UCP Connections

🌧️ A strong atmospheric river will bring heavy rain and widespread river flooding across northwest Oregon and southwest Washington on Thursday. Some rivers may continue to flood through at least Saturday. Heavy rain may also bring landslides as well as flooding of urban and low-lying areas, creeks, and streams. If you live in a flood-prone area, have a plan ready!

In 2024, we received 28,932 requests for help with food and meals — up from 25,124 in 2023.

Food assistance is consistently one of the top three needs people contact us about. We can connect you with food resources in your area, including pantry and meal locations, assistance programs, and help accessing SNAP (OR) and Basic Food (SW WA).

Need help with food resources? Call 211, text your zip to 898211, email us at [email protected], visit 211info.org/get-help/food/, or choose the food icon in our app. We’re here to help!

We know that Medicaid saves lives, we know that cuts to Medicaid threaten the health and wellbeing of people with disabilities across the country. The Collaboration to Promote Self Determination put together a very comprehensive overview of what cuts will mean. https://autisticadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Workforce-Participation-June-2025.pdf

As the Senate prepares to vote on the BBB (with proposed billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid), understanding and communicating the potential impact to people with disabilities in to coworkers, in your advocacy to legislators, and to people who depend on Medicaid supports is a critical role us as leaders.