Salem-News.com News Feed for articles tagged with welfare www.salem-news.com 2010 In response to the snow and extreme temperatures the City is offering a temporary warming center available in Gresham beginning Saturday December 13th through Thursday December 18th. The warming center will be at St. Henry's Catholic Church, 346 NW 1st Street Saturday, Sunday, and Monday nights, and will move nearby to the First Baptist Church 224 W Powell Blvd. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights. The warming center will be open from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM. Doors will lock at the warming center at 9:00 PM. Those using the center may leave at any time, but will not be allowed back into the shelter after 9:00 PM. http://salem-news.com/articles/december142008/warming_center_12-14-08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december142008/warming_center_12-14-08.php Sun, 14 Dec 2008 16:38:00 PST Children’s and Parent’s Rights organizations from across the nation are scheduled to encroach on Washington DC this August 15th & 16th at the Upper Senate Park. They say they are doing it because government policies do not reflect what is truly best for children and good parents. Organizer Larry Holland says the event is bringing the major issues facing parents to the legislators’ doorsteps, their backyards, and their offices. http://salem-news.com/articles/june302008/parents_rights_6_30_08.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june302008/parents_rights_6_30_08.php Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:38:00 PDT Oregon's 221,000 food-stamp households will receive small increases this month in the amount of their benefit and in how much they can earn to qualify. The changes, affecting about 431,000 people, became effective Sunday, Oct. 1st. The federal government, which finances the food-stamp program, revises food-stamp payments annually to reflect changes in food, housing and other costs. Recipients are people who are low-income, elderly or disabled. The average amount of food stamps received by an Oregon household is about $174. http://salem-news.com/articles/october022006/food_stamps_10206.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october022006/food_stamps_10206.php Mon, 02 Oct 2006 14:58:00 PDT Governor Kulongoski said Wednesday the state will make certain that no one who is eligible for Medicaid in Oregon will suffer harm from new federal Medicaid requirements, which will require nearly 500,000 Medicaid recipients in Oregon to show proof of citizenship when they enroll in the Oregon Health Plan. "We will make certain that no one who is eligible for Medicaid in Oregon will be hurt as a result of these new regulations," said Governor Kulongoski. "Despite the fact that these new rules will impose a significant burden on the state, we will make certain that the health, safety and well-being of our neediest citizens will not be jeopardized." http://salem-news.com/articles/june212006/kulongoski_dhs_62106.php http://salem-news.com/articles/june212006/kulongoski_dhs_62106.php Wed, 21 Jun 2006 20:48:00 PDT