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COVID-19 Updates

Rogue Valley Transportation District: Service Worker Bus Pass Program

Service Worker Bus Pass program - help for COVID related workers. 50% discount for workers. Businesses can contact Edem egomez@rvtd.org for passes. RVTD Discounted Service Worker Bus Pass: https://www.rvtd.org/workerpass

UNETE UPDATE

Community Fire Fund is offering assistance for fire survivors. Trying to help with housing. Worker Relief Fund is open again for new applicants only. Maximum $1720 of benefits. Innovation Law Lab awards grant funds. Must have experienced COVID hardship. Applications for farmworker funds are available. Helped distribute $2.5M across state with Unete! If you have families who need help with food, please connect. The contact number for Quarantine Fund and Alivio Laboral Fund is 1-888-274-7292. Please have folks who meet the criteria call as soon as possible.

Please contact uneteoregon@gmail.com for more informtion.

NEW COVID-19 Vaccination Information

Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup Expands Eligibility for Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna Vaccine Booster Shots to all 18 and older

Statement from Oregon Governor Kate Brown:

"Starting today, every adult who wants a booster will be able to get one. Vaccines are our pathway out of this pandemic. I'm committed to ensuring our most vulnerable Oregonians are protected from COVID-19, and ensuring equitable access to boosters and the extra layer of protection they provide. If you still have questions about getting vaccinated, call your doctor or health care provider today to get your questions answered.”

Information about COVID Vaccines

Everyone age 18 and older is eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine booster beginning Nov. 20, 2021.

Every Oregonian age 16 or older will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine on April 19th!

To schedule a vaccine in Josephine County, check the Josephine County Public Health Vaccine

Application Form here or the Spanish Form here.

To schedule a vaccine in Jackson County, visit Jackson County's public health vaccine website here

Or text ORCOVID to 898211

Email ORCOVID@211info.org or call 211

VACCINE CLINICS THIS WEEK

FIND WHERE TO GET A VACCINE HERE!!

Continuous Site

Jackson County Expo

Monday-Friday 9am-4pm (Walk-Thru; Gate 2)

Wednesday & Thursday 7am-2pm; Friday-Tuesday 12-7pm (Drive-Thru; Gate 5)

Who: Ages 16+

Where: Jackson County Expo

Which Vaccine: Moderna y Pfizer

No Registration Required, No Photo ID Required, No Medical Insurance Required

COVID-19 Testing Locations

CLICK HERE TO FIND A COVID-19 TESTING SITE HERE!!

Valley Immediate Care: 541-734-9030 | La Clinica del Valle: 541-535-6239 | Asante: 541-789-2913 | Providence Health:541-732-3962

Eviction Moratorium Update

UPDATE: Oregon’s mortgage moratorium has been extended until the end of the year.

Governor Kate Brown announced the residential mortgage moratorium will last until December 31, 2021. This moratorium prevents Oregonians who own their homes from losing their homes to foreclosure if they have lost income and been unable to pay their mortgage during the COVID-19 pandemic.

On December 21, 2020, the Oregon Legislature passed HB 4401, further extending the moratorium on residential evictions without cause and for nonpayment of rent from December 31, 2020 to June 30, 2021. The law also extends the deadline for repayment of rents that accrued under residential leases prior to September 30, 2020, from March 31, 2021 to June 30, 2021. This means that, with limited exceptions, landlords cannot evict renters for nonpayment or without cause until July of 2021.

If you have received a court summons about an eviction case... call the Eviction Defense Project at (888)585-9638 or email evictiondefense@oregonlawcenter.org. You will be asked to leave a message. Be prepared to leave your name, phone number, date of birth, and the case number from your court papers. If you do not provide this information, we may not be able to return your call. We don't guarantee to represent you in your eviction. Please do not call this number unless you have a case number from a court. For general questions about evictions, or if you don't have a case number but have a termination notice from your landlord, please go to www.oregonlawhelp.org.

Wildfire Relief

WILDFIRE RECOVERY NEWS/RESOURCES

Housing Navigators help wildfire survivors find a stable home

Housing Navigators work to help 2020 wildfire survivors move into short-term or permanent housing as quickly as possible. They will help you search for housing and connect you with resources to make it easier to move to a more secure situation.

Housing Navigators English

MFH replacement program EN

PLEASE VISIT THE COMMEMORATION WEBSITE HERE!

