NORTHWEST HUMAN SERVICES INC

The crisis and information hotline offers a range of support to the general public in the service area. The hotline is the only regional 988 call center in oregon, serving marion and polk counties. Last fiscal year hotline handled over 29,000 calls, including hundreds of suicide intervention calls, helping people through the most difficult times of their lives. Hotline staff are available 24/7/365. In addition to crisis intervention and suicide prevention, hotline offers emergency rent, mortgage, utility, and prescription financial assistance, access to food boxes, and provides an on-line resource and information database called mid-valley resources. Hotline is accredited by the american association of suicidology and a member of the national suicide prevention lifeline network.the health, outreach, shelter, and transitions program (host) provides basic needs and supportive services for young adults ages 18-24. The host drop-in resource center offers showers, laundry, clothing, food, drop-in health and services navigation, and a safe space for those who need help with setting goals, planning for their future, and connecting to community resources. Interested and eligible youth may enter into the host transitional living program, which is a multi-phased housing program designed to build independent living skills in a supported environment. Last calendar year, host provided services to over 116 homeless young adults.

The west salem dental clinic offers a full range of dental services for patients of all ages.