GRANTS PASS, Ore.- AllCare Health is giving $200k to Community and Shelter Assistance (CASA) of Oregon. According to AllCare’s Senior Housing Director Julie Akins, the grant funding is going towards the preservation of a 110 space co-op manufactured home park ...
OREGON — AllCare Health is asking Oregon lawmakers to make rezoning rural Oregon a top priority in the next legislative session. According to Julie Akins, senior housing director for AllCare, the Coordinated Care Organization hopes legislators will extend existing residential ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – A new report from AllCare Health believes to have gotten to the root of the homeless problem in Southern Oregon. “I don’t think anyone believes it’s right or appropriate for anyone to live their existence in a ...
ASHLAND, Ore. – 25 mayors across Oregon are asking the state for $123 million to address homelessness. A letter was sent to the three gubernatorial candidates and the legislature on Friday. The Oregon Mayors Association is requesting the money be ...
ASHLAND, Ore.– Ashland Mayor Julie Akins and City Councilor Tonya Graham exchanged words at a city council meeting Tuesday. This comes after Akins reportedly said on social media that she was considering proposing a forensic audit to look at salaries ...
ASHLAND, Ore. – After several terms in office, Ashland Mayor John Stromberg is not running for reelection. The race to replace Stromberg is now between two candidates – already involved in city politics. Both candidates for Ashland mayor say the ...
Medford, Ore. — A local non-profit is working to end homelessness one school bus at a time. ‘Forever Homes, Vehicles for Change’ is renovating retired buses into fully functioning houses on wheels. “Every time I think about the bus, I ...
Portland, Ore. – One Ashland woman is on a mission to learn the stories of homeless people using just her iPhone and a borrowed sedan. According to Portland NBC affiliate KGW, lifelong journalist Julie Akins has traveled up and down ...