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31 Chapter 1: Introduction to the Oregon Programs Eligibility Notebook • Section 1: Intent and overview of programs (07/2026) • Support parental choice by paying providers at a rate that gives parents access to a variety of child care options • Assure eligible providers they will be paid for care they provide, receive timely payments, and know in advance what the ERDC program will pay • Provide consistent support for families as their financial situation changes. The family may experience some financial gain or temporary changes in employment during the certification. However, their child care will remain stable. Several types of child care assistance are offered. Federal and state funding is used to create a payment system with uniform provider standards and health and safety requirements. The Direct Pay Unit (DPU) makes payments directly to the provider on behalf of the caretakers. Refugee Programs (REF/REP) Refugee Programs are designed to serve single adults and childless couples (and, in rare circumstances, emancipated minors or mixed status households with children) with cash assistance, medical assistance and employment services. The program is intended for those who do not meet the eligibility requirements for other programs administered by the Oregon Department of Human Services. Individuals must have been admitted or paroled into the United States as refugees, asylees, Cuban/Haitian entrants, Amerasians from Vietnam, victims of human trafficking, Afghan Humanitarian Parolees, SQ/SI Parolees from Afghanistan, Special Immigrant Conditional Permanent Residents from Afghanistan, Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolees or with Iraqi/Afghan special immigrant visas (SIVs). The period of eligibility for the Refugee Programs is determined by the date on which an eligible individual is granted one of these statuses. This date of eligibility is often times the same as their date of their arrival in the United States but in some cases it could be different. For ease of use, when the Oregon Programs Eligibility Notebook refers to refugees, it includes all the non-citizen statuses mentioned above. When there is a need to discuss only those admitted specifically as refugees, it will be stated as such. Refugee Programs are funded by the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). ODHS uses these ORR funds to provide cash assistance, medical assistance and employment services to newly arriving refugees who do not qualify for other programs. Temporary Assistance for Domestic Violence Survivors (TA-DVS) Click here for the Temporary Assistance for Domestic Violence Survivors (TA-DVS) program. In 1997, the Oregon Legislature passed HB 3112, now ORS 412.072, as Oregon’s response to the Wellstone/ Murray Family Violence Amendment of the 1996 federal welfare reform law. The Family Violence Option provides an opportunity for states to certify standards and procedures to screen for and identify individuals affected by domestic violence. The Temporary Assistance for Domestic Violence Survivors (TA-DVS) program was created as a TANF funded program intended to provide temporary financial assistance and support to families affected by domestic violence