Jackson County officials hear expanded youth-shelter, transitional-living program overview

Aug 27, 2026

County leaders heard a presentation describing youth-shelter and transitional-living services: the Medford youth shelter serves about 100 youth annually (ages 10–17) with average stays near 40 days; a 15-bed transitional program across Jackson and Josephine counties allows up to 540-day stays but capacity limits mean only about 30 youth are served annually.

The full story

County officials reviewed a presentation on youth services that outlined the scope and limits of local shelter and transitional programs.

Free newsletter

Sign up to keep reading.

Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.

or
Already have an account? Sign in