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Hello Friends and Neighbors,
The Oregon Legislature has approved a $35 million program to provide financial relief to Oregonians who may have experienced an economic hardship due to COVID-19. Oregon residents may be eligible for a one-time, $500 emergency relief payment if they:
1. Are a current resident of Oregon.
2. Attest to being over the age of 18. Date of birth will be noted on the application form.
- 3. Are experiencing severe financial hardship due to the Governor・s Executive orders 20-07 or 20-12 or indirect hardship due to the orders. a. These are the ・Stay Home, Save Lives・ orders that closed many restaurants and personal services to slow the spread of COVID-19. Many sectors ・ like personal transportation services ・ were indirectly affected by the orders and may have resulted in a loss of income.
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- 4. Earned $4,000/month or less pre-tax prior to their income loss due to COVID-19.
- 5. Are NOT current on their unemployment payments: a. Current means they have received all payments for weeks claimed except for the current claim week. Applicants should count base payments for traditional Unemployment Insurance and the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program ・ not the $600 enhanced payment that ended July 31, 2020. Applicants should not include the ・waiting・ week in their calculation of current benefits.
- b. Applicants may be eligible if they never applied for or were denied unemployment.
- c. Applicants may still be eligible if they are not current on unemployment benefits but have since returned to work.
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WHERE SHOULD CONSTITUENTS GO TO APPLY?
● Direct them to the https://emergencychecks.oregon.gov webpage where participating institutions will be listed;
● Direct them to 2-1-1 where a live operator will refer them to the branch location(s) nearest to them by zip code;
● Assist them through the webpage to find a location nearest to them.
Participating financial institutions are taking applications and making funds available by check, direct deposit, cash or prepaid card. Applicants do not need to have a relationship or account with any of the participating institutions to apply and no institution will require applicants to create an account to access funds.
Each financial institution will provide applicants with instructions on their website on how to fill out the application and how to turn it in. Some financial institutions will ask applicants to make an appointment online for an in-person meeting. Other financial institutions will have walk-in service. The financial institutions near District 20 are:
Independence
Umpqua Bank - Appointment Required
302 South Main St, PO Box 308, Independence, OR, 97351
Salem:
Umpqua Bank - Appointment Required
245 Commercial Street SE, Salem, OR
Umpqua Bank - Appointment Required
2710 Commercial Street SE, Salem, OR
Oregon Community Credit Union
2755 Commercial St. SE #104, Salem, OR
SELCO Community Credit Union
3833 Commercial St. SE, Salem, OR
OnPoint Community Credit Union
645 9TH ST. NW, Suite 185, Salem, OR
Central Willamette Credit Union
852 Lancaster Dr SE, Salem, OR
Yours truly,
 Representative Paul Evans
House District 20
email: Rep.PaulEvans@oregonlegislature.gov I phone: 503-986-1420
address: 900 Court St NE, H-276, Salem, OR 97301
website: http://www.oregonlegislature.gov/evans
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