Central Oregon Guardian Assistance Progam

The Central Oregon Guardian Assistance Program (COGAP) was established as a non-profit organization in August of 2023 in Bend, Oregon to provide guardianship services to indigent and low-income incapacitated individuals in the tri-county Central Oregon area. The formation of the non-profit was in response to the rapid increase of indigent and low-income incapacitated adults having no family or other legal decision-making support cycling through the hospital and jails or unhoused in our communities and without care and housing appropriate to their needs. Following input from the Central Oregon Council on Aging, DHS, adult behavior health agencies, Mental Health agencies, Elder Law Attorneys, Judges, Trial Court Administrators, Probate Commissioner, law enforcement, professional guardians and medical professionals, the Central Oregon Guardian Assistance Program was formed.

The Central Oregon Guardianship Assistance Program (COGAP) provides pro bono guardianship services to Central Oregonians with limited means who are incapacitated and as a result, unable to make medical, housing, and financial decisions for themselves.