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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Hello Community Partners,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">I hope you all are staying safe and warm.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">As we continue to navigate the challenges in our community as a result of our recent winter storm, we wanted to provide you all with some guidance to help people who are receiving
SNAP that have lost their food due to having a power outage. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Here is some guidance that one of our managers put together.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Requests for SNAP replacement can be taken over the phone or in person. When over the phone, we can record the verbal attestation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#203864">General things to know about replacement benefits:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">The request must occur within
<b>ten days </b>of the food spoilage or loss<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#203864;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">SNAP considers food spoiled after loss of refrigeration of
<b>4 hours or more</b><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#203864;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Only the affidavit step needs to be completed to start the process. A list of lost food can be pended for.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#203864;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Replacement benefits can be requested
<b>PRIOR </b> to power being restored<o:p></o:p></span></li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Example: Springfield resident has been without power since Sunday. They still have no power. They submit the request today, benefits can be reissued now, even without power being turned on.
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Replacement benefits cannot exceed the SNAPS monthly allotment.
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Example: Jane receives $180 in SNAP monthly. She completes the replacement of benefits process and shows that she lost food valued at $400. Only $180 in replacement benefits will be issued.
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Example: Craig receives $200 on SNAP monthly. They complete the process and indicate that they lost food valued at $150. Only $150 will be issued.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Replacement Process<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Oregonian completes a signed attestation or affidavit. The attestation can be on a piece of paper or can be on either the SNP-086 form in ONE by clicking on the “Generate Affidavit” button or the
<a href="https://sharedsystems.dhsoha.state.or.us/DHSForms/Served/de0349d.pdf?CFGRIDKEY=ODHS%200349D,0349D,Affidavit%20of%20Loss%20of%20Food%20Due%20to%20a%20Disaster%20(SNAP)%20-%20NOTE:%20To%20be%20activated%20when%20an%20emergency%20is%20declared.,de0349D.pdf,,,,,,,,,,,../FORMS/-,,../FORMS/-,">
<span style="color:#203864">DHS 0349D</span></a> available on the ODHS/OHA Publication and Forms website. A signature can be a wet signature or a verbal signature. (This is all that is needed to begin the process)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#203864;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">To complete the process the following items are needed. If they are not submitted with the affidavit, the request for replacement benefits will be pended.
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Verification of the disaster or misfortune. Staff processing the affidavit will attempt to verify the power outage online. This will be sufficient in most cases.
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">A list of lost food that includes: Name of food, location of food at the time of loss and price of food<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Warmest Regards,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Constantia",serif">Tricia Merrick </span>
<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:#262626">(</span></i><span style="font-family:"Constantia",serif"><a href="https://www.mypronouns.org/"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Pronouns</span></i></a></span><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:#262626">:
she/her/hers)</span></i><span style="font-family:"Constantia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:#262626">ODHS - Community Partnership Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Constantia",serif;color:#262626">Cell Phone: 541-321-5235<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Trista Neuman <<a href="mailto:neuman_t@4j.lane.edu">neuman_t@4j.lane.edu</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 19, 2024 11:43 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Merrick Tricia L <<a href="mailto:TRICIA.L.MERRICK@odhs.oregon.gov">TRICIA.L.MERRICK@odhs.oregon.gov</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Random Question<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Think twice</span></b><span style="color:black"> before clicking on links or opening attachments. This email came from outside our organization and might not be safe. If you are not expecting an attachment,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Hi Tricia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">First I hope you and your family made it through the Ice Storm, we lost power a few times but nothing to complain about. I already have some Counselors at the Schools
asking about replacement funds, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This is what they sent me<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">I<span style="background:#FDFDFD"> saw something about extra TANF funds for families if they lost food due to power outage maybe Trista can help us figure out how
to help them apply. </span> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:#FDFDFD">Any ideas or suggestions</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Trista Neuman<br>
15th Night School Program Coordinator<br>
Eugene School District 4J<br>
<a href="mailto:Neuman_t@4j.lane.edu">Neuman_t@4j.lane.edu</a><br>
541-525-6723<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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