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Southern Oregon based nonprofit Rogue Retreat plans to convert a Medford motel into rental housing for victims of last summer’s wildfires. The question is whether they can afford the cost of turning motel units into apartments. -
April Ehrlich / JPRMedford officials and homeless advocates are finalizing details on the city’s first severe weather shelter. But rather than a single location, it will be a network of resources that can be deployed to different sites.
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In Medford, like many other cities, there’s virtually no place for homeless people to legally go when the weather turns cold. In response, a Jackson County-based activist group has established a pop-up warming center for homeless people in the area.
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The Medford city council is considering banning sleeping and camping in the Bear Creek Greenway during wildfire season.
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Many victims of the Almeda Fire are now looking for housing in Medford. But the city was struggling with affordable housing even before the fire.
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Last summer, the City of Medford partnered with nonprofit Rogue Retreat to establish an urban campground on private property for homeless people living along the Bear Creek Greenway. The lease on the campground ends at the end of this year. As winter comes on, organizers are struggling to find a place for residents to go.
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Journalists, legal observers and people assisting the unhoused went to Hawthorne Park on Sept. 22 to observe the sweep. Almost a dozen wound up in handcuffs.
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Eight people arrested by the Medford Police Department during a recent homeless camp sweep said late Sunday night they plan to sue the city, its police department and Jackson County.
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Jackson County has set up a one-stop shop for survivors of recent wildfires who need assistance with a wide variety of needs.
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The 'tent city' popped up in Hawthorne Park after the Almeda Fire burned a large swath of the Bear Creek Greenway, driving out homeless campers.
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When the Almeda Drive Fire ignited in Ashland on Tuesday and began spreading north, unfounded rumors of what sparked the flames quickly made their way around the internet.
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Widespread and rapidly expanding evacuation orders from Ashland through Medford to Eagle Point forced many to seek shelter in a hurry as two major wildfires, driven by strong, hot winds, roared through the valley.
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A temporary campground in Medford is meant to lure homeless people off the nearby Bear Creek Greenway, at least for now. And it's helping a portion of the Greenway's campers get needed services. So, what now?
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Currently, Jackson County fails to meet the governor's COVID-19 criteria for opening in-person classes.
