June Clothing Allowance Payment letters sent in error
TANF eligible families who received the Clothing Allowance Payment in May mistakenly received a duplicate letter this month telling them to expect a $270 Clothing Allowance Payment around June 15.
This letter was sent to families by mistake due to an administrative error. Additional June payments will not be issued.
If you are contacted by families, please apologize for the confusion, and inform them that payments were already issued in May and the letter was sent in error.
The next Clothing Allowance Payments are scheduled for August. If a family is eligible for this payment, they will receive a letter again in August.
July 1 Changes to ERDC – Action Steps for Family Coaches and other Staff
On July 1, ERDC policy changes will enable families to receive cash and child care assistance at the same time and decrease the reasons ERDC cases can close. There will no longer be a separate TANF child care program, since families receiving TANF will be eligible for child care through ERDC.
Eligibility staff have also received information about this update through the transmittal, referenced below, the ONE Weekly Update and from the Oregon Eligibility Partnership (OEP) Learning and Engagement Team’s announcement of upcoming Take Time for Trainings (TT4T).
Family Coaches – Talking Points for Monthly Engagement Meetings
In preparation for the TANF child care transition to ERDC, TANF policy is requesting for family coaches to communicate about the changes in June and July monthly engagement meeting with TANF child care participants. Additionally, we ask that family coaches share about the July 1 changes to ERDC with all TANF recipients, since they can now receive ERDC and TANF at the same time. Below are links to talking points you can reference in your upcoming engagement meetings:
Additional information can be found by accessing transmittal OEP-PT-23-028 and ERDC Transition Toolkit.
Letters to Providers and Families Going Out This Week
We are communicating these changes to providers and families this week through the following letters:
External Flyers on July 1 Changes
If you'd like to help us get the word out to families, please help us spread the word using the flyers below:
The P-EBT Summer 2022
The P-EBT for Summer 2022 Program has officially concluded. Over the past few months, ODHS was able to successfully distribute P-EBT benefits to 420,742 eligible children across the state of Oregon! No new P-EBT benefits will be issued at this time. Any questions from parents or families regarding their child’s eligibility can be directed to our P-EBT Call Center at 844-ORE-PEBT (844-673-7328) through June 30, 2023.
Celebrate World Refugee Day in Salem and Portland
The Office of Immigrant and Refugee Advancement (OIRA) and Self-Sufficiency’s Refugee Program have collaborated with Salem for Refugees and community-based organizations to celebrate World Refugee Day this month.
A World Refugee Day walk will be held in Portland on June 20. The walk will take place from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. along the Portland waterfront, beginning and ending at Salmon Street Springs Fountain, 1000 SW Naito Parkway. OIRA Director Toc Soneoulay-Gillespie will welcome attendees and close out the event.
In Salem, World Refugee Day will be celebrated on June 23 at the opening night of World Beat Festival. Celebrations will take place at the Riverfront Park Amphitheater from 5:15 to 6:30 p.m. You can get tickets at World Beat Festival 2023 Ticket Eventbrite
Salem Informational Flyer
Portland Informational Flyer
Buzzworthy: Minimum Qualifications for the Social Service Specialist 2 (SSS2) classification within SSP has updated.is now allowed for five years of experience in Human Services or related case management to four years of experience.
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