UPDATE – Replacement SNAP benefits

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The USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) approved Oregon’s request to waive timely reporting of food loss for households in the counties of: Benton, Clackamas, Columbia, Coos, Deschutes, Douglas, Jackson, Jefferson, Josephine, Klamath, Lake, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Multnomah, Tillamook, Wasco, Washington, and Yamhill. This waiver approval will give affected households additional time to make a request for replacement of SNAP benefits through October 7, 2020. More information can be found here.

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Replacement SNAP Benefits. SNAP recipients who have lost food or whose food spoiled due to the wildfires, evacuations, and/or power outages can replace up to a full month of benefits for your household to cover the lost food. To do this, SNAP recipients need to connect with the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) within 10 days of the food loss. They can do this by calling a local ODHS office or submitting a written request. (Note that some offices may be closed due to the fires, but anyone can be served by any office in Oregon)

Replacement EBT cards. If SNAP recipients have lost their EBT cards due to evacuating or if their cards have been destroyed in a fire, they can get replacements. Typically card replacement happens through the ODHS card replacement hotline (1-855-328-6715, M-F 8:30am-4:30pm); however, if a card was destroyed in a fire and/or a delay in receiving an EBT card would impact a household’s health and safety, a replacement card can be given by a ODHS branch office – find your local ODHS office here.