Multnomah County FBCO Resources List | Metropolitan Family Service

Financial Resources

Workforce Response Phone Lines established to assist workers impacted by COVID
List of reliable sources to protect the health of your family. Download COVID-19 Resources for Families of Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs here.
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Available in Oregon: Oregon Employment Department will now issue unemployment benefits to self-employed people. Please share with your networks these documents
- The CARES Act / PUA form in different languages.
- PUA Frequently Asked Questions
- PUA form instructions
The Federal Emergency Management Agency published an update on how the agency is supporting coordination with local, state, tribal, and territorial governments during the COVID-19 response. Assistance includes reimbursement for non-congregate sheltering, funding for food distribution, and disaster survivors assistance.
Time Sensitive Survey: Help Oregon State Chamber of Commerce by completing this survey for the business community.

Family Resources

#StorytimeWithASheriff on YouTube brought to you by the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office is a resource for children and parents stuck.
Oregon MothersCare can connect you to pregnancy information, help, and other services like food, behavioral health, and transportation support. Learn more at the CDC’s website.

Food Resources

This new Department of County Human Services site details food access resources across the county. If you have any resource that would like to share, please contact us.
The US Department of Veterans Affairs released a new COVID Coach app meant to help cope with stress, stay well, and access relevant resources.
You’ll find hundreds of healthy, low-cost recipes on the Oregon State University Food Hero site.
Pandemic EBT. Hasn’t yet been launched, waiting on federal approval! Don’t have to be enrolled in SNAP. Now is the time to make sure you’re enrolled for free school meals.
World Central Kitchen is a private non-profit that provides prepared meals to people in need. The City is working with them to set up feeding programs for houseless folks in Portland. We anticipate they will provide 250 meals/day starting Wednesday, April 29th.
The volume will increase as fundraising allows; their goal is to ultimately provide 750 meals/day. ECC is supporting this in partnership with Joint Office of Homeless ServicesCity is also supplying drivers (P&D) to deliver food to camps.
The two best online sites for finding food:
- 211 info Community Resource Directory
- Oregon food bank finder
- If you have food resources that you would like to share, please contact us.

Culturally & Population Specific Resources

Unnatural Causes — Is Inequality Making Us Sick? This documentary series highlights how systemic inequities based on racism and classism lead to health disparities. There are helpful resources and links to podcasts with experts.
Beneficial Designs, a company that engineers solutions for persons with mobility impairments, released Wheelchair, and Assistive Technology Users ATTENTION: PRECAUTIONS for COVID-19.
HRSA is pleased to announce the Rural Tribal COVID-19 Response program funding opportunity. The funding will provide support for the Tribes to prevent, prepare, and respond to COVID-19 in rural communities.
Independent Sector: shared this recorded webinar on how to apply a racial equity lens to your organization’s COVID-19 response. There are some additional articles linked on this page as well.

Oregon Health Authority updates

OHA launched the OHA Safe and Strong digital Campaign for Community leaders in different languages. Find it here in Spanish: Campaña Unidos + Fuertes.
COVID-19 Spanish language videos
- Como protegernos del COVID-19 (How to protect us from COVID-19)
- Mitos y Verdades del COVID-19 (Myths and Truths of COVID-19)
In many other languages short videos.
COVID-19 Recursos para Comunidades Indocumentadas

Multnomah County updates

Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office and Gresham Police Department have partnered to launch a new crime-fighting initiative to protect businesses and reduce property crimes during this unprecedented health emergency. To determine if your business is located in a MCSO patrol district, use this tool. For businesses located in MCSO patrol districts, sign up for this service online, here. For businesses located in Gresham, click here.
Colorado and Nevada join California, Oregon, and Washington in Western States Pact. See Governor Brown’s press release for more information.
Visit Situational Reports in this link.