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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 20, 1982)
Rules limit food stamp applications By Mark Pynes Of th« Emerald Pali uniryS 2P SPnyal horde of students to the state food stamp office, but many of the students don't meet eligibility require ments. "We get swamped in the fall," says Julie Singer, food stamp supervisor for the Eugene branch of the Adult and Family Services Division. Because of the large number of students returning to the area who apply for food stamps, it may take as long as five days — instead Of the usual two days — to get an appointment Applicants are required to meet with a food stamp worker to review their application and to verity irnGrmStiCP. present ing documentation, including paycheck stubs, cancelled rent checks and utility bills The food stamp office deter mines eligibility on an individual basis according to the amount of income a person makes after certain allowable deductions Some of the deductions which are allowed would in clude items like rent or mort gages, utilities, certain medical costs, the cost of care for dependents, and telephone service The number of months a per son is eligible depends on "the stability of their income." Singer says A student applying for food stamps must not only meet the basic requirements, but also work a minimum of 20 hours per week at a wage earning job It is also possible for a student to qualify if they are currently employed in a workstudy job. or if they have dependents living in their home Handicapped students may also qualify for food stamps in many instances Those qualifying for food stamps may receive from $10 to $70 per month depending on their economic needs Food stamps can be used like cash to ouy roou — C.llY food There is a long list of things that food stamps cannot be used for. including alcohol, tobacco or cigarettes, soaps, paper products, vitamins and pet foods "They get an X number per month," Singer says, "but we can't tell them how to spend them" The Adult and Family Ser vices [Division has an extension service that provides informa tion on how to use food stamps more wisely The Eugene-Sprtngfield area has three food stamp offices, including the main Eugene branch at Too h sevemn A VS., which serves people living west of lnterstate-5 (for more infor mation. call 686-7822) Families without children under the age of 18 are served by the office located at 1790 W. 11th Ave (686-7676) Families living east of lnterstate-5 can use the Spring field office, which is located at 221 North B St. (726-3507). i i Campus Interfaith Ministry:. . .. people who care ii The Campus Interfaith Ministry. . an experiment in living and working together as the religious community in the university. The CIM at the University of Oregon is one attempt to express the wholeness and integrity of the judeo-Christiun witness in the academic world. It is the will and the purpose of the groups represented by the CIM to live together on the ecumenical frontier. All REAL LIVING IS MEETING. So join us at the C/M, an i ecumenical adventure of ten denominations dedicated to an environment of caring, of insight into the reality of ourselves and our times of loving and doing. Together we are learning to ; discover God’s challenge to us to day. We hope that you will ; join us in this venture, in some form, at some time. ! i • Lectures • Coffehouse ■ • Music I + • Fellowship • Education • Retreats • Worship ! ! ' ! i ] i ; Wesley Center... . .. next to the University Bookstore 1236 Kincaid 344-4219 Open 8:30 to 5:00 weekdays _ Koinonia Center... ... across from PLC and the Library 1414 Kincaid 484-1707 Open 8:30 to 5:00 weekdays United Methodist: Rev. Stuart R. Shaw 1 Mission Intern: Cindy Biddlecomb i Administrator: , Carleen Webb Newman Center... . south of the athletic fields 1850 Emerald 343-7021 Open morning to late evening every day Roman Catholic: Fr. Patrick LaBelle, O.P. Fr. Edmund Ryan, O.P. Fr. Marc Ziefle, O.P. Br. John Adams, O.P. Br. Brendan McAnerney, O.P. Sr. Marquita Yriarte, S.N.J.M. Administrator: Karen Zyon American Baptist Disciples of Christ United Church of Christ: Rev. Michael Myers Episcopal: Rev. Linda Harrell Bruno Jewish: Stacey Loeb Lutheran: Rev. Norman Metzler Southern Baptist: Rev. Don Walker United Presbyterian: Rev. Tom Heger Restoration: Rev. Richard Beswick Administrator: Donna Mann O’Leary
