This Presidential disaster declaration allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to.
April is National Volunteer Month and this is National Volunteer Week, which is an important opportunity to highlight the significant decline in volunteering in this country, along with the multitude of benefits that giving back brings to those who lend their time, talent, and/or resources to those in need.
Public and private schools throughout the Portland region remained closed because of the unexpectedly severe storm on Friday, along with government offices and many businesses.