Our Community

Our community -- McMinnville, Yamhill County and the state of Oregon -- understands the importance of creating and maintaining healthy families and the vital work we do to empower victims to move with confidence into the future.  We appreciate the generosity of our many friends, donors and volunteers. Mention “Henderson House” anywhere in this community and people immediately respond in a very positive way.

Henderson House also works with a strong network of community partners, including service providers, law enforcement, and court and corrections personnel on a countywide domestic violence task force, working toward a coordinated community response. We work with state agencies to develop coordinated case plans with mutual clients.  These are just a few of the ways we work with community agency to serve survivors:

• Through agencies such as YCAP and the Housing Authority, we work to transition shelter clients into affordable long term housing.

• Working with private therapists and through the Yamhill County Mental Health Department, we facilitate counseling services for clients who need them.

• With the Crime Victims Assistance Division of the District Attorney’s office and the services of Legal Aid, we seek to surround victims with access to the resources necessary to move forward with their lives.

• Communication with the Department of Human Services enables us to track child victims of domestic violence and keep them within the safety net.

• Our community partners include schools, churches, chemical dependency clinics, transportation providers, children’s services and other Oregon domestic violence agencies.

Finally, we have a fifteen page resource list of service providers in Yamhill County—places where our clients can receive the additional help they need.