CURRY COUNTY, Ore.— Homelessness is a serious issue in southern Oregon, but there are services and ways to escape it. NBC5’s Blakely McHugh met with a woman named Kimberly. She became homeless when she fled an abusive husband and ended up ...
CURRY 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 Curry County to find out about the organization Beyond Rejection. It was started by Jim ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — Two of the biggest organizations in the Rogue Valley that help those struggling with homelessness are working together to create the first low barrier year-round shelter in Jackson County. Low barrier means that anyone can stay in ...
Update: 3/25/2019- The planning commission held a meeting Monday afternoon as it considers the concept of cottage housing and what that would look like within the city. “Cottage housing will meet the needs of today’s smaller household size. There’s a ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Rogue Retreat in Medford is getting a lot of attention for its tiny home project to help address homelessness. Since Hope Village opened in October of 2017, 69 people have been able to get off the ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – A new report today shows homelessness in Jackson County has hit a seven-year high. The new report released by the Oregon Community Foundation and ECONorthwest says Oregon has a much larger homeless population than other states. ...
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore.— Homelessness is a serious issue in southern Oregon, but there are services and ways to escape it. NBC5’s Blakely McHugh met Bryan Wenzel who was homeless when he was a teenager. He got connected with Hearts With a ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — On Tuesday, March 3rd, 2019 the community came together to buy rooms America’s Best Value Inn in Medford so that the homeless had a warm place to sleep at night. Jesse Lewis and now, 9-year-old Osiris Lewis ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — On Tuesday NBC5 News first brought you the story of a local couple buying out hotel rooms for the homeless. Now a few days later, it has some wondering… what comes next for these people? “You want ...
ASHLAND, Ore.– A church camping ordinance in Ashland was approved by the city council last week allowing people living out of their cars to stay in the parking lots overnight — if the church allows it. In the same week, Medford ...