The City Manager has authorized the severe weather overnight emergency shelter for Wednesday, March 22 through Sunday, March 26, 2023 (closing Monday morning March 27). Severe weather shelter hours are from 5 p.m. to 9 a.m. at 48 Fifth Street. The doors will close for the night at 9 p.m. with lights out at 10 […]
Month: March 2023
From the Public News Service: Food Waste and the Climate Crisis: What to know And what to do.
In 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture stated: “Food loss and waste … exacerbates the climatecrisis with its significant GHG footprint. Production, transportation, and handling of food generatesignificant carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions, and when food ends up in landfills, it generates methane,[which is] an even more potent greenhouse gas.”A 2021 U.S. Environmental Protection […]
From the Public News Service: Slam the Scam Day: Tips for Avoiding Fraud. April 25 Scam Jam in Portland
March 9 was National Slam the Day. National Slam the Scam Day raises awareness about thieves’ attempts tosteal money from people. A few tips can keep people from falling victimto fraud. Comments from Carmel Perez Snyder, director for communityoutreach and local advocacy, AARP Oregon. “They just do it in a multitude of ways, either to […]
Emergency Inclement Weather Shelter Extended for Mar 14 and 15
The City Manager has extended the severe weather overnight emergency shelter for Tuesday, March 14 AND Wednesday, March 15, 2023, closing on Thursday morning March 16. Severe weather shelter hours are from 5 p.m. to 9 a.m. at 48 Fifth Street. The doors will close for the night at 9 p.m. with lights out at […]
UPDATE: Emergency Inclement Weather Shelter Schedule Extended to Mar 10
The City Manager has extended the current severe weather emergency and has authorized the extension of the emergency shelter to remain open through Friday, March 10, closing on Saturday morning March 11, pending continued conditions. Severe weather shelter hours are from 5 p.m. to 9 a.m. at 48 Fifth Street. The doors will close for the night at […]
Warming Shelter extended through March 10
With continued overnight low temperatures forecast, UCAN plans to keep the Warming Shelter in Grants Pass open through Friday, March 10, 2023 (closing at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, March 11). The shelter is located at 531 NE F Street and hours of operation will be 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 a.m. Intake hours are 5:30 p.m. to […]
Oregon Right To rest Act HB 3501
Poor and unhoused people are most often prosecuted for “crimes of survival,” like sitting, lying down, or sleeping in public space. As people accrue charges, it becomes virtually impossible for them to access essential resources. Criminalization directly blocks pathways to stability and further endangers the physical and mental health of our most vulnerable community members. […]
A National Call for Moral Revival
Neither poverty nor prison should be a death sentence. “People are dying over misdemeanors. A lot of these laws are made against the poor people in West Virginia.” – Pam Garrison, Tri-Chair of West Virginia Poor People’s Campaign 13 people have died in the Southern Regional Jail in Beckley, West Virginia, in the last year. The […]
Grants pass Warming Shelter extended through March 9
With overnight low temperatures forecast to be under 30 degrees, UCAN plans to keep the Warming Shelter in Grants Pass open through Thursday, March 9, 2023 (closing at 8:30 a.m. Friday, March 10). The shelter is located at 531 NE F Street and hours of operation will be 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 a.m. Intake hours […]
Medford Severe Weather Shelter Open March 3 & 4
Medford City Manager Brian Sjothun has extended the severe weather event declaration through Saturday, March 4. The declaration allows the use of approved severe event shelter facilities to provide overnight lodging when the temperature is expected to be below 25 degrees Fahrenheit or 32 degrees Fahrenheit with additional factors such as precipitation or wind. Severe […]