COVID-19 Community Engagement Funding Funding scope of work - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

COVID-19 Community Engagement Funding

Funding scope of work

• Funding to 179 CBOs statewide to support:
• Outreach & community engagement
• Contact tracing
• Social services/wraparound supports
• ~$25 million in CARES Act funding available

through December 30, 2020

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Who we want to reach

• People of color
• People with disabilities
• People who are houseless
• Individuals with substance

use disorder

• Immigrant and refugee

communities

• Faith communities
• Undocumented

communities

• Farmworkers
• People experiencing

mental health issues

• Older adults and

LGBTQIA+ communities

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Social service/wraparound support

• CBO staff provide:
• Wraparound: Meet short term immediate needs for

isolation & quarantine (e.g., food, motel/hotel, etc.)

• Safety net: Connect to established social service

programs for long term needs (e.g., SNAP, housing, OHP)

• Screening and assessment to determine need
• Ask if person already connected to existing supports:
• e.g. CCO member or DHS disability programs
• Refer to existing supports
• Regional Outreach Coordinator/OHP enrollment assister
• DHS liaison

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Role of CCOs

• CCOs retains medical case management responsibilities

for members who are in isolation or quarantine due to COVID-19.

• LPHA receives reports of positive cases. LPHA/CBO

social support case management is an additional benefit and resource for those members.

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Information and Resources

• Press Release
• https://www.oregon.gov/oha/ERD/Pages/OHA-funds-

170-community-groups-support-contact-tracing-

• utreach-combat-COVID-19.aspx
• Community Engagement Team Webpage

including list of CBO grantees

• http://healthoregon.org/communityengagement

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How to contact Community Engagement Team

• Dolly England
• Community Engagement Program Manager
• Dolly.A.England@ohadhs@state.or.us
• Email our general inbox:

Community.Covid19@dhsoha.state.or.us

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Questions?

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