Partnership Projact provides social w ork and nurs
ing case m anagement to people living w ith H IV/A ID S .
G et help coordinating all aspects o f health care as w ell
as financial m anagem ent, food and housing assistance,
Willamette Valley: AIDS & HIV
housing listings and a free lesbian dating service.
HIV Alliance of Lane County provides education,
Love Makes a Family Inc. is a nonprofit agency
working fo r social change and supporting lesbian, gay. bi
(3106 NE 64th Ave. 503-280-8080 ) ( 5 /0 1 )
prevention, client services and health care. Registered
nurse available. Lunch/dinner program. Spanish lan
and em otional support. (8 3 0 am -5 pm M onday-Fnday
503-2 3 0 -1 2 0 2 )1 5 /0 1 )
guage assistance available. (1966 G arden Ave..
Eugene. 541-342-5088 hivallQ hivalliance o rg .) (5 /0 1 )
The Plus Club House Party provides an open social
gathering for people living with HIV and AIDS to mingle and
third Sunday o f the month. (Brian 503-249- 7030.) (5/01)
Project Quest o ffe rs health appointm ents, nutritional
inform ation, support groups and sports activities fo r
people living w ith HIV and AIDS. (15 N. M orris St.
503-493-0288. p q uestQ teleport.com .) (5 /0 1 )
fo r people in O regon and S outhw est W ashington. (S uite
185. 1650 N W N aito Parkway 503-229-8428 o r
800-875-8428. regroupQ reg.org.) (5/O D
Swan House is a specialized adult fo ste r care home
serving low-incom e individuals w ith H IV /A ID S who need
assistance w ith personal care, m obility, m edications o r
drug/alcohol m ental health support. (4764 S E Logus
Road. M ilw aukie 503-786-4829 )1 5 /0 1 )
Lesbian and Gay Immigration Rights Task Force
(LGIRTF) Portland Chapter provides support and infor
mation to gay and lesbian immigrants and their partners
and works to change disenminatory U S immigration
503-233-3913.) ( 5 /0 1 )
program providing peer education, inform ation referrals
is a potluck and social from 6-7:30 pm every fourth
laws (503-471-1568. PO Box 12526 Portland, OR 97212
lgrtfpdxQ hotm ail.com . www lgirtf.org.) (11/01)
and support to all inm ates regardless o f HIV status or
Thursday. Call about W ashington County activities.
sexual orientation. M any program s are dependent on
(503-228-3892. Lm fam ilyQ teleport. com. ) (5/01 )
com m unity volunteers. (HAAP. O regon S tate
P enitentiary A ctivitie s Departm ent. A tte n tio n Karen
Northwest Gender Alliance is a social and support
Mediation Pilot Program provides m ediation fo r
Portland fo r lesbians 60 and older who are interested in
changing the social disease o f ageism. W e m eet on the
group fo r individuals desmng to explroe and express
another gender. C ross-dressers, transsexuals and trans-
people who think they've experienced unfair treatm ent
because o f th e ir sexual orientation in situations involving
second W ednesday o f the month at 1 pm.
(503-286-3575 o r 5 0 3 -3 3 1-0 4 15 .) (5 /0 1 )
gender-identifying people m eet m onthly (PO Box 4928.
Positive Connection PLWH of Yamhill County
confidential, free service sponsored by the city of
is an HIV consum er services advisory group that m eets
Portland. (503-274-9886 )
the second Tuesday o f every month at a confidential
location in Yamhill County. (50 3 -5 5 4-0 7 0 1.)( 5 /0 1 )
Mantón International is a group o f gay seniors
Valley AIDS Information Network's 24-hour hot
serving as advocates, grant sources and nonacademic
line provides H IV /A ID S , hepatitis and STD inform ation,
support and referrals. English hot line; English and
Spanish m aterials. Speakers fo r schools, recovery and
advisers. W e re looking fo r both students and advisers
(503-735-9425 nckingQ ados.com .) (11 /0 1 )
COMMUNITY
positive partners every second and fourth Monday at
sharing life skills w ith international college students and
Rural Organizing Project is a netw ork o f human
dignity groups taking action at the local and state level.
(PO Box 1350. Scappoose. OR 97056 503-543-8417.
officeQ rop. org.) (5 /0 1 )
Pride Northwest Inc. organizes com m unity forum s
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Metro: Professional
group dedicated to prom oting success fo r women in the
trades through education, leadership and m entor oppor
tunities. Child care provided; everyone is welcom e; free
m eetings. (6 pm on the th ird Thursday o f each m onth.
Clackam as Com m unity C ollege Kandie Starr.
