CENTRAL POINT, Ore. — Homelessness is a serious issue in southern Oregon, but there are services and ways to escape it. NBC5’s Blakely McHugh went to Building the Future Tiny Home Competition where students from different high schools competed to make ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — With temperatures in the Rogue Valley below freezing overnight, many without a home are battling the bitter cold on the streets. Some are just children who have been abandoned, displaced, or are running away. It’s why a ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore.— Homelessness is a serious issue in southern Oregon, but there are services and ways to escape it. NBC5’s Blakely McHugh spoke with Jennifer Covarrubias. She was homeless and seven months pregnant when she went to Rogue Retreat to ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore.— Homelessness is a serious issue in southern Oregon, but there are services and ways to escape it. NBC5’s Blakely McHugh spoke with Chris Hardy and learned her story on how she was able to come out of homelessness ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — Nearly $3 million in grant funding was awarded to organizations across the state Thursday in an effort to end homelessness. Oregon U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D) and Ron Wyden (D) announced that 18 organizations will be awarded ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore.— Homelessness is a serious issue in southern Oregon, but there are services and ways to escape it. NBC5’s Blakely McHugh spoke with the Maslow Project on how they provide services to children, young adults and families experiencing homelessness. ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — One way Medford, along with other school districts in the state, are keeping kids on the path to graduate is by offering multiple diploma options. The Medford School District has more rigorous graduation requirements than the state. And ...
Grants Pass city councilors are expected to vote to revise an ordinance involving camping in public parks. The ordinance revision is focused mainly on homelessness. What the revisions boil down to is a change in how the city’s camping ordinances ...
ROGUE VALLEY, Ore.– Several organizations in the Rogue Valley are providing shelter for those living on the streets this winter but the need may be greater than what is available. On Monday, NBC5 News learned from a local cab driver ...
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — A Merlin woman is taking matters into her own hands after learning about a family in need. Iris McFarland was browsing Facebook when she came across a post about a family living on the streets. She ...