Clark County Community Resource Guide
NEXT Success can connect you with a ton of community supports and resources throughout Clark County, including the organizations below! Join us for an Orientation session to learn about our services for young adults age 16-24 who are currently out of school and needing guidance with education, career preparation, and could benefit from learning about connections with other community partners.
Community
- Cowlitz Indian Tribe – Substance Use Program (Longview, Vancouver, Tukwila)
- Cowlitz Indian Tribe – Vocational Rehabilitation Program (Longview & Vancouver)
- Cowlitz Indian Tribe – Pathways to Healing, Domestic Violence Support (Vancouver, Tukwila, Longview)
- Cowlitz Tribal Youth Program
Schools + Education
Food
Transportation
- CTRAN, Clark County
- Human Services Council, Transportation Services (Clark, Cowlitz, Wahkiakum)
Employment
- American Workforce Group
- NW Staffing Resources
- Employers Overload
- Ascend Staffing
- Partners in Careers
Housing
- SHARE Vancouver, Housing
- Council for the Homeless, Emergency Shelter
- Janus Youth Programs
- Washington State School District Homeless Student Liaisons
Utilities
- Clark PUD
- City of Vancouver (water/sewer)
- Clark Regional Wastewater District
- NW Natural
- Waste Connections
Child Care + Family Resources
- Family-Community Resource Center, Vancouver Public Schools
- Child Care Aware of Washington’s Family Center at 1.800.446.1114 or familycenter@childcare.org for help searching for alternative child care.
- Child Care Aware is a nonprofit statewide child care resource and referral program for Washington State.
- Educational Service District 112 Child Care Resource and Referral line – 360.952.3466
Financial
- SHARE Vancouver, Financial Assistance
- FAFSA (Federal Student Aid/Scholarship)
- Building Industry Association of Clark County – Building Futures Foundation Scholarships
- Community Foundation of Southwest Washington Scholarships
Health
- Free Clinic of SW Washington
- The REACH Center, Recovery-Based Community Support
- Clark County Public Health
- Free or low-cost healthcare coverage Washington Apple Health
- Vancouver Lions Club (eyeglasses, hearing aids, and medical assistance to persons with sight or hearing disabilities)
- Washington State Department of Health (Note: State hotline available 6 a.m.-10 p.m. daily at 800.525.0127)
- Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Mental Health + Grief Support
- NAMI SW Washington, Mental Health Education & Support
- Catholic Community Services
- Family Solutions
- The Children’s Center (grief support and mental health)
- Columbia River Mental Health Services (mental health)
- AddictionResource
- Stepping Stones
- Mental Health Crisis Lines:
- Southwest Washington (Clark, Skamania, Klickitat counties): 1-800-626-8137 | TTY 1-866-835-2755
- Cowlitz County: 360-425-6064
- Wahkiakum County: 1-800-635-5989
- National Suicide Prevention Helpline: 1-800-273-8255
LGBTQ+
- Queer Youth Resource Center: QYRC
- Triple Point
- PFLAG SW WA Chapter
- Vancouver USA Pride
- The Trevor Project
- Trevor Lifeline (LGBTQ+ Crisis Line): 1-866-488-7386
- Trevor Text (LGBTQ+ Crisis Text Line): Text START to 678678
- LGBT National Youth Talkline
- Trans Lifeline: 1-877-565-8860
- Planned Parenthood- Services for Transgender Patients
- Legacy Health- Transgender Health Services
- OHSU- Transgender Health Program
- Outside In
- AddictionResource – Drug and alcohol addiction treatment for LBGTQ+
- Sexual & Gender Minority Youth Resource Center (SMYRC)
COVID
- WA State COVID Vaccine Registration Information
- COVID-19 fact sheet: English, Spanish, Russian, Vietnamese, Chinese(traditional), Thai, Korean
- ASL captioned educational COVID-19 videos from Washington Department of Health
- Options for COVID-19 Testing and Treatments for Uninsured Individuals
Other
- Northwest Justice Project, Legal Assistance
- Wi-Fi Hot Spots
- Resources for Immigrants (some in other languages)
- Council for the Homeless Resource-Guide
- Important WorkSource Information English, Russian, Spanish
- 24-Hotlines
- National Runaway Safeline: 1-800-RUNAWAY (786-2929)
- Alcohol Hotline: 1-800-331-2900
- Alcohol and Drug Helpline: 1-800-821-4357
- Veterans Crisis Line: 1-800-273-8255, press 1
- National Eating Disorders Association Crisis Line: 1-800-931-2237
- Clark County YWCA SafeChoice, Domestic Violence Hotline: 360-695-0501 or 1-800-695-0167
- National Youth Crisis Hotline: 1-800-442-HOPE (4673)
- YouthLine: 1-877-968-8491
- YouthLine (text): Text TEEN2TEEN to 839863
