Statewide advocacy, training, and peer support for Oregon's Community Providers since 1969.
For more than 55 years, the Oregon Resource Association has been the connective tissue holding Oregon's disability services community together. Based in Salem, OR, ORA represents the providers on the front lines every day, the organizations that help individuals with intellectual, developmental, and other disabilities live full, self-determined lives. That mission has never drifted.
ORA is not a passive membership card. It is an active statewide network where providers find legislative allies, skilled training partners, and colleagues who understand the real complexity of this work. When a regulation shifts at the Capitol, ORA is already in the room. When a provider needs guidance on best practices or compliance, the resources are there.
The organization's reach spans every corner of Oregon, and its calendar reflects that. Quarterly meetings, the NW Conference, and the Oregon Forward program give members consistent touchpoints to grow, connect, and advocate together. With a 4.2-star reputation built on genuine community impact, ORA earns its standing year after year.
ORA membership opens doors that individual providers rarely find on their own. Legislative support and advocacy puts member voices directly into Oregon's policy conversations, ensuring that the people who deliver disability services help shape the rules governing them. Peer networking connects providers across the state so no organization has to solve a hard problem in isolation.
Training is a cornerstone of what ORA delivers. Upcoming trainings and quarterly meetings keep staff and leadership current on best practices, compliance, and emerging issues in disability services. The annual NW Conference draws providers from across the region for deeper professional development and cross-state collaboration.
The Oregon Forward program gives members specialized support tied to employment and community inclusion outcomes. Taken together, these offerings make ORA membership one of the most practical investments an Oregon Community Provider can make in the people they serve.
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ORA serves Oregon's Community Providers, the organizations and agencies that support individuals with intellectual, developmental, or other disabilities to live full and inclusive lives across the state.
Members receive access to legislative advocacy, peer networking, professional training events, quarterly meetings, the NW Conference, Oregon Forward program support, and a statewide community of providers facing similar challenges.
ORA actively monitors and engages in Oregon's legislative process, representing member interests on policy issues that affect disability services funding, regulations, and community inclusion priorities.
Oregon Forward is a program ORA supports that focuses on employment and community integration outcomes for individuals with disabilities, giving member providers tools and guidance to advance those goals.
The office at 2405 Front St NE, Suite 150, Salem, OR 97301 is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. The office is closed on Saturdays and Sundays.
ORA's service area is the entire state of Oregon. While the administrative office is located in Salem, the network, events, and advocacy work benefit Community Providers from every region of the state.
ORA posts upcoming trainings, quarterly meeting schedules, and conference information at oregonresource.org. Membership provides access to the full event calendar and registration details.
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