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On Wednesday, a federal district court judge ruled that St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in the South Coast community of Brookings can continue to freely serve meals to the growing homeless population.
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AllCare, which serves about 70,000 people in southern Oregon, highlighted the lack of affordable housing in its region.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom made mental health a priority since he took office five years ago. The ballot initiative voters approved this week will provide billions of dollars to fund housing and treatment facilities for mentally ill Californians.
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Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed cutting foster care support programs, including an increased rental subsidy and 24/7 urgent response hotline.
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Momentum is building in a case regarding homeless encampments that will be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court next month and could have major implications for cities as homelessness nationwide has reached record highs.
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The new ordinance would require nonprofits and other organizations to register with the city and police department if they’re doing charitable work, like distributing food or clothing at a city park.
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AllCare Health launched a project to document the experiences of homeless people across Southwestern Oregon. Julie Akins is the senior housing director for the health care organization and a former mayor of Ashland. JPR’s Jane Vaughan recently spoke with Akins about what she’s learned in our region.
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California voters were split in early returns over a statewide ballot measure touted by Gov. Gavin Newsom as a necessary step to tackle the state's ongoing homelessness crisis.
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On Tuesday night, the City Council voted to decline state funding that would have been used to renovate the shelter and keep it open long-term.
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The mortality rate for unhoused Americans more than tripled in 10 years. New data makes clear lives are at stake as California leaders try to combat the homelessness crisis.
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The proposal includes money for infrastructure and shelters, as well as a one-time exemption to state land use laws.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Proposition 1 is the latest milestone in California’s long struggle to address mental illness. It would allocate new funding for housing and treatment facilities, aiming to address a crisis that plays out on city streets.
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When Gov. Gavin Newsom launched his landmark effort to shelter homeless residents in hotels during COVID, the state and local governments were relying on FEMA to foot much of the bill. Now, they’re on the hook for $300 million.
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The Biden administration announced this week it’s awarding more than $3 billion to thousands of programs nationwide to fight homelessness. The grants include more than $60 million for Oregon nonprofits and other entities in Medford, Ashland and elsewhere around the state.