Washington County Consumer Council, Inc.

WCCCI Comfort Zone Comfort Zone is Open!

The Washington County, Oregon Comfort Zone is your place to have fun, meet people and make friends. Our program is operated by Washington County consumers for the benefit of all Washington County mental health consumers and their families.

Our goal is to provide a safe environment in which consumers and members of their families can take part in meals and social activities on a weekly basis. Activities include bingo, arts and crafts, movies, games, and socialization.

Please be advised that if you are not a mental health consumer who lives in Washington County, we will be unable to serve you.

Special Announcements

Comfort Zone is looking for volunteers to serve on the Board of Directors and will be circulating ballots in the upcoming weeks to ensure everyone has a chance to nominate someone. If you, or someone you know, is interested in serving on Comfort Zone's Board of Directors, please fill out a ballot! For additional details on what each position is about, see Nona or Faith in the office!

Comfort Zone will be closed on days when the roads are dangerous during the winter months. If you'd like to verify whether or not we are open, we will update the web site on days that we are closed, and leave a message on our voicemail as well. On days when the weather is bad, call 503-681-7900 for verification before you come to Comfort Zone!

Please be advised! Stay away from the Railroad Tracks!!!
Comfort Zone will not be held liable for any tickets or fines issued to consumers!

No smoking on our property, or on railroad property! Please walk towards city center on the sidewalk to smoke. The sidewalk inbetween railroad crossbars also belongs to the railroad.

The police are giving trespassing tickets to anyone caught loitering or smoking on railroad property.

A person commits the crime of criminal trespass in the first degree if the person enters or remains unlawfully upon railroad yards, tracks, bridges or rights of way. It is a Class A misdemeanor and a person can go to prison for up to a year and be fined up to $6,250.

New Computer Services Available to Low Income Individuals

Remove Virus and/or Spyware
Reload operating system, i.e. Windows and Linux
Load other software
Diagnose computer hardware problems, parts extra if repair necessary.
Install additional computer hardware.

This service is provided for a $15 dollar donation per hour that goes to feed and clothe low income individuals. Most computers take two hours to clean virus and/or spyware. For $30 per hour we will do on-site service within 15 miles of Comfort Zone. This is by appointment only.

We are not responsible for any data stored on your computer so please take adequate precautions. Often virus and spyware will corrupt a system beyond reasonable efforts to retrieve data and this is beyond the scope of the services offered by Comfort Zone. But we may be able to restore the operating system from scratch.

Please call on Monday, Wednesday or Friday between 1-4pm for an appointment or you may leave a message anytime and we will get back to you. You can also just bring your computer in during those times and we will do our best to work on your machine. You only need to bring in the main computer unit, no monitor, keyboard or mouse.

Please be advised that Comfort Zone will be closed if the roads are snowy or icy.

Please visit http://www.arturo-perez.com/Home.html and check out the Arturo Perez Jr. website. Click on the "Films" link on the left, then select the "Abilities" link from the videos in the center of the screen.

Please visit http://corvallis.drop-in.org and check out our new sister site! Visit the Corvallis
Drop-In if you're ever in Corvallis!

Concerns that have been brought to our attention in recent months:
Please do not go into the Real Deals store.
No loitering (standing around) in the loading zone downstairs, or in front of Real Deals store.
If you use the elevator, please make sure to shut the doors completely when you are done.
All bicycles must be brought inside the building, not parked or locked up outside.

We have great people helping out in the Cyber Cafe!
Come in and get help:

Creating or updating your resume
Learn word processing
Get Job Assistance
Learn how to use email

If there is a movie you want to see, please put it on the sign up sheet in the Cyber Cafe! Please choose movies that are appropriate for all consumers. G or PG movies are acceptable, and R movies must be screened by the office staff before being allowed on the rental list. Movies with excessive violence, nudity or swearing will not be shown.

Comfort Zone Newsletter! We're doing a newsletter for the consumers of Banyan Tree, Open Gate, Life Works, and Homestreet. In order to do this newsletter we'll be needing the following items:

Any creative writing for poems that would be suitable for the newsletter
Personal stories that enlighten the reader
Delicious recipes that you'd like to share

February Newsletter (Please be patient, I may take a moment to load.)
Newsletter (pdf)

Please send your submissions to Comfort Zone at: nonaemail@yahoo.com.