COVID-19 Resources and Information
Although we are apart, we are in this together. From now on, if you see a business taking advantage of this crisis by price gouging or other unfair conduct, please report it to 503-378-8442. This is my office's new hotline dedicated to investigating scams and frauds affecting Oregonians during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Follow the Pandemic
Follow state, national and global updates on the spread of the COVID-19 and read more about how to keep yourself and those around you safe:
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Oregon Health Authority COVID-19 Updates → sign up for updates here
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Advice for public from the World Health Organization
Stay Home, Save Lives
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If you’re worried about quarantining in a home where you don’t feel safe, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or text LOVEIS to 22522.
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If you have mental health conditions that could be triggered during this crisis, call your county OHA Crisis Line or the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration’s 24/7 Disaster Distress Helpline, reachable at 1-800-985-5990.
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Get groceries delivered through these services.
Coping with Financial Stress
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If you have questions about your rights for sick time, call BOLI at 971-673-0761 or [email protected]. Sick Time is Protected by Law in Oregon.
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Find where Oregon school districts are offering daily meals for students.
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Here is more information from Partners for Hunger-Free Oregon on how and where to get food.
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For details on filing for unemployment benefits visit the Oregon Claimant Handbook.
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You might qualify for SNAP if your work hours were cut or eliminated, apply now online: https://apps.state.or.us/onlineApplication/.
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For all other questions about layoffs, closures and unemployment insurance benefits due to COVID-19, find resources from the Oregon Employment Department here.
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The U.S. Small Business Administration has approved Oregon for low-interest disaster loans to businesses of all sizes, private non-profits, homeowners, and renters. More information can be found here.
Help and Support Others
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To help build a list of Oregon businesses that can offer gift certificates, fill out this form. You can access that list here and buy a gift certificate to help keep struggling local businesses afloat while they are closed.
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Help support our strained medical system by donating blood to American Red Cross.
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Support local musicians who are out of money by donating to the COVID-19 Oregon Musicians Relief Fund | Created by The Jeremy Wilson Foundation.
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Donate to Meals on Wheels to help elders who are at risk and shut-in.
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To help homeless Portlanders, donate to the Portland Rescue Mission.
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To help support homeless youth, donate to New Avenues for Youth.
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To support Portland’s public school communities, donate to the Fund for Portland Public Schools’ CR19Relief.
In a press release sent on March 23, 2020, the Portland Chinatown Museum board of directors shared a powerful and important statement condemning the harmful rhetoric labeling the COVID-19 pandemic as a “Chinese virus.”
"The rhetoric which labels the COVID-19 pandemic as a 'Chinese virus' echoes those historical lessons of the past which place blame on a particular ethnic group rather than on the true cause. Viruses have inflicted illnesses on humanity throughout antiquity regardless of borders, ethnicity, social status, or political affiliations . . . . During these disruptive and transformative times, we as Americans should do what we have taught our children to do; unite, do good, work hard, and help others."
You can report discrimination and hate incidents in Oregon to our office at 1-844-924-BIAS or at https://justice.oregon.gov/CrimeReporting/BiasCrime.
Take Political Action
- Call 334-781-4020 and tell your Senator to pass the Families First Coronavirus Response Act now.
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Check or update your Oregon voter registration. (Remember, you must be registered as a Democrat in order to vote in Oregon's Democratic Primary).
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If you’ve received your 2020 Census form in mail, you can respond online at 2020census.gov!
