A.S.S.I.S.T. Assertive SSI Service Team

A.S.S.I.S.T. Assertive SSI Service Team SSD or SSI benefits should not take years to receive. Our mission is to expedite the process with no appeals and get it right the first time.

11/22/2024

As we enter into the season of thanksgiving it is with deep gratitude that we say THANK YOU! to our individual donors and the philanthropic foundations, charitable trusts and other community funds that help keep ASSIST alive each year. We would not be here without their help! This year we give thanks to these generous organizations:

*City of Beaverton
*Providence Community Hlth
*City of Lake Oswego
*City of Tigard
*Clackamas County Housing & Community Development/
Metro Supportive Housing Services bond
*Henry HIllman, Jr.
*Randall Charitable Trust
*Swigert Foundation
*The Portland Clinic Fdtn.
*CareOregon
*Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trst
*Marie Lamfrom Charitable Ftn
*Autzen Foundation
*Zera Foundation
*Oregon Law Foundation
*Ronald W. Naito Fdtn.
*Wendy's Fund
*Maybelle Clark McDonald Fund

And all the
individual donors = approximately $22,000

We serve a caseload of approximately 120 severely ill people at a time with the help of all of these wonderful charitable groups. Our small nonprofit has helped bring in over $63 million dollars of federal disability benefits into our community since 2010.

Stocking up on some survival supplies for our indigent clients who are still struggling with insecure housing situations...
11/19/2024

Stocking up on some survival supplies for our indigent clients who are still struggling with insecure housing situations.

We are starting our donation fundraising a bit early this year to boost our resources for our very dedicated staff. They...
08/08/2024

We are starting our donation fundraising a bit early this year to boost our resources for our very dedicated staff. They do detailed legal work. As you can imagine, it is very emotional work as we meet clients who are at some of the lowest points in their lives who never expected to need to apply for disability benefits. Compassion and restoring dignity are our core values. Donations can be made at ProgramASSIST.org.

With your support ASSIST has:
* Helped over 1100 clients apply for benefits;
* Brought in $60 million in income to our clients;
* Prevented many sick people from becoming homeless;
* Provided access to many other State disability services.

No donation is too small. With gratitude!
Mellani Calvin, Founder/Director

Another precious win for our team. Our client desparately needs to replace the old truck she has been living in for year...
05/01/2024

Another precious win for our team. Our client desparately needs to replace the old truck she has been living in for years. We were able to get SSA to release a bunch of back pay they were withholding in order for her to obtain reliable transportation. She needs to regularly attend her medical appointments. Bless her strong heart!

Happy Holidays from the ASSIST Team. May 2024 bring us all goodness and light!
12/21/2023

Happy Holidays from the ASSIST Team. May 2024 bring us all goodness and light!

12/08/2023

13 years later and I still feel the same way about our life-changing work. We are a team of 8 now and our "wins" are just as cherished as ever because it's gotten even harder to prevail in this very broken federal system.

Seasons greetings and holiday blessings. We hope you will consider making a donation in support of stabilizing the lives...
12/08/2023

Seasons greetings and holiday blessings. We hope you will consider making a donation in support of stabilizing the lives of the people we serve here at ASSIST who have serious and chronic disabilities. Donations can be made from our web site www.ProgramASSIST.org.

09/28/2023

We just got a message from FB saying this page has a violation of their policy. We have not posted any updates on this page since April 2023. We do not understand what has happened.

We so appreciated both Commissioner Sharon Meieran and Multnomah County DHS Director Mohammad Bader coming to the ASSIST...
04/19/2023

We so appreciated both Commissioner Sharon Meieran and Multnomah County DHS Director Mohammad Bader coming to the ASSIST office to meet with our staff and to learn more about this big missing piece in social services. Commissioner Meieran calls our work "the front door key to disability services".

The ASSIST Team gave public testimony about our important service at the Multnomah County Commissioner's board meeting t...
03/10/2023

The ASSIST Team gave public testimony about our important service at the Multnomah County Commissioner's board meeting today.

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Portland, OR
97239

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