Tides Of Change

Tides of Change, doing business as Women's Resource Center, is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization located in Tillamook, Oregon, that has been registered to receive federal awards since May 2005. The organization specializes in providing comprehensive victim services and support programs focused on domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking in rural communities. Through its federal grant awards, Tides of Change delivers critical services including transitional housing assistance, victim advocacy, trauma-informed sexual assault response, and coordinated community-based interventions for vulnerable populations in the rural Oregon region.

Tides of Change has demonstrated sustained federal funding engagement through multiple prime grant awards and sub-grant awards from the Department of Justice. The organization received a $500,000 Project Grant from the Office on Violence Against Women's Transitional Housing Assistance Grants program (CFDA 16.736), awarded October 1, 2025, to fund the Tillamook Survivor Housing Project, which provides 12 scattered-site transitional housing residences with supportive services including rental assistance, victim advocacy, housing advocacy, financial and employment counseling, and legal advocacy for up to 24 months to survivors experiencing homelessness. Additionally, Tides of Change holds a continuation Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking grant from the Office on Violence Against Women, awarded October 1, 2023, and a Cooperative Agreement from the Office for Victims of Crime awarded October 1, 2022, supporting the Tillamook Community-Wide Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) initiative, which expands sexual assault forensic examination capacity across Tillamook County through collaborative partnerships with Adventist Health Tillamook, Tillamook County Community Health Center, and the Rinehart Clinic. The organization has also received multiple sub-grant awards from the Oregon Department of Justice since 2021, including Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) funding that supports bilingual victim advocates providing crisis intervention, protection order assistance, legal advocacy, emergency shelter referrals, and helpline coverage, with staff dedicated to rebuilding volunteer programs post-pandemic.