• Dial 211 toll free; text your zip code to 898211; or email [email protected]. Helps people identify, navigate and connect with the local resources.
• Cottage Grove Community Sharing
541-942-2176, 1440 Birch Ave. Mission is to provide for south Lane County with basic needs, life-skill tools, and
self-sufficiency.
• Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS) Self Sufficiency, 541-942-9186, 305 Coop Court, Cottage Grove. Offers help with food benefits (SNAP), cash for families (TANF), child care assistance, refugee services.
• Community Food for Creswell, 541-246-9117, 364 Cobalt Lane. Offers emergency food boxes for income-eligible households once a month, plus four extra times during the year.
• Senior and Disabled Services Meals on Wheels, 541-895-2338 or 541-682-4038. Free community dinner every Wednesday at 5:15 p.m. at New Hope Baptist Church, 597 S. Front St.
• Senior Meals Program
541-895-2338. Creswell Villa Apartments, 350 S. 2nd St., Serves as Cafe 60 and Meals on Wheels to seniors 60 years and older from noon to 1 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at Free; $3 donations appreciated. Serving and driving volunteers needed.
• The Clothes Room, 541-228-2130, Hillside Church, 635 Holbrook Lane. Offers free clothing for children and adults. Open 9 a.m. to noon on Mondays.
• Senior Shopping Transportation: South Lane Wheels at 541-942-0456.
GET INVOLVED
There are volunteer oppotunities all over our city, county and state.
Volunteering your time and expertise through nonprofit organizations can be a gratifying experience.
Volunteering offers ways to gain new skills, meet people with similar interests, and use your expertise to serve the causes you care about most.
You can find resources to help you discover the best volunteer opportunity that matches yours skills, interests, and time constraints.
Go to website: oregonnonprofit.org