Jackson County has launched a website for official wildfire recovery information: RogueValleyRebuilds.org It is aimed at those affected by the Almeda and Obenchain fires and brings together information from multiple organizations involved in the rebuilding effort.

For assistance during Wildfire Recovery, please visit the Oregon Wildfire Response and Recovery Website.

Clean Up Efforts

Wildfire debris cleanup status

Almeda fire debris removal nears completion

Almeda Drive Fire area - Medford/Talent/Phoenix, Jackson County, Highway 99 and Interstate 5. Debris removal complete, pending final close-out activities; hazard tree removal 88% complete

Final properties that enrolled near the enrollment deadline are scheduled for cleanup. Crews have mobilized to final properties that enrolled late into the program prior to the enrollment deadline and will continue following the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

More information is available at wildfire.oregon.gov/cleanup or by calling 503-934-1700.

Wildfire Debris Cleanup Blog: www.debriscleanupnews.com
Wildfire cleanup webpage: https://wildfire.oregon.gov/cleanup
Wildfire debris cleanup hotline: 503-934-1700 or odot.wildfire@odot.state.or.us

It is estimated to take 6-18 months to complete all properties, depending on weather and property access limitations. You can subscribe to get email updates regarding cleanup progress.

Updates

NEW: WILDFIRE SAFETY GUIDE

Zone Captains

The Zone Captains Program will empower emergent neighborhood leadership in our communities to band together and start speaking with a unified voice. Zone captains are engaged residents who are willing to talk to their neighbors and communicate needs from the bottom up, while advocating for top-down resources through empowered communication and information-sharing. Using proven success stories from other fire-affected communities, various recovery organizations are supporting the Zone Captains program to create community engagement during the recovery.

Manufactured Home Parks

Fire Recovery Resources for Manufactured/Mobile Housing Residents & Home Park Owners

I know there is lots of discussion and confusion regarding the responsibility that manufactured homeowners may have for clean up of their burned sites. Here is what I know, based on extensive discussions with the Oregon Law Center and the state Department of Insurance.

Residents whose homes burned had their tenancy end on the day of the fire. Any rent paid beyond September 8 should be rebated to you by the park.
Your rent rebate cannot be tied to any obligation for clean up.
Residents are NOT required to sign the right of entry for the first phase of clean up, which is ongoing right now. You may be asked to sign for the later phase of debris removal, but that is not yet determined.
Residents should not hand over insurance payments received for clean up to park management. Many parks will get public assistance with clean up. Parks that decide to utilize a private contractor are responsible for those costs.
AFTER CLEAN UP IS COMPLETED, park residents may be asked to contribute that portion of their insurance payments that is solely dedicated to clean up. Your obligation to do so depends on the contract between the homeowner and the park owner. ASK THE PARK TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF THAT CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION BEFORE YOU HAND OVER ANY MONEY.
Ask your insurance company to clearly itemize the services/benefits in your payment so that you know exactly what has been assessed to clean up. Again, you are not legally obligated to provide that payment unless your contract with the park requires it.
Under no circumstances is a park resident responsible for any out of pocket costs for clean up.
This is very confusing territory, and to make it more challenging, our parks are taking different approaches to this issue. Later next week we will be arranging a ZOOM meeting with the Department of Insurance so that homeowners have a chance to ask questions and understand their rights. Watch my Facebook page for more information.

Wildfire Assistance

Fire Relief Center closing its doors after providing community support for nearly a year

Fire victims have been able to get crucial items like food, clothes and toiletries, but after nearly a full calendar year the center is closing its doors as it transitions into a long-term recovery effort.

The following organizations are providing assistence to those who were affected by the Wildfires.

ACCESS: 541-779-6691
United Way of Jackson County: 541-773-5339
Maslow Project: 541-608-6868
Unete: 541-840-9669, UneteOregon@gmail.com
Saint Vincent de Paul: 541-772-3828
Northwest Seasonal Workers Association: 541-773-6811

For Seniors & Folks with Disabilities Displaced by the Fires:

The Aging & Disability Resource Connection is helping connect folks to resources including registering people for housing with FEMA and connecting folks to the Red Cross service.

If you know any seniors or folks with disabilities who may need extra assistance, please call the Aging & Disability Resource Connection at 541-618-7572. You can also visit them at www.ADRCofOregon.org

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