503-657-6958 ext. 2 5 0 4.) (5 /0 1 )
Rainbow FLAGS is a support group fo r gay. lesbian
503 943-2228.) (5 /0 1 )
and bisexual fo ste r and adoptive parents and is open to
anyone w ho is supportive o f this population fostenng
organization com m itted to prom oting fairness and
ending discrim ination in the state o f Oregon.
a professional netw orking organization serving the le s
free needle-free HIV testing services fo r gay and bisexu
$60 cash to the M ultnom ah C ounty o ffices at 501 SE
Hawthorne Blvd. between 8 am and 4 45 pm weekdays.
bian and gay com m unity and those w ho support our
aims and purposes. M onthly events and gathenngs.
al men at Beaverton Com m unity Health C linic. (6-8 pm
M onday 12550 S W Second S t 5 0 3 -8 4 6 -4 7 3 4 )( 5 /0 1 )
(PO Box 40625. Portland. OR 97240. 503-222-6151.
BasicRO Q aol.com .) (5 /0 1 )
(503-248-3027.) (5 /0 1 )
Human Rights Campaign— Portland Steering
Rainbow Club welcom es lesbians, gays. tx. trans and
allies to its M onday m eetings. (Noon Pauling 104.
Room 120. S tate O ffice Building. 800 NE O regon St.
To register your domestic partnership, bring
Dad’s Support Group m eets firs t and third
Portland Bisexual Women is a support and discus
sion group fo r bisexual and questioning women Women
503- 768-4293. PortlandBiW omenQaol com.) (5/01)
Oregon Tradeswomen Network is a nonprofit
Basic Rights Oregon is a pro-G LBT civil rights
Washington County Health Department provides
8944. Portland. OR 97207. 503 232-7676 ) (5/0 1 )
attend. Locations vary. (Discussion . 7-9 pm second Friday
o f each month. Social: fourth weekend o f each month
Metro: General
Monday-Fnday. 503-238-4420 o r 888-303-4420.) (5/0 1 )
cacy. (7-9 3 0 pm second Tuesday. First United M ethodist
Church. 1838 S W Jefferson St. M ailing address: PO Box
of any age. race or national origin are encouraged to
Metro: Political
programs and services are confidential. (9 am-5 pm
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and
Gays (PFLAG) provides support, education and advo
training for organizations to display the AIDS Memorial Quilt.
and the annual Pride event, this year June 16-17.
third W ednesday o f the month. Child care provided. All
rw pdxQ igc.org) (5 /0 1 )
Portland. OR 97208-4928 5 0 3 -6482802
nwgaQnwgapdx org. www nw gapdx.org/.) (5 /0 1 )
Name« Project Portland chapter provides access and
(PO Box 5423. Portland. O R 97228 503-797-288(.7(5/01)
6 pm; Nurture Night fo r women and their children every
Radical Women active in the struggle against bigotry
and exploitation, m eet 7 pm every second W ednesday
at th e ir office, 819 N K illingsw orth S t. (503-240-4462
(503-295-9788 w w w .P ndeN W .org.) (5 /0 1 )
Drop-in support group every Tuesday at 11 am; HIV pre
vention support group fo r HIV-negative women with HIV-
Old Lesbians Organizing for Change (O L O O .
a national lesbian organization, now has a chapter in
the w orkplace, housing and public accom m odations. A
Eugene. (5 4 1 -6 8 2 -4 0 1 3 .)(5 /0 D
support groups, advocacy and other support services.
w orking fo r social ju stice and liberation fo r lesbian, bi
M ailing address: PO Box 5931. Portland. OR 97228
Women's Initiative to Stop HIV (WISH) m eets in
affected by HIV/AIDS. WIAR offers individual counseling,
tion and referrals regarding schools, same-sex marnage,
and trans women and dykes. (1001 E Burnside St.
adult groups. (Benton C ounty and Albany:
541-752-6322 o r 800-S88 2 4 3 7 .H U /0 D
Women's Intercommunity AIDS Resource
(WIAR) is a m ultiseivice program fo r women and children
and trans fam ilies. W e do advocacy, outreach, educa
G roup m eets 6-8 pm every second Monday at
Agustana Lutheran Church. A t the same location there
Voicem ail: 503-378-4207. Fax: 5 0 3 -3 7 3 -1 0 0 8 )( 5 /0 1 )
to H IV/A ID S research tria ls o f new drugs and therapies
503-233-3913.) ( 5 /0 1 )
The Lesbian Community Project is a m ulti-issue,
m ultiracial, grassroots political and fun organization
adoption, parenting and more. M etro Parents and Kids
Cam pbell. 2605 S tate S t.. Salem, OR 97310.
Research and Education Group provides access
Late Awakenings, a support group fo r lesbians who
came out later in life, m eets 7 pm on the firs t Tuesday
o f every m onth at the LCP o ffice (1001 E Burnside St.
