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MEDFORD, Ore. After hundreds of people were displaced by the September fires, hope and housing is on the way. The city of Medford and Rogue Retreat received over $2.5 million to help displaced southern Oregonians with housing.
Just a little over a month after Ashland received the first ‘Project Turnkey’ grant, Medford is following close behind with the Redwood Inn Motel. “We’ll be working with them to remove the obstacles,” said executive director of Options for Helping Residents of Ashland (AURA), Michelle Arellano.
In early February, AURA received a ‘Project Turnkey’ grant of $4.2 million. “The long term goal is to move into permanent housing,” said Arellano. Now the city of Medford, along with the nonprofit Rogue Retreat, are following in their footsteps.
Medford motel will be made into emergency housing with Project Turnkey support
Rogue Retreat and the City of Medford are partnering on the new shelter, which will take over the Redwood Inn on Riverside.
Posted: Mar 10, 2021 9:49 AM
Updated: Mar 10, 2021 10:15 AM
Posted By: Jamie Parfitt
MEDFORD, Ore. Southern Oregon will be home to several more emergency shelters for displaced fire victims and the houseless in the coming months, with support from Oregon s Project Turnkey.
In February, the group Options for Helping Residents of Ashland announced that it had been selected to be the first recipient of a Project Turnkey grant. That funding allowed them to acquire the Super 8 motel building at 2350 Ashland Street and begin converting it into a shelter.