For Oregonians struggling to find financial stability due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the place to start looking for rental and utility assistance is the Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance Program (OREAP) which, according to the program’s website, “helps eligible low-income households with their past
Opinion: Oregon Cares Fund is one small effort to help a community in need
Updated Dec 16, 2020;
Posted Dec 16, 2020
The Aladdin Theater marquee displays a message on March 15, 2020 after Gov. Kate Brown announced a ban on gatherings of more than 250 people four days earlier due to the coronavirus. Ryan Fernandez/The Oregonian
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Teresa Alonso Leon, Reyna Lopez and Andrea Salinas
Alonso Leon, a Democrat, represents District 22-Woodburn. Lopez is executive director of Pineros y Campesinos Unidos Noroeste in Woodburn. Salinas, a Democrat, represents District 38-Lake Oswego.
If nothing else, 2020 has shown us that in times of distress, we can help each other make it through if we lend a helping hand, especially to communities in need.