North Sound 2-1-1
For Community Information and Referrals, call 2-1-1 for help specific to your needs. Employment Support, Medical Care Questions, Rent and Mortgage Assistance, Mental Health Services, Legal Aid Assistance, Support Groups, Senior Assistance Shelter Needs, Utility Bill Help, Volunteer Opportunities, In-Kind Donations, Domestic Violence Help, Food Resources and Critical Information during an emergency.

Dispute Resolution
Center of Snohomish and Island Counties
Is there conflict in your family, workplace or neighborhood? Trained mediators can help you resolve these types of disputes peacefully. Mediation is fast, low cost, confidential and successful; eight out of 10 settle. The Dispute Resolution Center is a program of Volunteers of America and provides conflict resolution services and training to the community. Call (800) 280-4770 or (425) 339-1335. They also arrange mediations on Whidbey Island. Dispute Resolution Center of Snohomish and Island County, P.O. Box 839, Everett, WA 98206-0839. Fax (425) 259-2110; Web site http://www.voaww.org/drc.

CADA
Citizens Against Domestic and Sexual Abuse (CADA) provides emergency and follow-up assistance to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.

CADA offers shelter, transportation, advocacy based counseling, community education prevention programs and women's and children's support groups. Offices open weekdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Contact CADA at (360) 675-2232 for services or (360) 675-7057 for business information. Call the 24-hour Crisis Line at (800) 215-5669. It's located at 275 SE Pioneer Way, Suite 102 or P.O. Box 190, Oak Harbor, WA 98277

Help House
(360) 675-0681
North Whidbey Help House is a food bank for those in need on north Whidbey Island. Help House, 1091 SE Hathaway, Oak Harbor, is open weekdays, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Compass Health, Whidbey Island Compass Health (formerly Island Mental Health/CMHS) offers comprehensive community- based mental health services, such as adult, adolescent and child psychiatric services; outpatient counseling and case management services; vocational, residential and crisis respite services; and crisis response services.

To access mental health crisis services, call the 24-hour Care Crisis Line at (800) 584-3578. To inquire about ongoing mental health services, call the clinic at 678-5555 or (360) 321-4868 (South Whidbey). Compass Health, Whidbey Island, 105 NW 1st St., Coupeville, WA 98239; open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Planned Parenthood
(360) 679-3404
Planned Parenthood of Western Washington is one of 18 clinics around the Puget Sound area. The family planning clinic provides low-cost birth control, pregnancy tests, Pap smears, HIV testing, counseling, treatment for sexually-transmitted diseases and education.

The clinic, located at 3159A N. Goldie Road, Oak Harbor, is open Monday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday and Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Planned Parenthood, P.O. Box 837, Oak Harbor, WA 98277.

The Opportunity Council
(360) 679-6577 or (800) 317-5427
This private, nonprofit community action agency offers to help people of low-to-moderate income in Island County develop and maintain self-reliance.

They offer child care referral and vouchers, community resource referrals, education consultation and liaison, low-income energy assistance, food stamp outreach, emergency housing assistance, gas vouchers, half-price dump pass and low-income housing referral. Families may call to have their names added to a list to receive such household items as beds and couches. Donations of such items are always welcome.

Opportunity Council, 1791 NE 1st Ave., P.O. Box 922, Oak Harbor, WA 98277; www.opportunitycouncil.org.

New Leaf, Inc.
(360) 675-1989
New Leaf is a vocational rehabilitation program and affirmative industry for adults with disabilities. They provide training and employment in janitorial services, grounds maintenance, Commissary shelf stocking and ordering.

New Leaf assists with job placement in the community, job coaching, employment retention support, work skill building, independent living services and employment assessment.

New Leaf, Inc., 660 SE Fidalgo Ave., Suite 101, P.O. Box 943, Oak Harbor, WA 98277; fax 675-8811

Pregnancy Care Clinic
(800) 675-2096.
This nonprofit, locally governed organization brings a non-denominational Christian ministry to women who have unplanned pregnancies. Services are free and confidential, and include pregnancy tests, education on options, housing, classes, maternity clothing and furnishings, referrals and counseling. They also offer newborn layettes, baby cereal and food, baby formula and shepherding homes for pregnant women without a place to live.

Hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hotline counselors are available on most nights after hours. It's located at 670 Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor, WA 98277.

American Red Cross
(360) 675-2912
The American Red Cross provides disaster assistance, military social services and health and safety services. An after-hours representative is available for emergencies around the clock. American Red Cross, Island Chapter, is open weekdays, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 1150 SE Dock St., Oak Harbor, WA 98277.

Armed Services YMCA
(360) 675-2771
The Whidbey Island Branch of the Armed Services YMCA of the USA serves the local military and civilian communities with a fullservice Child Development Center, including a pre-school and school age programs, plus an all-day kindergarten as appropriate for children from 30 months through 12 years. Families and children enjoy the quality curriculum and safe learning environment.

Normal hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 6:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Armed Services YMCA of the USA, 540 SE Pioneer Way, Oak Harbor, WA 98277.

Toddler Learning Center
(360) 679-1039
Toddler Learning Center is a private, nonprofit agency that provides speech therapy, occupational therapy, special classes and parent support for children from birth to 36 months old who have delayed development. Hours are from Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. during the school year. Toddler Learning Center, P.O. Box 633, Oak Harbor, WA 98277. For South Whidbey, call 221-6198 ext. 2232.

Senior Services of Island County
(360) 678-4886
This program serves seniors and disabled citizens by providing group and home-delivered meals, day care, transportation, housing, information and assistance, employment, senior activities and several other support services. Hours are weekdays, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Volunteers are always welcome to deliver Meals on Wheels and transport seniors to medical appointments.

Senior Services of Island County, 50 N. Main, Coupeville, WA 98239. For South Whidbey call (360) 321-1600.

United Way of Island County
(360) 675-1778
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United Way identifies critical issues facing communities and determines how all can best respond by building on community strengths and assets; invests in solutions by bringing together individuals, groups, ideas and resources. United Way does the homework so resources are directed to where they make the greatest impact, the greatest difference in people's lives. United Way of Island County, 830 SE Bayshore Dr., Suite 200, Oak Harbor, WA 98277 Open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.