Portland

Childrens Services Center
    Portland Public Schools
    531 SE 14th Avenue
    Portland, OR 97214
(503) 280-5840 (Voice)
Judy Chambers

There are a few grass-roots 12-step Alcoholics Anonymous programs of deaf peopoe in the Portland and Salem areas, in which American Sign Language is the participants' language of choice.
 

Salem

Bridgeway
    3325 Harold Dr., NE, PO Box 17818
    Salem, OR 97305
County of Marion
(503) 363-2021 (Voice)
(503) 363-4820 (FAX)
L. Olivia Perez-Sellers
Year Established:  1981
Ownership:  Private Nonprofit
Number of Staff:  28 Full-time; 12 Part-time; 0 American Sign Language Skilled; 10 Multi-lingual
Interpreters:  3 Contractual
Services Offered:  Alcoholism; Drug Abuse; Information/Referral; Prevention Education; Assessment/Intake; Outpatient Treatment; Family Programs, aftercare, detox
Special Devices for the Deaf:  Closed Captioning; 1 TTY
Ages of Clients Served:  All Ages except under 18
Populations Served:  Hispanic; Native American; Women; DWI; HIV Positive People; Mentally Ill Chemical Abusers; Deaf, People with AIDS
Financial Arrangements:  Self-pay; Sliding Fee Scale; SSI/SSD; Medicaid; Medicare; Private Insurance
Publications:  Directory:  Oregon Prevention and Treatment Providers;
Office of Alcohol and Drug
    Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
    500 Sumner Street NE, 3rd Floor
    Salem, OR 97310-1016
(503) 945-5763 (Voice)

This program has been developed in the course of an agreement among the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS), Rochester Institute of Technology, and the Monroe County Department of Mental Health.  Copying is freely allowed so long as credit is given and the copies are not sold.