October 4, 2024

Emergency Inclement Weather Shelter Open April 3 – 5

The City Manager has authorized the severe weather overnight emergency shelter for Monday, April 3 through Wednesday, April 5, 2023 (closing Thursday morning April 6). 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 p.m.

This is a no-frills shelter, which means individuals should plan on providing their own bedding. Well behaved pets are welcome. The shelter will have limited food available. However there are community meals every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at Pioneer Hall, 73 Winburn Way in Lithia Park.

For questions, please contact Avram Sacks, Shelter Coordinator, Options for Helping Residents of Ashland, at 541.220.7307 or 541.631.2235. For more information on OHRA, visit helpingashland.org.

NEW USER GROUP ON NIXLE… Sign up for Nixle messages regarding shelters by texting 97520SHELTER (as the text message) to 888777 (as the recipient or in the ‘To:’ field).