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SIUSLAW NEWS | WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2020 | 7A Oregon families to receive $134 million more in food benefits The Department of Hu- man Services (DHS) and the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) an- nounced that more than 351,000 students receiving free meals from Oregon schools will get additional food benefits for groceries during the school closure. Households will receive food benefits equivalent to the cost of one lunch and one breakfast for each eli- gible student — $5.70 per normal school day for the months of March, April, May and June. Beginning in June, these additional benefits will be automatically deposited for Supplemental Nutri- tion Assistance Program (SNAP) households to their existing Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) accounts on their regular issuance date. Benefits are sent out from the 1st to the 9th of the month, based on the last digit of your SSN. Students who get free school meals but do not re- ceive SNAP benefits will au- tomatically receive an Ore- gon Trail Card in the mail in the months of June and July. Parents do not need to apply if their children are part of a school where all students receive free meals. Families whose children attend participating schools and have experienced sig- nificant income loss may have become eligible for free school meals, and there is still time to apply. Apply online at www. o d e . s t a t e . o r. u s / a p p s / FRLApp/Default or contact your local school. To find out if your school participates in this program, visit www.or- egon.gov/o de/students -and-family/childnutrition /Pages/COVID-19.aspx. Benefits will be retroac- tive to March 16 for stu- dents who received free and reduced-price meals when schools closed. For newly eligible free or re- duced-price students or SNAP households, benefits will start at the beginning of the month they become eligible. More information about the program is available at govstatus.egov.com/ or-dhs-benefits. DHS will continue to work with federal part- ners to provide greater as- sistance to Oregonians in need. BARGAINS OF THE MONTH TRUE VALUE HARDWARE 1750 HIGHWAY 126 DUNES VILLAGE SHOPPING CENTER FLORENCE, OR PHONE (541) 997-8024 SALE DATE: MAY 1-MAY 31, 2020 PROGRAM from page 1A loan and, with some early donations from friends, has also been the area co- we are starting with a Line ordinator for past Salva- of Credit of approximately tion Army holiday collec- $15,000. Every day during tions, often set up at local the month of June, as we retail locations during the collect the funds, we will holiday season. deposit that money into “Having run two the account and be able Christmas-time Red Ket- to draw on the available tle drives, I saw the poten- funds each day.” tial for helping people by There are some require- doing a similar thing,” he ments for receiving funds said. “There is an urgen- from this effort. Among cy in the financial needs those requirements is as- of those who, through no suring the funds are dis- fault of their own, have persed to individuals who lost their ability to provide live locally and are being the essentials for their financially impacted by the families.” pandemic. The pandemic has dis- “You must show proof rupted the lives of thou- through photo identifi- sands of Florence area cation that you are a resi- residents, which prompt- dent of Florence or at least ed Spayd to work with Or- can show that you have, egon Pacific Bank to set or have had, employment up an account for distri- in Florence,” Spayd ex- bution to those who need plained. “If you live in the financial support at this surrounding communities, you may qualify if your time. “Thus, ‘Christmas in employment was in Flor- June’ was born,” he said. ence.” In addition, self-em- “One of my first objec- tives was to figure a way ployed residents will need to get the money to people to show proof of business who need it most, and in via business license or a timely fashion. We are business card with a Flor- starting this campaign ence address, and be able Monday, June 1, and I to verify that they lost their wanted to be able to pay job on or after Feb. 1 as a out the money starting on result of the financial re- strictions imposed by the day one. “The bank approved my coronavirus pandemic. There is also an oppor- tunity for those wishing to assist Spayd by staffing the donation sites that are going to be available for community contributions. “For all the people in our community who want to help, here’s the best way to assure that the most people will be helped: You can make a financial con- tribution to the cause or you can volunteer at one of our collection stations located at our local gro- cery stores. If you want to become more involved, I need coordinators to help with scheduling volun- teers,” Spayd said. Volunteers will be man- ning collection points through the month of June, Monday through Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Collection sites will be located at the local Fred Meyer, Grocery Outlet, Safeway and Bi-Mart. “If you do the math, I need 40 hours of bell ring- ing every day — or 240 hours each week.” Spayd said. “There are lots of opportunities to help your neighbors and your com- munity.” Spayd said the Christ- mas in June program is his way of contributing to the betterment of the commu- nity, adding that he realiz- es not everyone will want to become as personally involved in fundraising as he is “Our goal is to raise $100,000.00 during the month of June,” he said. “We will be distributing checks for $500 to de- serving individuals who have had their income drastically reduced, some to zero. By achieving our fundraising goal, we will be able to help 200 peo- ple in the City of Florence during the month of June. This will be a tremendous boost to our economy and help get Florence back to the wonderful place we all know and love.” Interviews to obtain funds will be conducted Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Florence Elks Lodge #1585, located at 1686 12th St. Entrance to the interview room is on the south side of the Elks building. To schedule an inter- view to receive funds from this effort, or to volunteer, call Spayd at 541-991- 6139. To contribute directly to the Christmas in June program, send a check to “Christmas in June,” P.O. Box 1041, Florence, Ore., 97439. Buying or Selling? I can help. 29.99 New Listing Teknor Apex® 50 ft. Zero-G Garden Hose Weighs 40% less than vinyl hoses. Core prevents kinks. Leak and puncture resistant. 25 ft., 19.99 L 211 577 B6 100 ft., 49.99 L 211 575 4 88139 Hwy 101 – Nice sized partially cleared and level lot north of Florence. Close to town, the lakes, ocean, dunes and river. A place to build on or use for a coastal getaway. 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