Oregon Legal Resource Navigator
Financial assistance in Oregon
Find support. Prepare the application. Follow the provider’s steps.
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TA-DVS: safety-related financial assistance
Oregon Department of Human Services · Shared Oregon or institution-specific route
Temporary help with moving, deposits and safety needs for eligible families facing domestic violence.
Confirm current availability: The agency decides eligibility. An application does not establish approval.
How to apply: start, prepare, submit and follow up
Amount or support
Up to $3,200 over 90 days, based on need; payments generally go to the provider.
Start here: Call a local ODHS office to choose a safe way to apply.
1. Is this for me?
Oregon residents who are pregnant or caring for a minor child, face domestic-violence risk, and meet program income rules.
Service area: Oregon; confirm program-specific location and institution requirements.
2. What should I prepare?
Some documents may be conditional. Ask about alternatives. Checkmarks are temporary and are not saved or sent.
3. Where and how do I submit?
Read the linked publisher instructions to confirm the receiving office, accepted submission method and current forms. This page has not separately verified those details. A county filter does not decide the correct court or filing location.
- Call a local ODHS office to choose a safe way to apply.
- Apply by phone or in person, or send the linked application to that office using its confirmed mail, fax or email route.
- Work with the ODHS worker on a safety plan.
- Request approved safety payments directly from the worker and provide requested cost details before the 90-day period ends.
Timing: Request payments and submit verification within 90 days after approval.
4. What will it cost?
Details to confirm with the provider
A program-specific cost explanation has not been verified. Ask the provider whether this route has any fees, required contribution or repayment terms, and what cost assistance is available.
5. What happens after I submit?
Details to confirm with the provider
Keep a copy of what you send and its confirmation or receipt. Ask the receiving office how to track it, when to expect a response and how it will request missing information. These follow-up details have not been separately verified for this route.
6. What if something goes wrong?
Details to confirm with the provider
Read any returned filing, correction request or denial notice promptly. Ask the responsible office for the correction, review or appeal instructions and the deadline that applies to your notice. This guide does not verify a route-specific appeal process.
Language, disability and offline help
Ask the receiving office about language assistance, disability accommodations and an alternative to online submission. Available options have not been separately verified for this route.
Do not send confidential information or TA-DVS payment requests through ONE or text messages. Ongoing rent and other excluded expenses are not covered.
Sources and review date
Application guidance reviewed 2026-10-11. Check the current publisher instructions before applying.
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