Summer 2024 Newsletter

As we reach the middle of 2024, I hope you are all enjoying your summer. As always, it’s a busy time here at UCAN. I invite you to learn how we are growing, working to meet more needs, and improving local economies here.

For over a decade, UCAN has offered services to homeless veteran families, helping them obtain permanent housing in Josephine and Douglas County. In July, we extended this service to families in Klamath and Lake County. Learn more about this program, and how we’ve extended service to nearby counties here.

The United States is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program this year. UCAN has operated Douglas County’s WIC Program for several years, serving tens of thousands of pregnant and post-partum moms and children ages four and under. Learn more about how this incredible program benefits the entire community here.

From time to time, we work with folks who have criminal records. Often those we see are committed to rebuilding their lives. We know that given the resources and skills to do so, many will succeed. The following is the story of one such woman, her journey with us, and the remarkable life she now lives.

A number of the veterans whose families we work with in our Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program (SSVF) are women. When we first met Valerie, she and her family were living in a broken down trailer in Merlin, Oregon. Learn how we’ve worked together to greatly improve their living situation here.