Oregon Worker Relief Fund to distribute $10 million to immigrant-owned small businesses
Updated Mar 04, 2021;
A state fund set up last year to help workers from immigrant communities will distribute $10 million to immigrant-owned small businesses across Oregon.
Organizers of the Oregon Worker Relief Fund announced Thursday that they had established a new program, the Oregon Small Enterprise Fund, to support small business owners who have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic but have been unable to secure aid through federal programs.
The Oregon Legislature’s Emergency Board allocated $46 million in January to set up the new fund and provide ongoing support to the Oregon Worker Relief Fund.