Community Resources

Check your risk for COVID-19
Based on best clinical practices, CDC guidelines, illness severity and risk factors like age and pre-existing conditions.

If you think you have COVID-19, first call your health care provider or call 211. They will advise you if you need to come see them, otherwise you risk exposing others to the disease, or getting it yourself if you don’t actually have it. Many medical visits can now be done via telehealth video calls.

If you are having difficulty breathing, call 911 immediately or go to your local emergency room.

Prevent getting sick – how the virus spreads, how to protect yourself, cleaning & disinfecting your home, cloth face covers  (CDC)

Guidance on using cloth face covers  (HR County Public Health)

People who are at higher risk for severe illness  (CDC)

Symptoms & testing  (CDC)

If you are sick or caring for someone who is sick – what to do if you are sick, caring for yourself at home, caring for someone at home, disinfecting your home if you are sick.  (CDC)

Local hospitals & medical resources  (Get Ready Gorge)

COVID-19 Financial Resources for People with Cancer – American Society for Clinical Oncology

Disinfecting guidelines  (HR County Public Health)

Groceries & food safety  (Institute for Food Safety at Cornell University)

COVID-19 health insurance information – Oregon Division of Financial Regulation. Please note: the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services issued a temporary emergency order in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. It requires all insurance companies to extend grace periods for premium payments, postpone policy cancellations and nonrenewals, and extend deadlines for reporting claims.

Oregon Health Plan

Mid-Columbia Center for Living: 24-Hour Crisis Hotline 1(888) 877-9147

Mid-Columbia Center for Living – addiction, mental health, community support services. General information:
Hood River Office: 1(541) 386-2620
The Dalles Office: 1(541) 296-5452

Mid-Columbia Center for Living Warm Line
MCCFL is sensitive to the needs of our community during this time of the Covid-19 crisis. A warm line has been developed to meet the needs of children and youth in our community during this challenging time.

A Warm Line is a non-crisis listening service for children, teens, and parents/guardians of children who may be struggling with emotional, behavioral, and mental health challenges.

This is a free service. You do not have to be a client with Mid-Columbia center for Living to use the warm line.

The Next Door Mental Health Crisis Line
We have staff on hand to offer mental health assistance at no charge, during this time, for youth and their families to address stress and anxiety amid COVID-19.

Please call our new Mental Health Crisis Line: 541-308-7110
Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm
Ongoing services are available for those on OHP.

Oregon Health Authority Crisis Lines & support and treatment services

Alcohol and Drug Help Line 1(800) 923-4357

Mental Health Crisis/Suicide 1(800) 273-8255

Problem Gambling 1(877) 695-4648

Military Helpline 1(888) 457-4838

Youthline 1(877) 968-8491

Oregon Health Authority Suicide Prevention

Oregon Health Authority Suicide Prevention: Recognizing Depression in Youth

Ayuda En Espanol – National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Español)
1(888) 628-9454

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Mentalhealth.gov – government resources for mental health

Espanol Mentalhealth.gov – government resources for mental health (Español)

Senior Loneliness Line
1(800) 282-7035 or 1(503) 200-1633

Mental Health Resources – Get Ready Gorge

Report child abuse at 1-855-503-SAFE (7233)

Helping Hands Against Violence – Chrysalis House, a domestic violence shelter in Hood River, offers shelter, safety, and supportive services to survivors and their children.

Crisis Line: 541-386-6603

National Domestic Violence Hotline – For any victims and survivors who need support, call 1-800-799-7233 or 1-800-799-7233 for TTY, or if you’re unable to speak safely, you can log onto thehotline.org or text LOVEIS to 22522.

Oregon Child Welfare COVID-19 Resources

Oregon Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence

Domestic Violence Victim Support Services

Oregon Health Authority Fact Sheets:

Spread Facts, Not Fear  (Español)

Viruses don’t discriminate. Neither should we.  (Español)

Stop Coronavirus Racism, Combat Fear & Misinformation with Facts  (Español)

 Mid-Columbia Economic Development District Business Grants

COVID-19 Small Business Resources (America’s SBDC)

A collection of Small Business Development Center resource from around the country. A good place to look for webinars directed toward small business owners.

USDA Rural Development Offers COVID-19 Assistance (PDF)

Columbia Area Transit (CAT)

Oregon Department of Transportation COVID-19 Updates

Utility Assistance Information (Oregon Public Utility Commission)

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Also, from Spectrum.net:

Community Assistance

More than ever before, Americans rely on high speed broadband in nearly every aspect of their lives. In the coming weeks, many will be affected either directly or indirectly by COVID-19. We’re committed to serving our 29 million customers and ensuring they maintain reliable access to the online resources and information they want and need. To ease the strain in this challenging time, as of Monday, March 16, we committed to the following for 60 days:

• We’ll partner with school districts to make sure local communities are aware of these tools to help students learn remotely.
• We’ll open our WiFi hotspots across our footprint for public use.
• We’ll continue to offer Spectrum Internet Assist, our high-speed broadband program to eligible low-income households.
• We’ll offer new free access to internet and WiFi for 60 days for new PreK to 12, college student and educator (PreK-12 teachers and college/university professors) households who don’t currently have internet or WiFi service and at any service level up to 100 Mbps.

We won’t terminate service for residential or small business customers who face difficult economic circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Similarly, we won’t charge late fees for those customers facing difficult economic circumstances related to the pandemic. Customers should contact us about qualifying for payment extensions related to COVID-19.

Contact the Oregon Department of Justice’s Consumer Hotline if you see merchants charging exorbitant prices for goods and supplies: 1-877-877-9392 or www.oregonconsumer.gov

Keep Calm & Avoid Coronavirus Scams – US Federal Trade Commission recommendations

Avoid Coronavirus Scams – Oregon Division of Financial Regulation

COVID-19 Myth Busters – World Health Organization

How to spot fake news – Coronavirus edition. There is a lot of information about the current situation being shared. Some of it’s right, some of it’s changed and some is just fake. Learn ways to identify what is good information and what shouldn’t be trusted from The Conversation.

Comic: Fake news can be deadly. Here’s how to spot it – NPR