ACCESS Building Community

ACCESS Builds Community

We provide food, housing, warmth and other essential services to Jackson County’s low income children, families, seniors and people with disabilities.

As the Community Action Agency of Jackson County, OREGON, ACCESS has been helping Jackson County residents break the cycle of poverty since 1976. With a focus on education, ACCESS helps people through economic crisis by guiding them through changes in habits to help them become self-sustaining. ACCESS currently serves local residents through 15 programs designed to address problems from one-time emergencies to longer-term issues.

541-779-691

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Women, Infants and Children WIC – Jackson County

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) is a free nutrition education program that helps families identify healthy nutrition choices that work for them.

Why WIC?

Women on WIC eat a healthier diet, have healthier babies and receive early prenatal care.

Infants born to WIC mothers weigh more and have improved growth and development rates.

Children on WIC eat foods with more iron and vitamin C, and visit their doctors regularly.

Eligibility

You are eligible for WIC if you meet all of the following criteria:

Live in Oregon
Are a pregnant, postpartum or breastfeeding woman, an infant or a child under 5 years old
Have a nutritional need
Have a household income that meets the current income guidelines.

*Fathers, grandparents, foster parents or other guardians may apply for WIC for their children.

541-774-8203

http://jacksoncountyor.org/hhs/public-health/women-infants-and-children

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Medford Gospel Mission

The Medford Gospel Mission is an arm of the Rogue Valley’s churches, reaching out for more than 50 years to provide meals, shelter, clothing and Christ- centered hope to men, women and children in need in our community.

Located 125 W. Jackson St. Medford, Oregon 97501

541-779-1597

http://medfordgospelmission.org/

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NAMI Southern Oregon

NAMI of Southern Oregon is a nonprofit affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (nami.org), the leading grassroots organization dedicated to providing education, support and advocacy for people with mental illness and their families. We are an all volunteer organization that offers help and hope for recovery.

Mental illness is a medical condition that disrupts a person’s thinking, feeling, mood, ability to relate to others and daily functioning. Just as diabetes is a disorder of the pancreas, mental illnesses are medical conditions that often result in a diminished capacity for coping with the ordinary demands of life.

Mental illness affects everyone. Nearly 60 million Americans experience a mental health condition every year. Regardless of race, age, religion or economic status, mental illness impacts the lives of at least one in four adults and one in ten children across the United States.

NAMI-SO has helped hundreds of people in Jackson and Josephine Counties who are struggling with the challenges of mental illness through our Medford Resource Library, presentations, classes, support groups, partnerships and community events. Services are offered at no charge.

http://www.nami-so.org

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Foster Care & Adoption

A Call to Community is geared towards those wondering what the whole foster care or adoption journey is about, what it means to partner with DHS Child Welfare, and for those who want to hear the perspective of people with boots on the ground!

This is an honest conversation about both the highlights and the challenges of foster care and adoption through the Child Welfare system. It is a perfect opportunity to listen and to ask those burning questions.
We believe it will be well worth your time.

As folks in the community discern partnering with the foster care system, we value them stepping in with eyes wide open to all this worthy, beautiful, messy journey entails.

For questions please call 541-732-4046 or visit fosterORadopt.com

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Roc Food Pantry in Grants Pass

Reaching Our Community

ROC is a rapidly growing food distribution center in Grants Pass, Oregon serving low and no income families as well as working families who, for whatever reason, are trying to make ends meet. We provide delivery service to our homebound seniors and disabled clients, a first in Josephine County, as well as supplemental Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets to help families during the holidays.

For more information please call 541-476-3344 or visit http://rochome.org

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Women’s Crisis Support Team

“Dedicated to ending domestic violence and sexual assault through intervention, prevention, education and safe shelter.”

Women’s Crisis Support Team (WCST) is a non-profit organization dedicated to ending the cycle of domestic violence and sexual assault in Josephine County through intervention, prevention, and safe shelter. WCST was formed in 1977 as the Women’s Coalition of Josephine County, and operated entirely as a volunteer program and hot line for rape victims. In 1980 the organization changed its name, expanded its scope, and incorporated as a 501 (c)3 non-profit organization, dedicated to the struggle against both domestic violence and sexual assault.

For more information call 541-479-9349 or visit http://www.wcstjoco.org/

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