Medford Navigation Center could soon be expanding

Jenna King January 30, 2023

Last Updated: January 30, 2023

MEDFORD, Ore. —Medford’s Navigation Center could be getting some extra funding to expand.

The city council will decide if it wants to approve $1.3 million in funding from Oregon Housing and Community Services.

Deputy City Manager, Kelly Madding says the money goes to purchase the land behind the navigation center. The area would be fenced and a parking lot would be built. The funding will also go to bringing service providers to the facility.

“We wanna make it as easy as possible for these service providers to come to provide services to those in emergency housing so it’s really going to be a one-stop shop for the people in the navigation center,” said Madding.

84 people currently call the navigation center home.

Madding says she anticipates the service providers to start in the summer.

Jenna King January 30, 2023

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Jenna King was the 6pm anchor and our Feature Reporter at 10pm and 11pm for NBC5 News. Jenna is a Burbank, CA native. She graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Sports Business. During her time at Oregon she was part of the student-run television station, Duck TV. She also grew her passion for sports through her internship with the PAC 12 Network. When Jenna is not in the newsroom you can find her rooting for her hometown Dodgers, exploring the outdoors or binging on the latest Netflix release.