COVID-19 Resources: Supporting Families Prenatally to Age 5

The following are general community resources, which may vary by community. We recommend that communities contact 221info.org to learn what local resources are available. 

Food and Nutrition

• WIC Program (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants & Children) is open for business and practicing social distancing by holding appointments over the phone, by email and video chat.
• WIC Policy Exception Guidance
• Emergency SNAP Information
• Oregon Food Bank - Find a food bank near you.
• Partners for a Hunger Free Oregon - Lists many different services for food access.

Housing and Utilities

• MyOregon.gov shares information on Oregon Utilities Companies extend services during the COVID-19 Outbreak.
• Oregon Housing and Community Services has compiled a housing and utility resource list for the public and community partners.
• Charter: Charter offers free Spectrum broadband and Wi-Fi access for 60 days to households with a K-12 student or college student who do not already have a Spectrum broadband subscription.
• Comcast: Comcast is offering low-income families the ability to sign up for Internet Essentials service at no charge for 60 days. For qualified low-income families, the service normally costs $9.95/month. The company will also open its Wi-Fi hotspots to any American who needs them; click here for a map of Xfinity WiFi hotspots.
• CenturyLink: CenturyLink is suspending limits on data usage; will waive late fees; and won’t terminate a residential or small business customer’s service for the next 60 days if the user is suffering financial challenges associated with the coronavirus pandemic.
• Frontier: Pledged to not terminate service to any residential or small business customers because of their inability to pay their bills due to the disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic; waive any late fees that any residential or small business customers incur because of their economic circumstances related to the coronavirus pandemic; and open its Wi-Fi hotspots to any American who needs them.
• AT&T: Offering two months of free service to new customers who order Access by April 30, 2020. $5/mo or $10/mo thereafter, depending on your speed; Expanding eligibility based on income and to households participating in National School Lunch Program/Head Start; Waiving all home internet data overage fees.
• T-Mobile also offers a low-cost plan at $15 a month, and Sprint and Verizon have implemented protections for customers.