Provides a reporting and referral service designed to support bias victims. Trauma-informed operators can provide bias response advocacy, including assistance in reporting a bias related crime to law enforcement. It cannot provide legal advice or investigate any reports.

A bias incident is any hostile expression that may be motivated by another person’s race, color, disability, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or gender identity. A hate crime, known as a bias crime under Oregon law, is any crime where the perpetrator’s motivation is based on bias. Both bias crimes and incidents can be verbal, physical, or visual, and can target someone in a protected class, a family member, or even someone incorrectly perceived to be in a protected class.