Community Health Workers and Community partners:
As a response to COVID-19, Familias en Acción through our Nutrition and Food Equity program collaborated with Hunger Free Oregon, 211, Women, Children and Infant (WIC), and Oregon Food Bank (OFB) to share with our communities food resources available for the Latino/x/e Community.
Download poster HERE in English & Spanish.
Know Your Rights
They cannot deny food to your children.
Everyone up to the age of 18 is entitled to meals.
The application is confidential. This is not part of public charge.
School Meals
To apply to School Meals, contact the school your child attends.
Two ways to submit a complaint:
- Complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) or call (866) 632-9992
- Write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form
- Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410
- Fax: (202) 690-7442
- E-mail: program.intake@usda.gov
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
To apply: https://oregonhunger.org/apply-for-snap/
Oregon law requires Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) employees to treat customers “in a courteous, fair, and dignified manner.” You have the right to file a complaint. For example:
- If they speak to you in English even when you asked for services in your language
- Insults you or speaks rudely to you
- Asks you to provide information not required by law
- not return your calls
- Doesn’t take the time to answer your questions
To submit a complaint:
Form: Instructions for submitting complaints for customer service or privacy issues, or complaints of discrimination
Oregon Food Banks
Food Pantries
Find food pantry locations HERE
To submit a complaint:
- Call the Oregon Food Bank directly at 503-282-0555
- File your complaint directly with the pantry where the incident occurred
- All agencies must report incidents to the Oregon Food Bank
- File your complaint with the Department of Human Services (DHS) by calling their Civil Rights line 1-800-442-5238
Double Up Food Bucks
- Buy $1 SNAP, Get $1 Free in DUFB
- Up to $10 per day at grocery stores
- Up to $10 a day at farmers markets
- Earn up to $200 toward the cost of a farm share
Learn more at https://doubleuporegon.org/
Connect with Mason Durfee, DUFB coordinator at mdurfee@oregonfoodbank.org o 971.233.3358
Women, Infant, and Children – WIC
Apply for WIC HERE
To submit a complaint:
- Complaint Form
- For more questions, connect with Cenaida at WIC, 971-413-2724
OHP – Plan de Salud de Oregon
- Niños y adolescentes hasta 19 años
- No importa el estatus migratorio
- Llame al 503-746-1220 y 971-535-9051
If you believe you have been discriminated against or treated unfairly, contact this free service:
Legal Aid Public Benefits/Oregon Law Center
Phone: 1-800-520-5292
To find an immigration attorney: Oregonimmigrationresource.org
Mondays: 1-4pm
Tuesdays: 9:30am-12:00pm
Wednesdays: 9:30am-12:30pm
Thursdays: 1-4pm
Closed on Fridays
Closed state and federal holidays
Webinars
We would like to invite you to join one of our webinars, to learn together how to access food during this pandemic. Check our Training & Community Classes page for more information.
For more information and to register: contact Alejandra Gurrola at alejandra@familiasenaccion.org
Conoce Tus Derechos
Acceso a Alimentos Durante una Pandemia en Oregon COVID-19
