Free employment and training services are available to Oregonians receiving food assistance and needing to meet new work requirements imposed by the Trump administration.
The Oregon Department of Human Services and the Oregon Employment Department, both WorkSource Oregon partners, are encouraging Oregonians receiving benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, to seek free help at 37 Worksource Oregon centers across the state.
“Through case management and employment and training services, we work with each person to create a plan based on their interests, strengths and abilities,” said Jessica Amaya Hoffman, SNAP director at the Oregon Department of Human Services. “This helps them meet requirements while moving toward a career path that fits their goals.”
President Donald Trump in July 2025 signed a law requiring that adults aged 18 to 64 prove they are working or volunteering 80 hours a week to qualify for food assistance.
People who don’t meet the work requirements may lose SNAP benefits after three months, and they won’t have the chance to qualify again until a new three-year period begins. The current three-year period ends in December 2027.
Oregon began rolling out the new federal rules in six counties last fall, and it has since expanded to the rest of the state.
A WorkSource Oregon Center is located at 4170 SW Research Way in Corvallis. Phone: 541-757-4261.
Exemptions apply to some Native American individuals, pregnant women, people who can’t work because of a physical or mental condition and individuals living with children younger than 14. People living in Crook, Gilliam, Jefferson, Lake, Morrow, Sherman and Wheeler counties are also exempt because their county doesn’t have a WorkSource Center.
About 725,000 Oregonians received SNAP benefits in January 2026 — a roughly 50,000 decrease from January 2025, according to data from the Oregon Department of Human Services.
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