THE NEXT DOOR, INC.

P.O. Box 661 (209 Oak St.)

Hood River, OR 97031

Phone: 541-386-6665 Fax: 541-386-5440

Janet Hamada, Executive Director

AGENCY DESCRIPTION

The Next Door, Inc. (NDI) is a private, not for profit organization headquartered in Hood River, Oregon serving the Mid-Columbia Region (Hood River, Wasco, and Sherman Counties in Oregon; and Klickitat and Skamania Counties in Washington). NDI employs 100 people and offers a variety of programs and services designed to meet the needs of youth and families in our area. Primary contractors include the Department of Human Services, the Oregon Youth Authority, The Oregon Department of Education, Hood River, Wasco and Sherman County Commissions on Children and Families, Hood River, Wasco County Juvenile Departments, Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, local United Ways and numerous foundation and federal grant programs.

Founded: 1971

The Next Door, Inc. offers the following programs:

· Crisis Shelter

· Independent Living

· Hood River Family Services

· Healthy Start (Families First of Wasco and Sherman Counties, New Parent Services of Hood River County)

· Big Brothers / Big Sisters

· CASA – Court Appointed Special Advocate

· Neustra Comunidad Sana (Drug, Alcohol, & Tobacco Prevention and Health Promotion)

· Treatment Services (Shelter/Evaluation Foster Care, Therapeutic Foster Care, Alternative School and Day Treatment, Treatment for Sex Offending Youth, Mental Health Services)

CLIENT CHARACTERISTICS

24-Hour Residential Care

Adoption

Alcohol and Drug Assessments

Alcohol and Drug Counseling

ü Alcohol and Drug Education

Alcohol and Drug Treatment (CIRT Approved)

Basic Self Help Training

ü Behavioral Evaluations

Career Guidance/Education

ü Career Training/Work Experience

ü Crisis Counseling

ü Day Treatment

ü Diagnostic Evaluation and Treatment

Supervised By Mental Health Specialist

ü Emancipation Skills/Independent Living

Preparation

ü Emergency Placement Services

ü Family Counseling

ü Foster Care

Gang Intervention/Prevention

GED Preparation

ü Group Counseling

ü Independent Living Opportunities

ü Individual Counseling

ü Infant Mother Program

ü On-Campus School

ü Other Alternative Education Opportunities

ü Parent Support Group

ü Parent Training/Education

ü Play Therapy

Positive Peer Culture Group Treatment

ü Prenatal Services

ü Proctor Care

Psychiatric/Psychological Evaluations

ü Psychotherapy

Restitution Payment Program

ü Sex Education

ü Sex Offender Assessments

ü Sexual Abuse Treatment for Offenders

Sexual Abuse Treatment for Victims

ü Shelter Care

Social Services

ü Teen Parent Services

ü Therapeutic Foster Care

ü Therapeutic Recreation

ü Transitional Services

Vocational Services

Work Program

Other

TREATMENT SERVICES

PO Box 661 (1029 May St.)

Hood River, OR 97031

541-386-5520 x401

REFERRALS: Larry James, MA, Program Manager

Program Description

NDI offers a wide array of foster-care based services for youth including short-term shelter-evaluation, longer-term treatment foster care coupled with a day treatment offering and care and treatment for both male and female sex offenders. Mental-health and counseling services are offered to all youth in care.

	Treatment Services
Gender	Male & Female
Age	8 - 17
Capacity	25
Contract Agency	DHS, OYA, local Juvenile Dept. Mid-Columbia Center for Living

CRISIS SHELTER

P.O. Box 661

Hood River, OR 97031

541-386-5520 x412

REFERRALS: Ralph Kupersmith, Foster Care Specialist

Program Description

Crisis/Emergency Shelter provides specialized short-term shelter care and support services for Mid-Columbia area children and youth within a foster setting. Children and youth may be placed by the Center for Living (the local mental health agency), local juvenile departments, Department of Human Services or other Next Door Programs, which serve children and youth in the area.

