We provide counseling and support to military service members and their families concerned about a broad range of issues- including separation from Delayed Enlistment, processing of other discharges, resolving A.W.O.L. charges, responding to harassment or discrimination. We also provide pre-enlistment counseling, legal and medical referrals, information about Selective Service requirements, Conscientious Objection and other alternative options.
The Military & Draft Counseling Project works in cooperation with a network of local and national organizations, and we can make referrals nationwide. We sponsor a speakers' bureau for giving classroom presentations in Portland-area schools, and we organize an annual Children's Peace Fair. Our services are free of charge, but donations and volunteer help are gratefully accepted.
Current volunteer projects:
1. speakers bureau: presentations in local high school classrooms
2. student outreach: distributing "bookmark" fliers to students before
school
literature tables at schools
3. arranging for placement of ads in student and community newspapers
4. monitoring military recruiting practices in local schools
5. posting fliers on community bulletin boards
6. your creative ideas….
Contact us at: 503-238-0605. Get a second opinion before you sign up for military service or register for the draft. You may e-Mail us at: wrl_pdx@msn.com