Profile
Contact: Pamela Cortez, pcortez@voaor.org
Christina McGovney, cmcgovney@voaor.org
Communities served: Supporting survivors of domestic and sexual violence, and survivors of sex trafficking, primarily in the greater Portland Metro Area, but can serve statewide in Oregon.
Eligibility Criteria: Must be a survivor of domestic and/or sexual violence, including Sex Trafficking. Be willing to engage in Economic Empowerment services on an individual and/or group basis. Savings goals must be short term and our current focus is on 1. Housing Rent 2. Vehicle Acquisition or Repair, and 3. Post-Secondary Education. Our services are 100% free and confidential.
Other services provided: We offer a wide range of Economic Empowerment services for survivors such as Rent Well – a tenant education course with a landlord incentive, understanding and repairing credit, employment skills (job search, resume and cover letter writing, etc.) and more.
Languages served: For IDA services we use a language line.