Community Support Resources

Bend-La Pine Schools Safety FAQs

Bend-La Pine Schools has provided answers to frequently asked questions about school safety and support.
Read the Safety FAQs

Silver Rail Community Information Hub

Find the latest updates, resources and recovery information from Bend-La Pine Schools related to Silver Rail Elementary.
Visit the Community Information Hub

Silver Rail PTO

Find ways to support Silver Rail families and teachers, including opportunities to donate and help.
Help Support the Silver Rail Community

Immediate Crisis and Family Support

Community members who need additional or immediate support can access the following resources:

• Deschutes County Stabilization Center: Open 24/7 at 63311 NE Jamison Street in Bend.
• Deschutes County Crisis Line: Call 541-322-7500, ext. 9 for immediate support.
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administrations’ Disaster Distress Helpline provides confidential crisis counseling and support 24/7 Call or text: 1-800-985-5990. Spanish-language support is available by pressing 2.
• 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Call or text 988 for free, confidential support 24 hours a day. Spanish-language support is available.
• The National Mass Violence Center created a Bend-specific resource guide with information and resources to help individuals and families following the tragedy.

Resources to Help Children

This tragic event has evoked a range of emotions and safety concerns across the United States. In response to such events, the National Child Traumatic Stress Network has developed resources to help children, families and communities navigate what they are seeing and hearing, acknowledge their feelings, and find ways to cope together.

These resources include:

• Parent Guidelines for Helping Youth After the Recent Shooting
  • En Español
• Talking to Children about the Shooting
• Helping Youth After Community Trauma: Tips for Educators
  • En Español
• Talking to Children: When Scary Things Happen
  • En Español
• Creating Supportive Environments: When Scary Things Happen
  • En Español
• For Teens: Coping After Mass Violence
• Helping School-Age Children with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers
  • En Español
• Helping Young Children with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers
  • En Español
• Helping Teens with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers
  • En Español
• Guiding Adults in Talking to Children about Death and Attending Services
• After a Crisis: Helping Young Children Heal
  • En Español
• Age-Related Reactions to a Traumatic Event
  • En Español
  • ASL
• Once I Was Very Very Scared
  • En Español
• I Don’t Know How to Address Worries About My Child’s Safety at School

Deschutes Public Library

Resources for parents, caregivers, and community members about the difficult topic of school shootings and gun violence in our community.

DPL Adults: Gun Violence & School Shootings — a staff-created list from Deschutes Public Library

Youth Peace & Justice Foundation

24-hour free online peer crisis counseling, Call or Text: 254-499-8027

More Information

Oregon Disaster Funders Network

Service providers and those impacted, please use the Disaster-Related Funding Need Request Form to share a funding need.

Disaster-Related Funding Need Request Form

Oregon Community Foundation Rapid Response Fund

Support the Oregon Community Foundation Rapid Response Fund: Standing with Bend in a Time of Need

As the Silver Rail Elementary School community and the broader Bend community begin the difficult process of healing, community members who wish to help can support response and recovery efforts through the Oregon Community Foundation’s Rapid Response Fund. Donations will help provide timely assistance to students, families, educators, and others impacted by this tragedy, while supporting emerging community needs in the days and weeks ahead.

Learn more or donate at: https://go.oregoncf.org/campaign/857719/donate.