ARPA Basic Needs

Covid-19 affected our communities in many ways including loss of job, illness, isolation, and the ability to maintain housing and basic needs. The impact has been felt by all. AntFarm is providing leadership to provide basic goods and services to qualifying households in Clackamas County who have been impacted by COVID-19. Ensuring that our most vulnerable people are aware of the opportunity and providing intensive support to ensure equity and barrier free access, AntFarm is taking the time and care to meet people where they are at. Our entire AntFarm team is working with community based organizations, churches, police departments, county departments, and many community members and families to identify and support people with basic needs.

Basic Needs Eligibility Information

1. Qualifying Households

Impacted Households
Households having or currently experiencing unemployment
Households experiencing increased food or housing insecurity
Households defined as moderate income relative to the size of the household
Households receiving benefits from any of the following federal programs:
Children’s Health Insurance Program
Childcare Subsidies through the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) program
Medicaid

2. Disproportionately Impacted Households

Have a home address in a Clackamas County Qualified Census Tract

Households receiving services provided by Tribal governments
Households defined as low income relative to the size of the household
Households receiving benefits from any of the following federal programs:
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Free and Reduced-Price Lunch (NSLP) and/or School Breakfast (SBP) programs
Medicare Part D Low-income Subsidies
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
Head Start and/or Early Head Start
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
Section 8 Vouchers
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
Pell Grants

Basic Needs Items

Item	Distribution Frequency	Distribution Cap
1. Hygiene items	1x monthly	$10 per person in household
2. Clothing	1x only	$150 for work or school clothes
3. Sanitation supplies	1x monthly	$50 for household
4. Small appliances necessary for preparing or storing meals	1x only	Single order for microwave, small refrigerator, toaster oven, and/or hotplate
5. Baby essentials	1x monthly	$100 per child up to 3 years old
6. Energy efficient supplies such as LED light bulbs	1x only	Review household needs
7. First-aid supplies	1x monthly for medical need; 1x only without medical justification	Review household needs
8. Small cooling and heating units	1x only	Single order for window air conditioner with heating element; radiant heat units; box or window fan
9. Culturally appropriate food items	1x monthly	$50 per household member
10. Bedding	1x only	Review household needs for bedding and beds
11. Childcare	As needed for work	Review household needs
12. Auto Repair for vehicle used for work or school transportation	1x only	$500

Equitable Distribution

AntFarm is committed to support equity, open and barrier free access for all people. We are intentional to ensure equitable distribution to underserved communities such as people of color, members of religious minorities, LGBTQIA+, persons with disabilities, persons who live in rural areas, and persons adversely affected by persistent poverty or inequality.

ARPA Basic Needs Application

AntFarm has been awarded $2,000,000 in ARPA funds to provide basic goods and services to qualifying households, in Clackamas County, who have been impacted by COVID-19. AntFarm will take lead in partnership with other community based organizations to distribute these goods and services. If you represent a Community Based Organization supporting Clackamas County residents with basic needs, please complete the ARPA Basic Needs Application to become an AntFarm partner in these efforts. When you apply, we will contact you and share with you more about the process.

Community Members Served-

800

"It has really helped my family with things we couldn’t provide and the support we need. If it wasn’t for the program we would be in very need."
"This program has been an absolute life saver for me and changed my quality of living by orders of magnitude."
"Most of all, the relief this puts on my life gives me hope for things to change and helps me stay motivated."
"This program has gave my family a huge financial relief. It allowed my kids to get new school clothes which I had no clue how I was going to be able to make that happen. Also, the groceries are a life saver as I was cut down to almost nothing. Everything else has been life changing for us.."
"I just moved into a brand new apartment and had no beds and arpa helped me get that for me and my daughter and son."
"With out this program I wouldn't have the clothes I needed to be able to get back out into society feeling confident with myself. Being homeless without blankets and pillows. Have made some very cold nights so without your help I would still only have one blanket that barely kept me warm. Also with the minimal amount of food the snap program give a month I would probably still be hungry with out their help."
"Our household was struggling because we fell into the low income bracket but didn't qualify for food stamps. The arpa basic needs program saved us by providing the food that we needed to survive. Without the arpa program we don't know how we would eat for this next 3 months."
"It has help with thr more expensive needs such as diapers and clothes for my kids i am a single mother with 4 kids and its have taken alot of the burden off of me to be able to depend of that for monthly stuff i may struggle to be able to get."
"This program has been such a life saver for our family. It's been a rough year with myself at the time going through breast cancer treatment and we are a single income family of 4. This program is wonderful!"
"I received things from ARPA for my family I wouldn’t have been able to provide due to lost hours. I wouldn’t have been able to work to keep our housing without the help. I work over hours, so my only options were family who could do over night. With ARPA help I could pay them to show my appreciation."

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ARPA Basic Needs

Basic Needs Eligibility Information

1. Qualifying Households

2. Disproportionately Impacted Households

Basic Needs Items

Equitable Distribution

ARPA Basic Needs Application

Community Members Served-

800

"It has really helped my family with things we couldn’t provide and the support we need. If it wasn’t for the program we would be in very need."

"This program has been an absolute life saver for me and changed my quality of living by orders of magnitude."

"Most of all, the relief this puts on my life gives me hope for things to change and helps me stay motivated."

"This program has gave my family a huge financial relief. It allowed my kids to get new school clothes which I had no clue how I was going to be able to make that happen. Also, the groceries are a life saver as I was cut down to almost nothing. Everything else has been life changing for us.."

"I just moved into a brand new apartment and had no beds and arpa helped me get that for me and my daughter and son."

"Our household was struggling because we fell into the low income bracket but didn't qualify for food stamps. The arpa basic needs program saved us by providing the food that we needed to survive. Without the arpa program we don't know how we would eat for this next 3 months."

"It has help with thr more expensive needs such as diapers and clothes for my kids i am a single mother with 4 kids and its have taken alot of the burden off of me to be able to depend of that for monthly stuff i may struggle to be able to get."

"This program has been such a life saver for our family. It's been a rough year with myself at the time going through breast cancer treatment and we are a single income family of 4. This program is wonderful!"