State funding coming soon to address housing crisis in Medford

Jenna King March 3, 2022

Last Updated: March 3, 2022

MEDFORD, Ore. —The city of Medford is considering a grant right now that could bring in $1 million to combat housing and homelessness. The city says the money will help support programs or services addressing housing insecurity, lack of affordable housing, or homelessness.

Specific programs, non-profits, or projects have yet to be identified. Deputy City Manager Kelly Madding says the funding is much needed in our community.

“It could be used to bridge a gap, it could be used to start something new, it could be used to incentivize housing, I think there are a variety of things the money could be used for and all of them will benefit our community,” said Madding.

Madding says the funds have to be spent by June 30th, 20-23.

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Jenna King is the 6pm and 11pm anchor 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.