My memories of the old Ramada property go back to dining at the Hungry Woodsman Steakhouse around the turn of the century, and then Denny’s years later, where I could always get a late-night Moons Over My Hammy. Today, the property is almost unrecognizable. The once-busy hotel and convention center, along with its popular restaurants,
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I have spent nearly thirty years working full-time with people experiencing homelessness. Over those years, one thing has become very clear to me: there is no simple blueprint that solves every problem for every person. Homelessness is complicated because people are complicated. More importantly, people are not problems to be solved, fixed, or managed. They
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Each year, communities across the country participate in the Point-in-Time (PIT) Count and the Housing Inventory Count (HIC). These processes are designed to measure homelessness and housing capacity, and the data collected is used by government agencies to guide funding, policy, and planning decisions. For many years, Medford Gospel Mission has participated in these counts
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For the third year in a row, Oregon remains under a declared Homeless State of Emergency. Each extension is justified by urgency, compassion, and the promise that staying the course will eventually produce results. In January 2023, Governor Tina Kotek declared the emergency, and it has since been extended multiple times under continued executive authority
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