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Five Oregon Counties Will Share $5 Million to Fight Homelessness News By Lucille McNamara On Nov 16, 2024 FILE - Homeless encampment, Grants Pass, Southern Oregon, 2023 Five counties have been selected to receive $5 million in funding from Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) to fight homelessness among young people and their families. The OHCS, via its Youth Emergency Housing Assistance Program (YEHA), has selected the Coos County Office of Homelessness Response, Family Faith and Relationship Advocates (FARA) in Douglas, the Maslow Project in Josephine, Integral Youth Services in Klamath, and the Lincoln County Housing Authority as beneficiaries in the program. The Funds Ensure a Safe Place to Call Home OHCS executive director, Andrea Bell says her organization is committed to ensuring that the youth of Oregon have ‘a safe place to call home.’ To identify communities with the highest number of young people experiencing homelessness, the YEHA project team analyzed data from the Department of Education and the Oregon Emergency Homelessness Response. The funding will help pay for rent, utilities, household goods, furniture, moving costs, and transportation. Josephine County Organization Says Funds Will Promote Likelihood of Youth Finishing High School Maslow Project founder and executive director, Mary Ferrell says the funding will empower her Josephine County organization to expand outreach services and build sustainable solutions ‘for the unique challenges faced by our community.’ Ferrell says the funds will ensure that the youth and their families can access stable and safe housing, promoting the likelihood of young people completing their high school education and ending the cycle of homelessness. Coos County Douglas County Josephine County Klamath County Lincoln County Southern Oregon Share Twitter Facebook ReddIt WhatsApp Pinterest Email