$26.4 Million in Shelter Funding Coming to Southern and Central Oregon
Regional coordinators serving Southern Oregon, the South Coast, and Central Oregon are included in Oregon’s latest statewide shelter funding awards.
ACCESS in Medford is among the regional coordinators receiving funding through Oregon’s Statewide Shelter Program. The organization was awarded $13.1 million to support shelter-related services in Jackson County. Photo courtesy of ACCESS.
OREGON — More than $26.4 million in new state shelter funding has been awarded to regional coordinators serving Southern Oregon, the South Coast, and Central Oregon as part of a broader statewide effort to strengthen Oregon’s homelessness response system.
Governor Tina Kotek announced Monday that more than $102 million has been awarded statewide through Oregon’s Statewide Shelter Program. Of that total, $26,487,919 is directed to organizations serving Jackson, Klamath, Lake, Josephine, Douglas, Curry, Deschutes, Crook, and Jefferson counties.
The funding supports emergency shelter operations, outreach, navigation, rehousing, and local stabilization resources.
“This program gives communities flexibility to successfully address their unique local needs,” Governor Kotek said. “The scale and complexity of the problem can feel insurmountable, but we are making progress. We won’t let up until every Oregonian has a safe place to call home.”
Regional awards include:
ACCESS will receive $13,111,124 to serve Jackson County.
Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council will receive $10,337,139 to serve Crook, Deschutes, and Jefferson counties.
United Community Action Network will receive $2,129,063 to serve Douglas and Josephine counties.
Klamath and Lake Community Action Services will receive $679,800 to serve Klamath and Lake counties.
Brookings CORE Response will receive $230,793 to serve Curry County.
The Governor’s Office said Oregon’s state shelter program now supports more than 5,000 shelter beds statewide. The office also said state efforts have helped rehouse 5,539 people and are on track to rehouse another 1,500 households by the end of Kotek’s first term.
The Statewide Shelter Program was informed by the Sustainable Shelter Work Group, which was convened in July 2024 by Governor Kotek and Representative Pam Marsh of Ashland. The group included state, city, and county agency representatives, legislators, direct service organizations, and shelter operators.
“Our statewide shelter system serves the population identified by each community, whether that is families, the chronically homeless, veterans, domestic violence survivors, youth, or others,” Rep. Marsh said. “I am enormously grateful to the local organizations, cities and counties, nonprofits, churches, and community volunteers who sustain these services and take care of our neighbors.”
Oregon Housing and Community Services oversees the Statewide Shelter Program and sent award letters to 22 regional coordinators across the state.
Statewide, the $102,459,326 in funding was awarded through a competitive process to regional coordinators representing urban, suburban, rural, and coastal communities.
Cover image: Volunteers distribute food and supplies during a community assistance effort. Oregon’s Statewide Shelter Program funding is intended to support shelter operations, outreach, navigation, rehousing, and local stabilization resources across the region. Stock photo.
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