Oregon Low Vision Support Groups

Location / Address / Day & Time / Contact
Blindskills- New Visions / Blindskills, Inc.
680 State St. #110, Salem 97301 / 1st Wednesday of month- / Marja Byers-503-581-4224
Blindskills--Shared Visions / Blindskills, Inc.
680 State St. #110, Salem 97301 / 3rd Wednesday of month -
2 to 3:30 p.m. / Marja Byers-503-581-4224
Beaverton Lodge / 12900 SW 9th
Beaverton 97005 / 3rd Friday of month-1 p.m. / LaDonna Leake: 503 646-0635
Clackamas/Happy Valley
Town Center Village / 8609 SE Causey Ave.
Happy Valley 97086 / Last Wednesday of month- 1:30 p.m. / Jean Schreiber: 503 653-8357
Corvallis Senior Center / 2601 NW Tyler Ave., Cline Room, Corvallis 97330 / 3rd Monday of month -
2 p.m. / Sally McBride: 541 752-5749
Devers Low Vision Support Group / 1040 NW 22nd Ave.
Devers Library- 1st floor
Portland, OR 97212 / 3rd Monday of month- 1:30 -3:00 p.m. / Shari Katz, M.A.:503-413-8498
Eugene/Springfield / No support group at this time. Contact the Eugene office of the Oregon Commission for the Blind for information on resources at 541 686-7990.
Grants Pass Support/Discussion Group / HASL
305 NE “E” St,
Grants Pass, OR 97526 / 2nd Tuesday of month -9:30 a.m. / Bud Maffett-(541)471-2302
Gresham Senior Center/
E. Multnomah County Services Building / 600NE8th,#100
Gresham 97030 / 3rd Tuesday of month- 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
East Portland Community Center / 740 SE 106th
Portland 97216 / 3rd Thursday of month -
10-11:30 am / Rachel or Hazel: 503 988-6073
Mid Valley Vision Loss Support Group / First Christian Church
432 Ferry St
Albany, OR 97321 / 3rd Wednesday of month 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. / Bill & Ellen Lilja-541-928-5008
Portland- Holy Cross Lutheran Church / 8705 E. Burnside St.
Portland, OR 97214 / 3rd Saturday of month 11:30 to 12:30 / Judy Keiper: 503 254-8705
Portland/Milwaukie
Rose Villa Retirement Community / 13505 SE River Rd.
Portland 97222 / 1st Monday of month -
2 to 3 p.m. / Rachel Rushing: 503 652-3044
Portland/Milwaukie
Willamette View / 12705 SE River Rd., Portland 97222 / 1st Wednesday of month-1p.m.(call first) / Elizabeth Della Santina: 503 652-6639
Portland - Independent Living Resources / 1839 NE CouchSt.
Portland 97232 / 2nd Monday ofmonth -
10 a.m.to noon / Patricia:503 232-7411 x312
Roseburg Visually Impaired People Group Meetings / Mercy Education Center, Room 1,
2459 Stewart Parkway
Roseburg, OR 97471 / 1st Thursday of month- 10 to 11:30 a.m. / Robin Illers-Oregon Commission for the Blind-541-492-1171


Please call the contact person listed above before attending a meeting, as times and locations may change. This list was compiled by the Macular Degeneration Center at OHSU Casey Eye Institute and Oregon Commission for the Blind- Updated April 2015..