Oregon State Penitentiary HIV/AIDS
Awareness Program (H AAP) is an inm ate-based
The
network. The group meets in private homes at 2 pm on the
cated to the survival and visibility o f lesbians, bisexual
wom en and trans dykes M eetings are every Sunday at
5 pm (503 -4 5 25 4 0 8 7 (5/0 1 )
Portland Area Business Association (PABA) is
and adopting children M eets second Tuesday of every
m onth. (5 0 3 -2 8 1 -8 6 l6 .)( 5 /0 1 )
Rood Col logo Queer Alliance is an all inclusive
(5 03-241-2222. w w w paba.com .) (5 /0 1 )
organization devoted to sexuality issues. It provides
Metro: Support
support and education to the Reed C ollege com m unity
and w orks to fo ste r b e tte r understanding in the larger
Tuesdays at Augustana Lutheran Church. This group is
fo r gay, bl o r trans men w ho parent biologtcal o r adopt
Com m ittee and Federal Club, the largest national gay
and lesbian political organization, lobbies C ongress, pro
vides campaign support and educates the public. M eets
ed children. (7 pm. 2710 NE 14th A ve 503-228-3892.)
m onthly to plan events. (4545 S W N orthw ood St.
Hambleton Project, Lesbian Cancer Support
Network, is a nonprofit organization offering netw ork
Coastal AIDS Network is a community-based organiza
It’s My Pleasure o ffe rs a wide array o f services to
503-244-6951.) (5 /0 1 )
ing and direct services to lesbians w ith cancer
wom en, m eets on the th ird Saturday o f every month for
tion providing HIV/AIDS prevention education and support
the com m unity including a resource bulletin board, free
(503-335-659 f . )(5 /0 1 )
a potluck social. C hild-friendly space (5 -7 pm Friends
The
Coastal Oregon; AIDS & HIV
services on the central Oregon coast. (2830 NE Highway
Lesbian Avengers is a direct-action group dedi
com m unity. (queerallianceQ reed. edu.) (5 /0 1 )
Single Parents by Choice, a group fo r men and
M eeting House. 4312 SE S tark St. Karen
503-460-0888 o r D avid 503-284-4153.) (5 /0 1 )
101. Lincoln City. OR 97367 541 -994-5597.) (5/01)
Straight Spouse Support Group provides support
and inform ation fo r men and women form erly o r current
Eastern Oregon; AIDS & HIV
ly partnered w ith gay. lesbian, bisexual o r trans mates
(7 pm W ednesdays G il 503-243-5067.) (5 /0 1 )
W orried about HIV? Free information and testing is available
through the
Women surviving abuse group m eets the third
Umatilla County Health Department
O ff-site testing is also available; contact John at
Thursday o f each m onth at the office o f the Lesbian
541-278-5432. (431 SE Third St.. Pendleton.) (5/01)
C om m unity P roject. (6-7 pm. 1001 E Burnside S t
503-233-3913. 7 (5 /0 1 )
Washington; AIDS & HIV
Central Oregon; Community
Cascade AIDS Project Vancouver Project p ro
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and
Gays (PFLAG)— Central Oregon m eets on the third
vides nonmedical services to individuals and com m uni
ties in Southw est W ashington. These services include:
support groups, em ergency financial assistance, volun
teer program s, inform ation and referral. (S uite M l00,
Monday o f the month. The group's threefold mission is
support, education and advocacy (6 pm coffee, visiting,
brow sing the library. 6 30 pm m eeting First Presbyterian
1104 Mam S t.. Vancouver. 3 6 0 -7 3 5 -9 1 7 0 .)( 5 /0 1 )
Church. 230 N E N inth S t.. Bend 541 -317-2334 ) (5/01)
Cowlitz County Health and Human Services
offers free hepatitis A and B im m unization vouchers fo r
people who utilize the Synnge Exchange Program. It also
Coastal Oregon Community
provides educational m aterials, referrals. HIV testing and
condom s. (1952 N inth Ave.. Longview. 360-414-5599 )
North Coast Pride Network serves the lesbian,
Free ongoing support group for men and
women with HIV/AIDS is facilita te d by Dr. Rochana
gay. bi and trans com m unities in the Colum bia Pacific
region; publishes a quarterly new sletter; m aintains a
resource center, which plays host to board m eetings;
Koach. Sponsored by Cascade AID S P roject Q uest.
and presents "G ertrude's W ilde Social M ixer" in Astona
(6 30-8 30 pm M ondays a t S uite M l00. 1410 M ain S t..
Vancouver. Wash. 503-493-0288 ) (5/01 )
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