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 […]
Category: Campaigns
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 […]
Severe Weather Shelter Open in Medford Tuesday, February 28
Medford City Manager Brian Sjothun has extended the severe weather event declaration through Tuesday, February 28. 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 […]
Emergency Inclement Weather Shelter Schedule Extended
The City Manager has extended the current severe weather emergency and has authorized the extension of the emergency shelter to remain open through Thursday, March 2, closing on Friday morning March 3, 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 […]
Workers Unite Film Festival Presents Dark Cell Harlem Farm
Set against the backdrop of the long history of the Texas prison system – from Juneteenth to COVID – Dark Cell Harlem Farm explores the death by suffocation of eight Black men at a prison plantation in 1913. Combining readings of primary source materials and personal reflections by formerly incarcerated individuals, footage of the prison […]
Fireburn presented by Workers Unite Film Festival
Fireburn: the Documentary is a powerful short film about the human rights violations that occurred on the island of St. Croix during the post-emancipation event known as the Fireburn. Find out what sparked this fiery labor revolt and learn how it changed the lives of Virgin Islanders. https://watch.eventive.org/workersunitefilmfest2023/play/63eeb7c7b4594e00b676de8e
Volunteers and Donations Needed
Do you want to make a difference? Every Thursday and Friday, Pioneer Hall’s doors open at 3 p.m. and meals are served at 4 p.m. Then, on every Sunday morning, there is a breakfast from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Eggs, potatoes, pancakes and other breakfast favorites are served. Who gets helped? Those in the […]
ACCESS Mobile Pantry Updates
Due to staffing shortages, the Mobile Pantries listed below will be temporarily closed. For more information or help finding an alternative pantry call 458-488-1343 or visit our website: Food Pantries
ACCESS Housing Program
ACCESS and the Housing Authority of Jackson County will be placing wildfire survivors in the newly rebuilt Royal Oaks Mobil Manor. If you lost a home in the 2020 wildfires and income qualify, you can apply. Homes will be completed as early as June 2023. Pre-applications will be accepted from February 20th-24th. The pre-application will […]