Address: 500 Summer St. NE, E17, Salem 97301
Phone: 503-945-6904
The office handles client complaints related to ODHS services. It operates independently in investigations and reports directly to the governor by providing a quarterly report on the status of the complaints. Office staff works closely with field and central office staff, program staff, the Office of the Governor, key stakeholders and the ODHS Director’s Office.
Address: 500 Summer St. NE, E02, Salem 97301
Phone: 503-945-5600
Contact: Mike McCormick, Director
The Office of Aging and People with Disabilities (APD) provides services to older adults and people with disabilities. APD serves about 3,500 older adults who seek to remain in their homes through Oregon Project Independence; more than 35,000 older adults and people with disabilities per month who receive long-term care services paid through Medicaid each month; about 212,000 people seeking Older Americans Act services; about 180,000 people in need of direct financial support services; and more than 43,000 individuals who receive a Social Security Disability determination. In addition, more than 44,000 people live in APD-licensed long-term care facilities. APD also fields about 50,000 calls from individuals in Oregon seeking to report abuse or neglect, or requesting information and referral services from Adult Protective Services.
APD program units include the Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) of Oregon, a public-private partnership streamlining consumer access to the aging and disability service delivery system. The ADRC is free and provides information and assistance to help people make informed decisions about their care.
Employees from both APD local offices and Area Agencies on Aging provide direct consumer services and determine eligibility of older adults and people with disabilities for services.
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Program
Address: 500 Summer St. NE, E02, Salem 97301
Governor’s Commission on Senior Services
Address: 500 Summer St. NE, E02, Salem 97301
Statutory Authority: ORS
410.320-410.340
Medicaid Long Term Care Quality and Reimbursement Advisory Council
Address: 500 Summer St. NE, E02, Salem 97301
Contact: Max Brown
Statutory Authority: ORS 410.550
Oregon Disabilities Commission
Address: 500 Summer St. NE, E02, Salem 97301
Phone: 1-800-282-8096
Contacts: Joseph Lowe and Ryan Kibby
Statutory Authority: ORS 185.130
The Oregon Disabilities Commission (ODC) is a 15-member, governor-appointed commission within ODHS. Commission members are broadly representative of major public and private agencies with experience or demonstrated interest in the needs of individuals with disabilities. Most members are people with disabilities. The ODC acts as a coordinating link between and among public and private organizations serving individuals with disabilities.
ODC identifies and hears the concerns of individuals with disabilities and uses the information to prioritize public policy issues; publicizes the needs and concerns of individuals with disabilities related to the full achievement of economic, social, legal and political equity; and educates and advises ODHS, the governor, Legislature and appropriate state agency administrators about potential improvements.
Address: 500 Summer St. NE, E48, Salem 97301
Phone: 503-945-5600
Contact: Aprille Flint-Gerner, Director
The Child Welfare Division works to support families and communities. This may include providing economic support, enhancing parenting skills, helping people with their housing needs and employment goals, providing health and behavioral services, helping treat alcohol and substance use disorders and ensuring child safety and family well-being.
The division helps families access resources within their natural support networks and the service provider community.
Child Welfare Advisory Committee
Statutory Authority: ORS
418.005
The committee counsels the agency on the development and administration of the policies, programs and practices.
Indian Child Welfare Act Advisory Committee
The committee advises, consults with and makes recommendations to ODHS leadership on policy, programs, practice and data that impact Indian children. These children are members or eligible for membership in one or more of the nine federally recognized tribes in Oregon. They also include Indian children who are placed in Oregon, members of or eligible for membership in tribes outside Oregon and involved or at risk of involvement in the child welfare system.
Refugee Child Welfare Advisory Committee
Statutory Authority: ORS 418.941
The 14-member committee assists and advises ODHS in the development and administration policies, programs and practices related to refugee children and families.
Developmental Disabilities Program
Address: 500 Summer St. NE, E09, Salem 97301
Phone: 503-945-5811; Toll-free:1-800-282-8096;
TTY: 800-282-8096
Contact: Dana Hittle, Interim Director
The Office of Developmental Disabilities Services (ODDS) supports persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) to live as full participants in their communities. These disabilities must significantly impact a person’s ability to function independently. Most I/DD program services are administered under the Medicaid State Plan Community First Choice Option.
Oregon Council on Developmental Disabilities
Address: 2475 SE Ladd Ave., Portland 97214
Phone: 971-304-4191
Contact: Leslie Sutton, Executive Director
Statutory Authority: 42 USC 15001
The governor-appointed council is made up of self-advocates, family members and representatives of community organizations that provide services and supports to people with developmental disabilities. Council members also include representatives of state agencies that receive federal funding on behalf of people with developmental disabilities.
The council ensures that people with developmental disabilities and family members are included in legislative and policy discussions about issues that impact their lives. Council members determine goals and objectives for the five-year state plan, allocate funds to state plan activities, and annually review the council’s progress. The council is supported by full-time staff who are charged with implementing the state plan.
Self-Sufficiency Programs
Address: 500 Summer St. NE, E48, Salem 97301
Phone: 503-945-5600
Contact: Claire Seguin, Director
Self-Sufficiency Programs (SSP) provide benefits and services to individuals and families experiencing low or no income. SSP benefits include Employment Related Day Care; Oregon Health Plan; Refugee Program; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); SNAP-related programs, such as the Employment and Training Program and Able-Bodied Adults without Dependents Program; Temporary Assistance for Domestic Violence Survivors (TA-DVS); Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); TANF-related programs, such as the Job Opportunity and Basic Skills Program and Family Support and Connections; and Youth Services.
Vocational Rehabilitation
Address: 500 Summer St. NE, E87, Salem 97301
Phone: 503-945-5880 or 877-277-5880
Contact: Keith Ozols, Director
Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) helps individuals with disabilities get and keep a job that matches their skills, interests and abilities. VR staff work in partnership with the community and businesses to develop employment opportunities and provide individualized services to each eligible person for their employment success.
VR’s Youth Services programs support youth and young adults with disabilities as they transition to the workplace or postsecondary education. VR also serves businesses by providing recruitment support, inclusion guidance and disability awareness training.
Statewide Independent Living Council
Address: 500 Summer St. NE, E87, Salem 97301
Phone: 503-945-6621
Contact: Brooke Wilson, Executive Director
Statutory Authority: Exec. Order 94-12
The Statewide Independent Living Council (
SILC) is the Governor-appointed coordinating body for Oregon's Independent Living Services.
Independent Living Services are designed to help individuals who experience disabilities achieve personal goals for independence and participation in their families and communities. The majority of council members must be people with disabilities.
Oregon State Rehabilitation Council
Address: 500 Summer St. NE, E87, Salem 97301
Phone: 971-707-8853 or 877-277-0513
Contact: Kaire Downin, SRC Coordinator
Statutory Authority: ORS 344.735