State offers emergency kits for seniors, those with needs

The Oregon Department of Human Services is offering free emergency kits and power stations for older adults and qualified people with physical disabilities. 

With support from the American Rescue Plan Act, the department is offering 18,000 emergency kits and 1,200 power stations for older adults and people with physical disabilities who get Medicaid in-home support. 

The department first began offering these kinds of kits during the COVID-19 pandemic, when many older adults and people with disabilities…