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SCARS Community Healing Center

Last updated Jun 2026

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SCARS (Survivor Collective Alliance Reaching Society) is a volunteer, survivor-led nonprofit offering peer support, confidential advocacy, safety planning, and community outreach for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and other abuse. It runs peer support groups (including virtual groups), survivor impact panels, and storytelling workshops at no cost. SCARS serves Washington, Clackamas, and Multnomah counties; reach the program at (971) 217-7119.

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