To ensure they do not lose any of their federal food assistance benefits, Oregonians should respond today to mailed notices from state officials seeking more information to verify their income, according to the Oregon Department of Human Services.
Oregonians in 12 counties who lost their federal food assistance in July because of a wildfire evacuation can request replacement benefits until Aug. 14. As wildfires ravage across Oregon this summer and surpass the state’s wildfire acreage record, the human services department extended the deadline for people receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits whose food […]
Free news:Â People anywhere in Oregon who have been affected by wildfires or wildfire-related air quality can call 1-833-699-0554 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Free news: If you live in Wasco County and lost food bought with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits because of recent fires and evacuations, you now have more time to ask for replacement benefits.
Free news:Â The STEP program connects SNAP participants with free employment and training services through partnerships between ODHS, STEP providers, the Oregon Employment Department, local workforce development boards and other community organizations throughout Oregon.
The Oregon Department of Human Services, Child Welfare Division, has put out a statement asking the public to help find Payton Brazell Smith, age 16, a child in foster care who went missing from Junction City on April 9. Smith is believed to be in danger, according to the press release.
