Causes: Human Services, Victims Services
Mission: Citizen volunteers provide emotional first aid to survivors of tragedy in order to ease their immediate suffering and facilitate their healing and long term recovery.
Target demographics: Family members, witnesses, survivors and those affected by a crisis or traumatic event.
Direct beneficiaries per year: 15,740 citizens in crisis
Geographic areas served: Greater Portland/Vancouver Metro area; specifically Multnomah, Clackamas County, Clark, and Skamania Counties.
Programs: Provide emotional and practical support to victims of traumatic events in the first few hours after a tragedy. Emergency personnel request TIP Volunteers through the 911 system. In 2019, TIP Volunteers responded to 3,214 scenes of tragedy, assisted 15,740 citizens in crisis and spent 12,219 hours on-scene.
Mission: Citizen volunteers provide emotional first aid to survivors of tragedy in order to ease their immediate suffering and facilitate their healing and long term recovery.
Target demographics: Family members, witnesses, survivors and those affected by a crisis or traumatic event.
Direct beneficiaries per year: 15,740 citizens in crisis
Geographic areas served: Greater Portland/Vancouver Metro area; specifically Multnomah, Clackamas County, Clark, and Skamania Counties.
Programs: Provide emotional and practical support to victims of traumatic events in the first few hours after a tragedy. Emergency personnel request TIP Volunteers through the 911 system. In 2019, TIP Volunteers responded to 3,214 scenes of tragedy, assisted 15,740 citizens in crisis and spent 12,219 hours on-scene.
4800 NE 122nd Ave, Portland, OR 97230
503-823-3937
Human Services
Portland
