HOPE: Welcome Home Oregon

Blakely McHugh March 17, 2019

Last Updated: March 17, 2019

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — Homelessness is a serious issue in southern Oregon, but there are services and ways to escape it. NBC5’s Blakely McHugh went to Welcome Home Oregon in Grants Pass. The organization provides transitional housing for those who are just getting out of incarceration. She spoke to two men who have struggled with homelessness before and say if it weren’t for Welcome Home Oregon, they’d be back on the streets committing more crimes.

Karen Caskey

541-474-5165 ext. 3725

106 NE ‘F’ St. #65, Grants Pass, OR 97526

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Blakely McHugh is co-anchor of NBC5 News at Sunrise and spokesperson for In This Together, a suicide prevention initiative. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Blakely is a native of San Diego, CA. Blakely is excited to be in southern Oregon, a place that gets all the seasons and has similar temperatures to Arizona in the summer! When she’s not at work, you can find her relaxing at home watching TV and cuddling with her cat, Dallas. She also enjoys trying new places to eat and exploring the outdoors. Blakely loves meeting new people so if you see her out and about, say “hi!”