Program Descriptions
Oregon Helps knows about the programs listed below. Oregon Helps can tell you whether your family might be able to get help from any of these programs.
Food and Nutrition
- Women Infants and Children (WIC)
- Supplemental Nutrition and Food (SNAP) - Formerly Food Stamps
- Oregon Farm Direct Nutrition Program
Housing and Utilities
- Portland Water Bureau Financial Assistance Program
- Low-Income Energy Assistance (LIEAP)
- Housing Subsidy
Children and Family Resources
- Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
- Employment-Related Child Care (ERDC)
- National School Lunch Program
Health Care
Financial Benefits
- Oregon Dependent Care Tax Credit
- Oregon's Working Family Tax Credit
- Working Family Tax Credit
- Property Tax Relief
- Child Tax Credit (CTC)
- Individual Development Accounts
- Earned Income Tax Credit
- Federal Elderly/Disabled Tax Credit
- Home Care Tax Credit
Seniors and People with Disabilities
- In-Home Care: (Help in Your Home)
- Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
- Medical Assistance for Seniors and People with Disabilities
- Medical Assistance for Employed People with Disabilities (EPD)
- Medicare Savings
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
- Social Security
- Assisted Living Facilities
- Medicare
