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Ashland group receives $4.2 million grant to convert motel into shelter facility
Options for Helping Residents of Ashland is the first Oregon group to receive a Project Turnkey grant from the state in order to found a new shelter.
Posted: Feb 4, 2021 11:25 AM
Updated: Feb 4, 2021 7:23 PM
Posted By: Jamie Parfitt
ASHLAND, Ore. An Ashland-based organization will receive a $4.2 million grant from the state in order to buy and convert a local motel into a shelter facility, part of Oregon s newly-funded Project Turnkey.
The Oregon Community Foundation announced on Thursday that Options for Helping Residents of Ashland (OHRA) had been selected to be the first recipient of a Project Turnkey grant. The funds are meant to be used to create a resource center and shelter facility for people in the community negatively impacted by wildfires and the COVID-19 pandemic.