{"id":835,"date":"2016-07-08T09:40:45","date_gmt":"2016-07-08T16:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/foster\/?page_id=835"},"modified":"2021-04-01T12:18:01","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T19:18:01","slug":"community-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/foster\/community-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Community and Web Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/wou.edu\/foster\/files\/2021\/03\/redBG.gif&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_row custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;95%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;2560px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;60px||43px|||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;30px||25px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;20px||15px||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Montserrat||||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;46px&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;26px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>WOU Resources<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; padding_top_bottom_link_1=&#8221;false&#8221; padding_top_bottom_link_2=&#8221;false&#8221; padding_left_right_link_1=&#8221;false&#8221; padding_left_right_link_2=&#8221;false&#8221; padding_top_1=&#8221;0px&#8221; padding_top_2=&#8221;0px&#8221; padding_right_2=&#8221;0px&#8221; padding_bottom_1=&#8221;0px&#8221; padding_bottom_2=&#8221;0px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;3000px&#8221; inner_max_width=&#8221;3000px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|0px|||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;50px||0px|3%|false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_row_inner make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.7&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.2&#8243; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Off campus \/ Community \/ Web Resources<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#9f1d24&#8243; divider_weight=&#8221;5px&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Red Line&#8221; module_class=&#8221;aks-red-line&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.5&#8243; width=&#8221;6.5vw&#8221; height=&#8221;5px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||2.5vw|0px|false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;||5vw||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;||7.5vw||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fold&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_duration=&#8221;750ms&#8221; animation_intensity_fold=&#8221;75%&#8221; custom_css_before=&#8221;min-width: 80px;&#8221; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.2&#8243; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;25px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-16px||-18px|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3>Independent Living Program (ILP)<\/h3>\n<p><span>Offers housing assistance, funds for higher education, and opportunities for building independent living skills to youth who have been in or who are in foster care. 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Office located at <span>182 SW Academy Street\u00a0<\/span><span>Suite 333\u00a0<\/span><span>Dallas, OR 97338<\/span>.<\/span>\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact Shannon Simich for more information: 503-623-3310 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"mailto:ShannonS@polkyouthservices.com\">ShannonS@polkyouthservices.com<\/a>\u00a0or view our <a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/foster\/files\/2016\/07\/ILP-County-Provider-List.pdf\">ILP provider list.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OR.DHS.ILP\">ILP Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/portal.ifoster.org\/\"><b>iFoster<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: An online resource center for foster youth. Free to join, membership includes connections to job opportunities and various resources, discounts on products and services across the country, and access to a digital locker to keep track of important documents, applications, etc<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fostercarealumni.org\/\"><b>Foster Care Alumni of America<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fostercarealumni.org\/\">:<\/a> The mission of Foster Care Alumni of America is to connect the alumni community and to transform policy and practice, ensuring opportunity for people in and from foster care<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fosteru.org\"><b>FosterU.org: Part of Foster Care to Success<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Provides information about national and state programs benefitting foster youth in addition to Medicaid info, policy news, and more.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oryouthconnection.org\/about\/\"><b>Oregon Foster Youth Connection<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: A statewide, youth led, advocacy group of current and former foster youth focused on advocacy and participation in the development of foster care policies, programs, and practices. Marion County Chapter meets in Salem every first Thursday of the month.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><b><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b><b><b><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ccainstitute.org\/\"><b>Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI)<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: A nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to advocating for foster youth to policymakers. CCAI offers a Foster Youth Internship Program, a highly esteemed congressional internship for young adults who spent time in the foster care system to raise awareness to federal policymakers about foster care, child welfare, financing, and abuse and neglect.<\/span><\/b><\/b><\/b><\/b><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/fosteringsuccessmichigan.com\/library\"><strong>Fostering Success Michigan Resource Library:<\/strong><\/a> One of the nations leading foster care research programs with over 580 resources for foster kids, students, parents, and other supportive adults.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/211info.org,\">2-1-1 Info:<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>A free and confidential\u00a0nonprofit resource referral service available by calling 211,\u00a0texting your zip code to 898211, or emailing\u00a0help@211info.org. 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