The complaint describes a desperate situation: The institution charged with managing almost all of your financial decisions won’t give you enough of your own money to pay rent. “My rent is $380. So I know I had more monies available,” reads a handwritten ...
30 Dec 2014 - Jake Thomas
A lawsuit alleging widespread corruption in its social service programs has been filed against Clackamas County. Filed Nov. 17 by Galina Burley, a former human services manager with the county, the lawsuit states that Clackamas County’s Social Services Di ...
6 Dec 2014 - Jake Thomas
It’s been four months and John Munro still doesn’t know where his money is or when he’ll see it. Munro entrusted a $130,000 inheritance to Safety Net of Oregon, a now shuttered Portland nonprofit that was tasked with administering the federal disability a ...
7 Aug 2014 - Jake Thomas
It could have happened in any town in any state. The checks were supposed to be deposited and used to pay for rent, utilities, food and other necessities for a disabled individual. The official report found otherwise. In 2012, an investigator from Columbi ...
8 May 2014 - Jake Thomas
The walls at Safety Net of Oregon, a nonprofit that once helped disabled people manage their federal benefits, are usually covered with collages and fake flowers. But now the plaster walls are bare except for a sign stating that there will be no tolerance ...
10 Apr 2014 - Jake Thomas
U.S. Judge Marco Hernandez ruled on March 26 that the Social Security Administration (SSA) improperly handled the clients of a nonprofit organization that is shutting down amidst a federal investigation. Earlier this month, Safety Net of Oregon was served ...
26 Mar 2014 - Jake Thomas
Disability Rights Oregon and the Oregon Law Center have filed a class action lawsuit against the Social Security Administration, alleging that its handling of a troubled nonprofit organization is illegal and imperils the financial stability of hundreds of ...
24 Mar 2014 - Jake Thomas
Multnomah County Chair Marissa Madrigal has sharply criticized the Social Security Administration's handling of a troubled nonprofit organization that manages the federal disability benefits of 1,000 individuals who may soon find themselves without a ...
15 Mar 2014 - Jake Thomas
Nearly 1,000 disabled and low-income clients of Safety Net of Oregon are wondering how they will receive disability benefits now that the company is under federal investigation. The nonprofit organization, which provides money-management services to indiv ...
12 Mar 2014 - Jake Thomas