Portland State University

Ombuds Office

EXTERNAL COMMUNITY AGENCIES

City of Portland Ombuds Office
1221 SW 4th Avenue, Room 320
Portland, OR 97204
Voice: 503-823-0144
Fax: 503-823-3530
http://www.ci.portland.or.us/auditor/ombudsman/index.html

Multnomah County Neighborhood Mediation Center
4815 NE 7th Ave.
Portland, OR 97211
Phone: 503-823-3152
Fax: 503-823-3171
Email: pnmc@teleport.com

Oregon Advocacy Center [provides legal advocacy services for people with disabilities]
620 S.W. Fifth Avenue, 5th Floor
Portland, OR 97204-1428
Voice: 503-243-2081
TTY: 503-323-9161 
TTY: 1-800-556-5351
http://www.oradvocacy.org/

Federal Financial Aid
[procedures for federal financial aid application or to check the status of your application]
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

Family Education Rights and Privacy Act [FERPA]
http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/reg/ferpa/index.html

U.S. Department of Education - Office of Civil Rights
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html

Oregon State Bar Modest Means Program
Phone: 1-800-452-7636
http://www.osbar.org/public/ris/ris.html#mm

Multnomah County Department of Community Justice
501 S.E. Hawthorne Boulevard, Suite 250
Portland, OR 97214
Phone: 503-988-3701
FAX: 503-988-3990
TDD: 503-988-3561
http://www.co.multnomah.or.us/dcj/

Legal Aid Services of Oregon [provides free legal assistance to low income clients with non-criminal problems]
700 SW Taylor Street, Ste 310
Portland, OR 97205
http://www.osbar.org/public/ris/LowCostLegalHelp/LegalAid.html

State of Oregon Dept. of Human Services [mental health resources, disability resources, and more]
2575 Bittern Street
NE Salem, OR 97310
Phone: 503-945-5944
http://www.dhs.state.or.us/index.html

Unity Inc. [provides adult and children's mental health services, residential care, outreach]
710 SW Second Ave.
Portland, OR 97204
Phone: 503-273-8433
Fax: 503-273-8390

Multnomah County Aging and Disability Services
421 SW 6th Ave. Suite 300
Portland, OR 97204
Helpline: 503-988-3646
Voice: 503-988-3620
TTY: 503-988-3683
http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/ads/whatsnew.html

Multnomah County Health Department
1120 SW 5th , 14th Floor
Portland, OR 97204
Phone: 503-988-3674
Fax: 503-988-3676

http://www.mchealth.org/

Institute On Aging [offers service to the community on issues of adult development and aging]
Portland State University
470 Urban Center
Phone: 503-725-3952
Fax: 503-725-5100
http://www.upa.pdx.edu/IOA/

Bradley-Angle House Inc. [provides shelter and related services to battered women and their children. Spanish language, TTY, and wheelchair accessible]
P.O. Box 14694
Portland, OR 97293-0694
PH: 503-281-2442
FAX:  503-232-6617
http://www.bradleyangle.org/

Outside In [addresses the changing needs of homeless youth]
1236 SW Salmon Street
Portland, OR 97205-2042
PH: 503-535-3800
FAX: 503-223-6837
http://www.outsidein.org/index.html

Welfare Rights
Hotline: 503-241-4111

Vet Center [provides counseling, community education, outreach for veterans and their families]
8383 NE Sandy Blvd., Suite 110
Portland, OR 97220
Phone: 503-273-5370
Fax: 503-273-5377

Portland VA Medical Center
3710 S. W. US Veterans Hospital Road
PO Box 1034
Portland, OR 97207
Phone: 503-220-8262
Fax: 503-273-5319

Department of Veterans Affairs Portland Regional Office
1220 SW 3rd Ave.
Portland, OR 97207
Phone: 1-800-827-1000

http://www1.va.gov/directory/guide/facility.asp?ID=317

Oregon Health & Sciences University
3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Rd.
Portland, OR 97219-3098
Phone: 503-494-8311
http://www.ohsu.edu/

Tri-Met Bus Trip Planner
Phone: 503-238-RIDE [7433]
http://www.tri-met.org/home.htm

Multnomah County Library
http://www.multcolib.org/

United Way Referral Line
Phone: 503-228-9131
http://www.unitedway-pdx.org/

Updated by PSU OMBUDS OFFICE, 08/04/04