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09/02/2025

Thanks to the The Salvation Army USA for distributing food to our peers in Corvallis. They come to our office weekly and provide food, no strings attached. Approximately 1 in 8 people in Benton County face food insecurity, so organizations like The Salvation Army are needed to ensure vulnerable people survive.

08/27/2025

Join us Saturday, September 13 for our annual Bridges 2 Recovery Block Party! This year we're going all out with a Carnival theme, so bring your kids for fun games, face painting, and shaved ice! For the grown ups we'll have powerful guest speakers, a resource fair, and an opportunity to connect with other people in recovery. Hands across the bridge demonstration is at 12:30 so please make sure you're there for that-we want to make it all the way across the bridge! The whole event is free, including lunch, and everyone is welcome!

08/21/2025

This day was established in remembrance of those lost to fentanyl use and to acknowledge the devastation this drug has brought to hundreds of thousands of affected family members and friends across the nation.

Fentanyl is a nationwide epidemic and in 2024, there were over 80,000 reported deaths due to fentanyl overdose. In Oregon, that number was nearly 1500. Although these numbers show a decline from the previous year, it is still too many.

Linn County is not immune to this horrible drug, and the consequences it can lead to including, death, addiction, and drug related crimes.

We know the importance of educating especially our youth about fentanyl and the dangers it poses. We encourage all parents/guardians to have a talk with their kids, and https://buff.ly/vz2C6dr is a great resource to help you get started.

Our website has a page dedicated to drug education, including an impactful video Sheriff Michelle Duncan urges you to watch with your pre-teen and teenagers. Please visit https://buff.ly/GqWwQhS to learn more.

We can all do our part to become educated on fentanyl and do our part to help stop this dangerous drug from spreading even further into our community.

08/13/2025

We're hiring for two positions in Albany. Please share!

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08/12/2025

Thank you to Chris Grey with Benton County Harm Reduction for donating water to our Corvallis site for us to provide to peers during this nasty heat wave. Thanks to Brit, and other folks who donated water to our other sites. We are so fortunate to have such a generous community offer support to make sure our peers receive survival items like this.

08/11/2025

CHANCE offices in Lebanon, Albany, Corvallis, and Newport are all open during regular hours today, as well as 2nd CHANCE Shelter.

⚠️🌡️Extreme Heat Warnings and Heat Advisories have been issued for much of the NW Oregon and SW Washington interior lowlands for Sunday through early Tuesday.
Forecast for your location ➡️ weather.gov/portland
Heat safety tips ➡️ weather.gov/safety/heat

08/08/2025

We won't have a Women for Sobriety meeting at CHANCE Albany today, but here's some sober weekend ideas!

Sober Weekend Swaps: Inspiring Alternatives for a Meaningful Weekend

Looking for fulfilling ways to spend your weekend without alcohol? Try sunset yoga, join a pottery class, hike with a friend, or host a cozy sober movie night. These uplifting activities promote wellness, creativity, and connection—no hangover required!

08/08/2025

August is Overdose Awareness Month. All drug overdoses are preventable. The overdose crisis doesn’t just shatter families, it fractures whole communities. You can learn more about overdose prevention at https://harmreduction.org/issues/overdose-prevention/

08/01/2025

Huge thanks to Mid Valley Gleaners for donating food to Albany CHANCE and 2nd CHANCE Shelter every week. We’re serving over 200 meals a day and support from Gleaners keeps our community fed. Gleaners collects excess food from farms, grocery stores, and other places and distributes it to people in need. Thank you, Gleaners!

07/28/2025

We had a great time at this weekend! Thanks for having us, and thanks for all the folks who came by to get a FREE Mom and/or Dad Hug from Linda and Will!

07/17/2025

Thank you to the most generous barber, Jake Carr, for visiting our Newport office last week and donating haircuts for our peers. Hygiene services like this provide a huge boost of confidence and self-esteem for the folks we serve, and can assist them in pursuing goals such as finding employment, and maintaining their health so they can move on to self-sufficiency. Thank you, Jake, for taking the time to share your gift with us, we appreciate you!