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Clatsop County
Women's Resource Center

Services and Programs

24-Hour Crisis Line: Operates 365 days-a-year, 24 hours-a-day for people needing to talk to a trained listener who has knowledge of domestic and sexual abuse issues, as well as local community resources. Volunteers are always needed to assist staff in maintaining this important community resource and must successfully complete 32-hours of volunteer training prior to serving as a trained crisis line operator.

Drop-In Center:  The Drop-In Center operates Monday through Friday, from 9:00am to 5:00pm – no appointment is necessary.  Advocates have private offices for the purpose of counseling and conducting interviews.  All contacts are confidential. Arrangements may be made to meet a counselor outside the office, including evening hours as necessary.  A full kitchen is also available, where meals can be prepared.

Support Groups: The Agency maintains both a room where our support groups meet, as well as a children’s play area.  We offer three different support groups: 1) The Healing Circle, a group designed for those dealing with intimate partner violence, is Thursday mornings, from 10:00 to noon; 2) Sexual Assault Support Group is Tuesdays, from 3:00 to 4:00pm.  This eight-week, closed group, is for women who are ready to begin the process of recovery from adult or childhood sexual assault 3) Domestic Violence Education & Information Group is offered the first and third Wednesdays of each month, from 9:00am to noon, for those wishing to have a crash course on the dynamics of domestic violence and safety planning.  The Clatsop County Courts mandate that those individuals requesting the termination of a restraining order or no contact order attend this group.

TREM (Trauma Recovery and Empowerment Model): This is a replication project of a best practice program developed by Community Connections, a Washington, D.C.-based group, focusing on empowering women who have been traumatized by violence and/or sexual assault. This program is designed specifically for survivors of trauma who have developed mental illnesses or substance abuse coping strategies help participants self-identify components of healthy relationships and supports personal behavior modification.    Components of the program include:

TREG (Trauma Recovery and Empowerment Group):  A psycho-educational group developed for women who have mental health and/or substance abuse issues as a result of trauma they have experienced at any time in their lives.  WRC staff have been trained to deliver this best practice curriculum through a 33 weekly intensive group setting. 

Women’Space; a Day Activity Program: This program provides structured group activities, Monday through Friday, and is open to all women interested in participating.

Individual Case-Management Services: Every client is eligible to receive individualized case-management services, providing advocacy and assistance in accessing additional community resources, support in looking at options, making safe decisions, goal planning, and/or assistance with other personal needs that support self-sufficiency and keep individuals and children safe.

Legal and Court Advocacy: We provide free assistance in completing and filing Temporary Restraining Orders, assistance in requesting Stalking Orders, accompaniment to all court proceedings, and access to free legal assistance through the Legal Aid Services of Oregon (LASO) for victims of domestic and/or sexual assault.  WRC staff are not attorneys and therefore unable to provide any legal advice.  

Bambrick House, Safe Home Shelter:  Our shelter is considered a transitional housing program for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault and their children.  We can house nine people in our shelter, which is in a safe and secret location.  A resident manager is also on-site.