The Workers' Benefit Fund will pay this Supplemental Disability Benefit. Rehabilitation Payments (for pre-1986 Vocational Assistance Costs) (Oregon Laws 1985, Chapter 600, Section 15) Expenses of the Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences of the Oregon … Thank you! What this crisis has taught us is that with adequate public investment we can dramatically reduce hunger in Oregon as long as all families are included. The state of Oregon has no platform to disburse funds to people without Social Security numbers.
New COVID-19 relief fund created to benefit undocumented workers The Latino Community Association created the fund to help those who may not receive a federal stimulus paycheck Now more than ever, this pandemic shows us our individual health and well-being is intrinsically linked to the health and well-being of others. Latinx Oregonians …
Sign up for updates Oregon Worker Relief Fund More Information One PagerEndorsers Take Action Make a donationShare your story Problem COVID-19 (Coronavirus) has ravaged the lives of many low-wage employees, including many immigrant Oregonians. Immigrant Oregonians have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. Let’s work together to make our community strong, healthy, and whole. This has immediate harsh impacts such as housing and food insecurity and long-term impacts for these immigrant families.Get the latest news and updates from MRG FoundationAs appalling as the situation is, this is a wrong that we can make right. The Oregon Worker Relief Fund provides financial support directly to Oregonians who have lost their jobs yet are ineligible for Unemployment Insurance and federal stimulus relief due to their immigration status, and now face hunger, homelessness, and economic hardship. Oregon Worker Relief Fund Begins Distributing Cash to Immigrants Harmed by COVID-19 Gov. In other words, we are building the platform that will make it possible for families to access those funds. The global pandemic has exposed the structural inequities in our society. The Oregon Worker Relief Fund will replace up to 60% of lost wages for Oregonians who, due to their or a family member’s immigration status, are disqualified from receiving Unemployment Insurance or stimulus benefits.
What’s more, this platform will be available for Oregon even after the current crisis; it is an investment in the future of our state and our ability to care for our own. You'll be hearing from us soon.
BACK TO SITE. The Oregon Worker Relief Fund would provide temporary financial support for those that are falling through the cracks during our current pandemic. That so-called Oregon Worker Relief Fund would rely on … That’s why the Oregon Worker Relief Fund is critical.”Over 100 Oregon community partners have come together to form the Oregon Worker Relief Fund to help immigrant Oregonians make ends meet during this crisis.Let’s work together to make our community strong, healthy, and whole.
Without such a platform (that will work much like the current unemployment platform), distributing these funds would be an impossibility. Many gainfully employed Oregonians who are immigrants (and contribute to our collective prosperity) have lost their jobs–and thus their wages–because of the pandemic and have no access to any wage replacement program such as the federal Unemployment Insurance program. The debate was more fraught on the $10 million package to assist workers who don’t qualify for unemployment insurance.
As COVID-19 continues to affect low-wage employees, we continue to see a high level of unemployment for the communities we serve. You'll be hearing from us soon.“Hunger is a symptom of unequal access to healthy food and barriers to employment, education, housing and health care. Kate Brown also announces a $30 million plan to deal with impact of the pandemic on agricultural workers.
Right now. Rather than allow the lack of infrastructure to halt funding for our immigrant families, MRG has spearheaded the effort to build the infrastructure. No other state besides California has this kind of system in place.MRG’s efforts for the OWRF are focused on building the infrastructure. Oregon Human Development Corporation (OHDC) will help participants enroll for this benefit, call 1-855-215-6158, after selecting language (1 for English or 2 for Spanish), select menu option 2 for Oregon Worker Relief Fund.
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