	CRISIS SHELTER
Gender	Male & Female
Age	8 – 17
Capacity	60/year
Contract Agency	Local CCF, local Juvenile Depts., United Way, Mid Columbia Center for Living (local mental health authority)

INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM

1105 W. 6^th, The Dalles, OR 97058

541-308-2210

Referrals: Lee Owen, Program Manager 541-386-6665

The Independent Living Program serves local child welfare youth ages 15 and over. The program seeks to assist youth in successfully transitioning to adult life in the community. 12-20 youth are served at any one time. The Oregon State Department of Human Services funds the program.

HEALTHY START PROGRAMS

Families First of Wasco and Sherman Counties – 1005 W. 6^th, The Dalles, OR 97058

541-296-8118

New Parent Services of Hood River County – 212-2^nd St., Hood River, OR 97031

541-386-8433

REFERRALS: Karen Enns, MPH, Program Manager

Program Description

Healthy Start provides a continuum of education and support services for new parents. Services include Welcome Baby visits and home visits by family support workers, parenting education, support and playgroups.

	Healthy Start
Gender	Male & Female
Age	Parents of newborns
Capacity	N/A
Contract Agency	Children’s Trust Fund, CAF, Healthy Start, Wasco, Sherman, Hood River Commissions on Children and Families, Foundations and Federal Grants

HOOD RIVER AND WASCO YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES

P.O. Box 661, 212 2^ndStreet

Hood River, OR 97031

541-308-2210

REFERRALS: Lee Owen, Program Manager

Program Description

Hood River Youth and Family Services provide a wide variety of opportunities for youth and their families in the two Counties. This program offers an outreach approach to strengthening families, creating community support, and upholding family-initiated goals. Services include individual and family counseling, parent education, specialty groups, case management, brokering and coordination of resources, mentoring, underage drug use prevention, teen pregnancy prevention, violence prevention and a special focus on the needs of young women. YFS also operates a Teen Court Program.

	hood river YOUTH & family services
Gender	Male & Female
Age	12 - 18
Capacity	Varies
Contract Agency	DHS, Hood River Commission on Children and Families, Juvenile Depts., School Districts, Victim of Crimes Act, United Way, OJJDP

COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES (CASA)

P.O. Box 661- 212-2^nd St.

Hood River, OR

541-386-8447

Debi Baskins, Program Manager

Program Description

Court Appointed Special Advocate services healthy developing, thriving children 0-18 years of age. Children often do not have someone to speak on their behalf. Our volunteer advocates represent the child’s interests at all legal proceedings, in the community and with other organizations to ensure the child receives the services they need. Our advocates also work to get children in a safe, stable home. CGC volunteers receive training in their roles and responsibilities as advocates in legal proceedings, cultural diversity, and signs of abuse and negligence, among other issues.

	COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE
Gender	Male & Female
Age	0 – 18
Capacity	Open
Contract Agency	Hood River and Wasco CCF, United Way, National CASA Organization

BIG BROTHERS-BIG SISTERS

PO Box 661 (212 –2^nd Street)

Hood River, OR 97031

541-308-2220

Referrals: Holli Francis, MS, Program Manager

Big Brothers-Big Sisters in a “best practice” mentoring program that provides adult mentors for at- risk youth in Wasco and Hood River Counties. “Bigs” are carefully screened and undergo a thorough background check. Trained case managers oversee placements in the two counties. The Hood River Commission on Children and Families, foundations and fund-raising provides support for the Big Brothers/Sisters Program.

Nuestra Comunidad Sana

PO Box 661 (212-2^nd Street)

Hood River, OR 97031

541-386-4880

Referrals: Janet Hamada, MSW, Program Manager

Nuestra Comunidad Sana (NCS) offers drug, alcohol, and tobacco prevention and cessation programs to Hispanic Youth and Adults in Hood River County. Culturally appropriate educational and cessation programs are developed and offered in both formal and informal settings. All staff are bilingual/bicultural. The program is supported the Hood River Commission on Children and Families and a variety of Federal and Foundation grants.

Nuestra Comunidad Sana also provides health information and outreach to the farm worker community of the region. Both year-round and seasonal workers benefit from NCS services. Health education is imparted via a “promotore” model utilizing trained lay health workers. Educational offerings in the areas of breast cancer, diabetes, HIV and Tobacco use are presently underway. Funding comes from local hospitals, foundations and federal grants.