March 12, 2025 2:50 a.m.
The state of Oregon has received approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Services Oregon to extend the 10-day deadline for households to report food losses and request replacement benefits from the February 24th storm.
An Oregon Department of Human Services release said the waiver allows 30 days to report food losses for households affected by the storm.
Households in the approved counties now have until March 26th to report food losses and request replacement SNAP benefits. The counties approved for the waiver include Douglas, Coos, Josephine, Lane, Klamath and 13 other counties.
Submitting a request to replace the SNAP benefits can be done over the phone, in person, by email, by mail or at the One online portal. The information required to replace the SNAP benefits can be found on form 347D: https://sharedsystems.dhsoha.state.or.us/DHSForms/Served/de0349d.pdf