Munro entrusted a $130,000 inheritance to Safety Net of Oregon, a now shuttered Portland nonprofit that ... inheritance to Safety Net for safekeeping. In April, Safety Net was shut down by the Social Security ... pay the recipient’s rent, bills and other necessities. Safety Net was the state’s largest payee ...
7 Aug 2014 - Jake Thomas
The walls at Safety Net of Oregon, a nonprofit that once helped disabled people manage their ... behavior to staff. There’s also a sign stating that Safety Net will be shutting down April 1. “P.S. This is ... not an April fool’s joke,” the sign concludes. A client walks into Safety Net’s office on April 1. ...
10 Apr 2014 - Jake Thomas
investigation. Earlier this month, Safety Net of Oregon was served with a federal search warrant on allegations ... that it was mismanaging clients’ funds. Safety Net serves as the representative payee, which is an ... SSA was required by law to assign the former clients of Safety Net to another payee service. “These ...
26 Mar 2014 - Jake Thomas
Security Administration Office of the Inspector General served a federal search warrant on Safety Net of ... Administration (SSA) also decertified Safety Net, leaving about 1,000 people, many with severe disabilities to ... federal court, the complaint states that SSA's efforts to alert Safety Net's clients through ...
24 Mar 2014 - Jake Thomas
about 1,000 clients of Safety Net of Oregon, recently had to scramble to find a new payee after the ... Security Administration for it’s handling of clients following the Safety Net of Oregon closure. Joondeph ... payees. In April, Safety Net of Oregon, a nonprofit that served as a representative payee was ordered to ...
8 May 2014 - Jake Thomas