Uniting for Action on Housing and Homelessness in Southern Oregon
Open to Oregonians in Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, and Klamath Counties who want to work across differences to address issues of housing and homelessness. This program builds on the 2024 Uniting for Action program in the same four counties, and the other work we have been doing in Oregon since 2022.
Program Overview
Uniting for Action on Housing and Homelessness in Southern Oregon was a non-partisan civic participation program that brings together residents of Douglas, Jackson, Josephine and Klamath counties to build relationships, strengthen collaboration skills, explore different views on key issues, and work together with community organizations to address issues of homelessness and affordable housing.
Program Goals
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Strengthen individual collaboration skills
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Better understand people with different perspectives and experiences relating to economic, social, and political issues
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Build relationships across differences and decrease “othering”
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Address local challenges around housing and homelessness.
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Strengthen communities’ cohesion and resilience
Projects with
Community Partners
Uniters in Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, and Klamath counties implemented projects in collaboration with community partners to address issues of homelessness and affordable housing. Our projects make a difference — read more about them here!
Program Impact
Program impacts, based on analyzing baseline and endline survey data among Uniters, include these positive changes:
Relationships: Respondents reporting daily social interactions with people different from them increased across racial (28 percentage points), political (18 percentage points), and gender/sexual orientation (24 percentage points) lines.
Collaboration Skills: In Oregon, respondents who said they were “very confident” or “confident” in “engaging with people who have very different views than you do on issues about which you feel strongly” increased 25 percentage points.
Cohesion: Respondents who said they agree or strongly agree with the statement “I believe my community is overall cohesive” increased 28 percentage points.
Community Partners
Program Schedule
All in-person gatherings featured a workshop and other activities such as small-group discussions, visits with community leaders, a shared meal, and/or a walking tour.
April ‘25
PHASE I
Build Relationships and Learn Together
Kick off program. Build relationships across divides and engage in constructive dialogue.
Apr. 12 | 10AM - 4PM Medford
May - June ‘25
PHASE II
Plan for Action
Analyze economic issues and design projects in collaboration with community partners.
May 3 | 10AM - 4PM Grants Pass
May 31 | 10AM - 4PM Roseburg
June 14 | 10AM - 4PM Klamath Falls
June - October '25
PHASE III
Take Action
Implement projects and gather with Uniters to share successes and challenges.
July 15 | Zoom | 90 min.
Aug. 12 | Zoom | 90 min.
Sept. 13 | 10AM - 4PM | TBD
Oct. | Zoom | 90 min.
November '25
PHASE IV
Communicate Results and Sustain our Action
Plan for sustainability of projects beyond the end of the program and share results with the community.
Nov. 15 | 10AM - 4PM | TBD