, Information: 503-581-9922
Grupo en español: Grupo de apoyo para padres, Se comparte asuntos de crianza con otros padres, se reúne cada jueves enel sitio del YWCA de Salem, llame al número 503-581-9922 para más información
Multnomah:
Gimme a Break, Sponsored by United Cerebral Palsy Association, Susan Blanchard @ 503-777-4166 x 232
Parents of Children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Effects, Sponsored by FASCETS, 503-621-1271, www.fascets.org
Talk It Over, Sponsored by Trillium Family Services & Swindells Family Resource Center, A group for families of a child with mentalillness, substance abuse, or a serious behavior problem Margaret Puckette @ 503-317-1130
Washington:
ADHD Parent Support Group (Hillsboro Satellite of CHADD), Karen, 503-459-2073, kade@adhdadvantage.com
Autism Society of Oregon, Jenny Schoonbee @ 503-327-9228 or Stacy Cayce @ 503-407-2879, asoregion8@gmail.comStatewide:
Tourette Syndrome PDX, Tourette Syndrome Assoc. of WA & OR, Erin Farrar, 206-621-2108, tsaoregon@yahoo.comOregon Family Support Network: Families of children with mental, emotional &behavioral disorders
www.ofsn.orgBenton:
Oregon Family Support Network, Parent Group and Life Skills Class for Teens 14-18Brandy Steiner @ 541-766-6340,
brandy.steiner@co.benton.or.usDouglas:
Oregon Family Support Network, Denise Galusha, 541-784-6593, dgalusha97470@hotmail.comGilliam, Hood
River, Sherman,
and Wasco:
Oregon Family Support Network, Parent & Youth GroupsMichelle Westfall, 541-386-2620,
michelle_westfall@class.oregonvos.netMichelle Westfall serves the OFSN coordinator for the Oregon counties of Gilliam, Hood River, Sherman, and Wasco.
Jackson:
Oregon Family Support Network, Jackson County Family Support Group541-210-2487 or e-mail Laura Willey @
ofsn.lwilley@yahoo.com or Roxanne Johnson @ ofsn.rjohnson@yahoo.comLincoln:
Oregon Family Support Network, Lisa Brown, 800-323-8521, brown_hoback@msn.comMarion:
Oregon Family Support Network, Charles Abernathy, 503-585-9326, wheelsojoy@aol.comWashington
GAIN (Grandparents of Autistic Individuals Need Support), Sponsored by Autism Society of Oregon (ASO); First meeting onMonday, October 6, 2008. For more information, contact ASO at 503-636-1676 or
info@oregonautism.comESPAÑOL: Grupos de Apoyo para Padres Adoptivos/Padres de Crianza
Clackamas:
Departamento de Servicios Humanos, 315 South Beavercreek Road, Oregon City, OR 97045Primer jueves del mes, 5:30 a 7:00 de la tarde
Comuníquese con Gloria Sandoval, 503-731-4120
Marion:
Departamento de Servicios Humanos, 2045 Silverton Road, Salem, OR 97303En este momento no existe un persona que dirige el grupo.
Multnomah:
Departamento de Servicios Humanos, 1425 NE Irving Street, Edificio 200, Cuarto 250, Portland, OregonTercer miércoles del mes, 6:00 a 8:00 de la tarde
Comuníquese con Vangie Sánchez, 503-731-3147,
vangie.sanchez@state.or.usWashington:
Departamento de Servicios Humanos, DSH, 5920 NE Ray Circle, Hillsboro, Oregon 97124Cuarto jueves del mes, 6:00 a 8:00 de la tarde
Comuníquese con Karen Wetzel y Sharon Espinal, 503-646-7234 extensión 314
