Oregon Aid and Assistance Programs

How to find help, assistance programs, and grants in all cities and counties in Oregon, including Portland and Eugene.

Oregon Operation Round Up
This is an assistance program that is available from many Oregon utility and gas companies. Operation Round Up works with many organizations to provide various types of assistance and grants to those in need. The program can help with paying utility and heating bills, assist with paying rent, pay for medical bills and debt, and more.

Family Health Insurance Assistance Program (FHIAP)
FHIAP is a subsidy program in Oregon that assists families in need with paying for health insurance premiums (monthly cost). FHIAP will not pay for office visit copays or deductibles, but provides other grants and help. All residents, even those with insurance, are eligible to apply.

Employment Related Day Care (ERDC)
The ERDC program can be used to help pay for most kinds of child care expenses and bills in Oregon. It is intended for lower income families and this child care assistance program will help those families get job training and employment.

Oregon Prescription Drug Program (OPDP)
This is available for all Oregon residents and it will provide them with FREE enrollment in a cost-saving program. You can save up to 60% on medical prescriptions. Find additional medical bill assistance programs.

Oregon Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program (SPDAP)
This is an aid program for seniors who are living in Oregon and need help paying for medical prescriptions.

Oregon Health Plan (OHP)
Offers health care and health insurance to its members at little or no cost.

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
The program provides cash assistance grants to struggling and lower income families with children while the families strive to become self-sufficient. The goal of TANF is to reduce the number of families that are living in poverty or near poverty, through employment, training, and community resources.

Food Stamp Program
The goal of this program is to assist and improve the well being and health of lower income households and families by providing families a means to meet their nutritional needs.

Oregon Telephone Assistance Program
This program will provide anywhere from $10-$30 per month to Oregon families to help them pay their phone bills. Aid is available both for cell phones and standard land lines.

Free Oregon Prescription Assistance Program
A new program was launched in May 2009 to help Oregon families pay for prescription medications. It is a  discount prescription drug card program, called Oregon Rx Card. The Oregon Rx Card, which is free to all individuals and families in Oregon, will provide substantial discounts on both generic and brand name prescription medications. The average savings are projected to range from around 20-40%.  And this program is free. There are no restrictions on income, there is no age limit, and there are no applications to fill out, and it covers both insured and uninsured people. More ways to save on prescription drugs.

Legal Aid
Receive high quality, free legal advice and assistance. A non-profit organization, Legal Aid Services of Oregon, provides this service to residents. Learn more.

Assistance From Oregon Cities and Counties

Clackamas County (Oregon City)

Clatsop County (Astoria)

Columbia County (St. Helens)

Coos County (Coquille)

Deschutes County (Bend)

Douglas County (Roseburg)

Jackson County (Medford)

Lane County (Eugene)

Linn County (Albany)

Marion County (Salem)

Multnomah County (Portland)

Portland area

Umatilla County (Pendleton)

Washington County (Hillsboro)

Yamhill County (McMinnville)

Find Help in Oregon With Electric and Heating Bills

Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP)
This aid program helps households with paying their heating bills. It is funded by the US Department of Health & Human Services. The government provides roughly $12 million in federal grant funds per year to assist lower income Oregonians with paying their energy bills.

Oregon HEAT / Energy Efficiency and Consumer Competency Program (E2C2)
The Oregon HEAT provides lower income households in Oregon with energy conservation education and also the hardware necessary to lower energy use through its Energy Smart program. This project takes a holistic approach to satisfying household needs by lowering energy bills to make them more affordable. Energy Smart will also help to identify the best ways to encourage and promote energy conservation education.

Oregon Energy Assistance Program (OEAP)
This program helps lower income Oregonians with paying their electric bills. This program strictly focuses on electric bills. This program, which started in 1999, provides approximately $10 million per year to those who heat with electricity and that live within the territory of the participating utilities

Low-Income Weatherization Assistance Program
This aid program provides weatherization and energy conservation advice and services at no cost to households with lower incomes and high energy bills. The goal of this program is to provide homeowners with lower heating and utility bills, a safe home, and conserve energy.