A local food delivery service, Rogue Produce, is teaming up with local nonprofits Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice to provide fresh produce to people in need. Read the story HERE…
Category: SOJwJ in the News
SOJWJ community support during COVID 19 crisis
SOJWJ is working hard to support our community during the COVID 19 crisis. Along with our community partners, we’ve been able to provide meals 7 days a week to our most vulnerable neighbors as well as provide other basic needs such as clothing, first aid supplies, camping gear, masks and water. Donations and community support […]
Ashland outreach organizations struggling to meet needs of homeless
It didn’t take long for the effects of the novel coronavirus to trickle down to the people who didn’t have homes or jobs to lose in the first place, and that’s who Jason and Vanessa Houk, organizers for Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice, have been trying to protect. Read the story HERE…
Married couple sick with the flu denied room at motel after organization pays fees
Couple denied service at Ashland Motel (Marissa Olid/KTVL). ” Jason and Vanessa Houk , organizers with Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice were contacted by Lisa and James Yancy during the organization’s community meal that is done Thursdays at Pioneer Hall in Ashland. “ https://ktvl.com/news/local/married-couple-and-sick-with-the-flu-denied-room-at-motel-after-organization-pays-fees?fbclid=IwAR2kmJuPL7RCt_NGtl_epfwsy1NPl6XqY5cuOtfc3S_rMioBWI_uRZseSDc
JWJ Statement on Executive Orders Targeting Immigrants and Muslims
In response to President Trump’s final and planned executive orders to build a border wall, strip federal funding from sanctuary cities, and bar predominantly Muslim refugees from entering the country, Jobs With Justice Executive Director Sarita Gupta issued the following statement: “These executive orders are yet another attempt to divide our country and sow baseless […]