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Food Stamps (Oregon Trail Card)
Information about the Food Stamps Program in Oregon, including information about how to use the Oregon Trail Card.
By: Oregon Law Center and Legal Aid Services of Oregon
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Expedited (Emergency) Food Stamps
Expedited (emergency) food stamps are food stamps that you get sooner than usual if you meet the eligibility guidelines.
By: Oregon Law Center and Legal Aid Services of Oregon
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Food Stamps in Oregon
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Information about how to get food stamps in Oregon.
By: Oregon Department of Human Services
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Public Benefits and Your Immigration Status
It is possible to receive many types of public benefits without affecting your immigration status. Read more about this here.
By: Oregon Law Center and Legal Aid Services of Oregon
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Oregon Women Infants and Children (WIC) Program
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The Oregon WIC Program provides nutrition education and vouchers for the purchase of nutritious food for eligible women and children.
By: State of Oregon
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Federal Women Infants and Children (WIC) Program
(Separate Website)
Information about this federal grant program, including eligibility guidelines.
By: U.S. Department of Agriculture
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School Breakfast Program
(Separate Website)
The School Breakfast Program (SBP) is a federally assisted meal program that operates in schools and institutions to provide nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free breakfasts to children each school day.
By: U.S. Department of Agriculture
School Lunch Program
(Separate Website)
The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is a federally assisted meal program that operates in schools and residential child care institutions to provide nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to children each school day.
By: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Verification (Proof)
Whenever you apply for public assistance (such as food stamps, emergency assistance, TANF, etc.), DHS or the DSO will ask you for verification.
What is verification? Find out here.
By: Oregon Law Center and Legal Aid Services of Oregon
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DHS Fraud Investigators
Welfare and Food Stamp fraud investigators search for possible fraud. Find out about your rights.
By: Oregon Law Center and Legal Aid Services of Oregon
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DHS Overpayments
Information on overpayments in DHS programs such as TANF, Food Stamps and Medical Benefits.
By: Oregon Law Center and Legal Aid Services of Oregon
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How to Write an Affidavit
Information on why and how to write an affidavit.
By: Oregon Law Center and Legal Aid Services of Oregon
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