JPR News Focus: Housing

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Another $1 million is going to Coos County, where the nonprofit Alternative Youth Activities will transform a wing of the Old Charleston School in Coos Bay into nine shelter units for youth and families. Local school districts and other service providers can refer families or homeless youth to the shelter, and the organization will help teens earn GEDs and access workforce training along with other services.

“This funding will open additional doors to provide affordable, stable housing to south coast youth and families. We can’t thank Project Turnkey enough,” Executive Director Scott Cooper, said in a statement. “These additional units will provide youth with a stepping stone between emergency shelter and longer-term housing as they move toward independence.”

In neighboring Curry County, Oasis Advocacy and Shelter received $647,400 to buy and renovate a multi-bedroom house as a shelter for domestic violence survivors and medically fragile people. Oasis will partner with the nonprofit Brookings CORE Response to provide counseling, safety planning, advocacy and resiliency training and help shelter residents connect with other services.