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Legal Aid Offices in Oregon
(Separate Website)
Find the legal services provider for your county.
By: Legal Services
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Need a Lawyer in Oregon?
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You can contact the Oregon State Bar's Lawyer Referral Service for help in finding a lawyer in your area.
By: Oregon State Bar - Lawyer Referral Service
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Cash and Food Stamp Benefits for Low Income Oregonians
Information about cash benefits for which you may be eligible which are different from and not so well known as the TANF benefit program.
By: Oregon Law Center and Legal Aid Services of Oregon
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Electric, Gas, and Telephone Services - Keeping Utilities Going in Households with Persons Needing Ongoing Medical Care
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Does someone in your household require ongoing medical care? Are you worried your electric, natural gas or telephone service might be disconnected? If you are, you should know that Oregon's regulated utilities offer a program to allow special payment arrangements to avoid having your telephone, electric and gas service from being shut off if you fall behind on paying your bills. If you have questions about this program, call the Oregon Public Utility Commission, Consumer Section at 1-800-522-2404.
By: Oregon Law Center
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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Immigration Status and Eligibility for Government Help
Many non-U.S. citizens and undocumented immigrants ARE eligible for public assistance!
The relationship between immigration status and eligibility for government benefits (such as food stamps, medical coverage, and cash assistance) is complicated. Learn more through this resource.
By: Oregon Law Center
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Oregon Telephone Assistance Program (OTAP)
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Information on a program for low-income individuals receiving certain forms of public assistance.
By: Oregon Law Center
SSA/SSI Debt Collection
Questions about debt and Social Security Checks.
By: Lane County Legal Aid and Advocacy Center
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Hearings, Grievances, and Complaints
DHS Administrative Hearings
Information about DHS administrative hearings in Welfare, Food Stamps, or Medical Benefits cases.
By: Oregon Law Center and Legal Aid Services of Oregon
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Hearing Subpoena Forms When you want a witness to testify at your agency hearing with an administrative law judge from the Office of Administrative Hearings, you can use this form to ask the judge to issue a subponea to order your witness to testify at the hearing. There is also a subpoena form that you can use to ask an administrative law judge to order someone to provide documents that you need for a hearing.
By: Oregon Department of Justice
Social Security Disability & SSI - Hearings
Information about hearings in Social Security Disability or SSI cases. (An excerpt from the Social Security Disability and SSI booklet.)
By: Oregon Law Center and Legal Aid Services of Oregon
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Oregon Health Plan - If You are Denied Services or Have a Complaint
Information about what you can do if you are denied eligibility, coverage, or services (including the failure to provide an interpreter when needed) under the Oregon Health Plan.
By: Oregon Law Center and Legal Aid Services of Oregon
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Welfare Grievances
Information about filing a grievance in welfare or Food Stamps cases.
By: Oregon Law Center and Legal Aid Services of Oregon
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Governor's Advocacy Office
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The Governor's Advocacy Office's ombudsmen provides information, referral and help in resolving problems regarding any DHS program. The toll-free number is 1-800-442-5238.
By: Oregon Department of Human Resources
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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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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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