Links to Resources

Jericho Road:
https://jerichoroadofredmond.org

Jericho Road provide transitional housing, mentoring to homeless families, and meals to those in need in the Redmond, Oregon area.

Bethlehem Inn:
https://bethleheminn.org/

Provides “shelter, meals, case management, access to transportation, and work experience” for its residents.

PFLAG of Central Oregon
https://pflagcentraloregon.webs.com/

PFLAG mission statement: PFLAG promotes the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons, their families and friends through:  SUPPORT, to cope with an adverse society, EDUCATION, to enlighten and ill-informed public, and ADVOCACY, to end discrimination and to secure equal civil rights.  PFLAG provides opportunities for dialogue about sexual orientation and gender identity, and acts to create a society that is healthy and respectful of human diversity. 

GayChurch.org:
http://www.gaychurch.org/

This site features “the largest welcoming and Affirming Church Directory in the world.”  Congregations are listed by state in the USA and by country.  Other resources are also featured such as articles on the subject of homosexuality and the Bible.

Welcoming Resources:
http://www.welcomingresources.org

“The purpose of this ecumenical group is to provide the resources to facilitate a paradigm shift in multiple denominations whereby churches become welcoming and affirming of all congregants regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity. IWR wants to help build church homes that are truly welcoming and nurturing, where everyone knows “they’re okay, just like they are.””

Meth Action Coalition:
http://www.methaction.org/

“The Meth Action Coalition is helping decrease Meth, and other drug use, through prevention and awareness education in Deschutes County schools. Since 2008, we have given our Meth 101 presentation to over 13,000 students.”