Common Acronyms
A guide to the alphabet soup of acronyms
501(c)3-A section of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code relating to non-profits tax-exempt status
BBBS-Big Brothers Big Sisters
BRS-Behavior Rehabilitation Services
CAH-Community Attention Homes
CASA-Court Appointed Special Advocates
CFL- Mid-Columbia Center For Living
CGC-Columbia Gorge Center
CPS-Child Protective Services
DHS-Department of Human Services
ED-Executive Director
ESD-Educational Service District
FF-Families First
GED-General Equivalency Diploma
GOBHI-Greater Oregon Behavioral Health, Inc.
HIPAA-Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HRCCCF-Hood River County Commission on Children and Families
HRVHS/SD-Hood River Valley High School/School District
HUD-US Department of Housing and Urban Development
ILP-Independent Living Program
JRP-Juvenile Rights Project
KH-Klahre House
MCCFL-Mid-Columbia Center for Living
MCCOG-Mid-Columbia Council of Governments
MCMC-Mid-Columbia Medical Center
NCS-Nuestra Comunidad Sana
NPS-New Parent Services
NDI-The Next Door, Inc.
NORCOR-Northern Oregon Corrections
NPS-New Parent Services
OCCF-Oregon Commission on Children and Families
OYA-Oregon Youth Authority
PHRMH-Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital
TACS-Technical Assistance for Community Services
TFC-Therapeutic Foster Care
VISTA-Volunteers In Service To America
WCCCF-Wasco County Commission on Children and Families
YFS-Youth & Family Services