{"id":3659,"date":"2021-09-30T07:14:07","date_gmt":"2021-09-30T15:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testbed01.plusequalsmedia.com\/?p=3659"},"modified":"2021-09-30T07:14:09","modified_gmt":"2021-09-30T15:14:09","slug":"oregon-worker-relief-fund-to-distribute-second-round-of-payments-to-further-reduce-inequities-in-oregons-pandemic-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testbed01.plusequalsmedia.com\/es\/oregon-worker-relief-fund-to-distribute-second-round-of-payments-to-further-reduce-inequities-in-oregons-pandemic-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Oregon Worker Relief Fund to Distribute Second Round of Payments to Further Reduce Inequities in Oregon\u2019s Pandemic Recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The payments bring crucial relief as the federal government continues to exclude many Oregonians from federal pandemic support and unemployment aid based on immigration status.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sept. 30, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Oregon Worker Relief Fund (OWRF) \u2014 a program that provides financial relief to Oregonians who have lost wages due to the pandemic but are denied unemployment insurance and federal stimulus relief due to their immigration status \u2014 will issue second payments to individuals who have already received a one-time temporary disaster relief payment through the program. First-time applicants who have not yet received OWRF support will also be able to receive relief.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second round of payments was made possible in part by a $5.5 million contribution from the City of Portland to <a href=\"https:\/\/testbed01.plusequalsmedia.com\/es\/\">Oregon Worker Relief<\/a> (OWR) for its three funds: the Relief Fund, the Quarantine Fund and the Small Enterprise Fund. The City\u2019s allocation will go toward narrowing the gap between the amount of unemployment insurance available to most people during the pandemic\u2014up to $50,000 by September 2021\u2014compared to a single maximum $1,720 payment received by some of Portland\u2019s undocumented essential workers through the <a href=\"https:\/\/testbed01.plusequalsmedia.com\/es\/\">Oregon Worker Relief<\/a> program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The households of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org\/research\/immigrants-oregon\">110,000<\/a> undocumented people who call Oregon home have been systematically excluded from unemployment insurance and federal stimulus funds, which have been a lifeline for other Portland households during the pandemic. On top of preexisting economic disparities, these households deal with a host of other inequities. While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregon.gov\/oha\/HPA\/ANALYTICS\/InsuranceData\/2019-OHIS-Early-Release-Results.pdf\">6%<\/a> of all Oregonians lack health insurance, for undocumented Oregonians that number is astronomically higher at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.migrationpolicy.org\/data\/unauthorized-immigrant-population\/state\/OR\">47%<\/a>. It comes as no surprise that Latinx Oregonians\u2014who make up about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.migrationpolicy.org\/data\/unauthorized-immigrant-population\/state\/OR\">80%<\/a> of the state\u2019s undocumented community members\u2014 account for <a href=\"https:\/\/public.tableau.com\/app\/profile\/oregon.health.authority.covid.19\/viz\/OregonCOVID-19CaseDemographicsandDiseaseSeverityStatewide\/DemographicData\">20.6%<\/a> of COVID-19 cases despite comprising only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/quickfacts\/OR\">13.4%<\/a> of the total population.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese payments are more necessary than ever as the Delta variant continues to destabilize Portland\u2019s immigrant and BIPOC households already at a disadvantage due to historic inequities,\u201d said Isa Pe\u00f1a, Interim Executive Director of <a href=\"https:\/\/causaoregon.org\/\">Causa<\/a> and Executive Committee member of Oregon Worker Relief. \u201cThe need is also far greater than what is available in funds. That\u2019s why we\u2019re&nbsp; hoping the State will be able to allocate a significant amount of American Rescue Plan Act dollars to Oregon Worker Relief at the next Emergency Board or Short Session. We need to allow Oregon to make an equitable recovery from the pandemic and investing in our community is an essential way to&nbsp; begin to undo historic inequities and build a more inclusive Oregon.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Most Oregonians received a second federal stimulus check due to the length of the pandemic. Undocumented workers did not,\u201d stated Reyna Lopez, Executive Director of <a href=\"https:\/\/pcun.org\/\">PCUN<\/a>. \u201cThis is why a second payment from OWRF is the right thing to do. This means that those same Oregonians excluded from the second federal stimulus check can continue to pay for things like utility bills, groceries, and medication. This pandemic continues to force us to change our expectations about when and how it will end &#8211; and we must be responsive to that.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starting on Monday, Oct. 4, 2021, individuals who already received OWRF assistance will be eligible to apply again by calling 1-888-274-7292 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. On Sunday, October 3, OWRF will host a community forum from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 3, to answer questions about OWRF and the second-time payments via livestream on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AlivioLaboral\">Alivio Laboral de Oregon<\/a> Facebook page in Spanish and Indigenous languages. Additional information about the program\u2019s eligibility requirements and application process is available at <a href=\"https:\/\/testbed01.plusequalsmedia.com\/es\/\">workerrelief.org<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/testbed01.plusequalsmedia.com\/es\/\">aliviolaboral.org<\/a> for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About Oregon Worker Relief:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oregon Worker Relief is a public-private partnership designed and implemented by directly impacted communities and more than 100 community based organizations. To date, the organization has efficiently and effectively distributed over $80 million in pandemic relief to immigrant Oregonians excluded from federal safety net programs based on immigration status. OWR\u2019s Small Enterprise Fund provides relief to micro, very small and small businesses in the state, and its Quarantine Fund offers financial support to undocumented workers who must quarantine due to COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">###<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The payments bring crucial relief as the federal government continues to exclude many Oregonians from federal pandemic support and unemployment aid based on immigration status. 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