Community Resources

The North Marion School District recognizes that the health and safety of your student is one of your primary concerns.  Our schools understand the vital role we play in ensuring that students can learn in a healthy and safe environment that allows them to be their best selves.  This page contains resources and tools you can use while supporting your student and their ongoing health needs.

Below are the links to school resources to help you support your student and many of their health and safety needs.  

Crisis Line

Resources to use for immediate help in crisis situations. If the emergency is life-threatening, please call 911.

• Call 988 for help in a crisis and for suicide prevention: 988
• Marion County Youth and Family Crisis Services: 503-576-HOPE (4673)
• Marion County Psychiatric Crisis Center: 503-585-4949
• Clackamas County Crisis Line: 503-655-8585
• Oregon Partnership YouthLine (confidential teen crisis line): 1-877-968-8491

Family and Child Services

For help with family, housing, or child-specific issues, please refer to this list of phone numbers.

• Oregon Department of Early Learning and Child Care Assistance
• Marion County Mental Health: 503-588-5851
• Marion County Housing Authority: 503-373-4448
• Clackamas County Housing Authority: 503-655-8267
• National Runaway Switchboard: 1-800-786-2929
• Youth and Family in Crisis: 1-503-576-4673

Dental and Medical Services

For more information about available resources, please contact our School District Nurse Agnes Albert (503-678-7140) or School District Nurse Gina Byers (503-678-8441).

• Salud Medical Center in Woodburn: 503-982-2000

Clothing

Clothing is expensive, but there are two Salem organizations that can help, and our own North Marion Clothing Closet can offer support as well.

• Mano a Mano in Salem: 503-363-1895
• St. Vincent de Paul in Salem: 503-364-3210
• North Marion Clothing Closet: School-Home Liaison Rubi Contreras: 503-678-7115.

Food Banks

There are many food pantries in the area that can provide your family with the food that they need, at no cost.

• St. Luke Catholic Church in Woodburn: 503-981-5011
• AWARE Food Bank in Woodburn: 503-981-5828
• Marion Polk Food Share Food Pantry List
• The Marion Polk Food Share mobile food pantry (503-576-3448 or rpeterson@marionpolkfoodshare.org) has two regular sites and time slots each month
  • Rivenes Park in Hubbard from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. every second Wednesday, and
  • Pythian Hall in Aurora from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. every third Wednesday.

Housing Insecurity and Foster Care

• See North Marion School District's full resource page on Housing Insecurity and Foster Care.
• Connect with our contact, Director of Equity, Inclusion, and Titles Programs Irma Patton at 503-678-7106 or irma.patton@nmarion.k12.or.us.