Rogue Retreat Restores the Lives of Homeless and Unsheltered People in Our Community
Learn moreDonateWe’re not just housing people. We’re moving them forward in life.
We meet homeless people as they are — many with addiction or mental health challenges — and provide creative and temporary housing for them. A place to call home. With community partners and our supportive services staff, we collectively wrap ourselves around each program participant to deliver supportive services that help them achieve their highest potential.
Your Donation Restores Lives
Partner with Rogue Retreat and make a difference — we’re transforming the lives of people in our programs.
Chad McComas, Executive Director
As one of the founding members of Rogue Retreat, Chad continues to play a pivotal role in Rogue Retreat’s vision and mission of restoring the lives of people in Southern Oregon.
“When homeless people come to us, they have lost the ability to take care of themselves.”
– Chad McComas, Co-Founder & Executive Director
Join Us for a Tour of Our Shelter Sites
One of the best ways to understand the impact of your support is seeing it with your own eyes. We offer tours of several of our shelter sites, led by our executive director, Chad McComas.
The Pyramid of Hope
Rogue Retreat’s Model of Success
HOPE: Lifts the broken hearted, sparks belief in positive outcomes, and infuses the model with goodness.
FUNDERS: Individuals and organizations who invest time, money, goods, or services that furthers our vision and mission.
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: A comprehensive network of community service providers that join with us to help participants reach their highest potential.
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES: Rogue Retreat’s “Secret Sauce” is the framework that restores lives by providing guidance, counseling, and referrals to Community Partners who focus on overcoming barriers.
SHELTER & HOUSING: Creative, innovative, and temporary shelter and housing. solutions that stabilize formerly homeless program participants and gives them a place to call home.
Our Impact
We stabilize people by providing shelter and housing. Once this basic need is met, our supportive services staff work with participants to help them improve their self-sufficiency. We partner with over 64 community organizations to provide our participants with the support and resources they need.
214,620
bed nights per year at our
current capacity
1,237
individuals served
in 2021
173,740
meals provided to
participants every year
Housing & Shelter
We help stabilize people with creative and temporary housing.
Do You Need Help?
Apply online or in-person at 711 E. Main Street, Suite 25, Medford, OR 97504 from 8am-5pm Monday through Friday. We offer a spectrum of services that range from meeting basic needs at the Urban Campground to transitional housing for individuals and families.
“I feel safe and secure, I no longer wake up scared and wonder where I am and where to go.”
– Rogue Retreat Participant
“Why I Choose to Give to Rogue Retreat”
A passion for helping and serving others has been a key ingredient in how Earlene Schlosser lives. After a turbulent early life, Earlene believes her story truly began at 40 years old.
“They are solving a lot of problems one person at a time, and I love being a part of that.”
– Earlene Strosser
Support Our Annual Campaign: Raising Hope
At Rogue Retreat, hope means never giving up on people who have given up on themselves. Hope means growing our shelter capacity to support over 500 people every night.
News & Stories
The Who, What, & Why of Rogue Retreat
5 Ways You Can Help A Homeless Person
During the winter, our thoughts often turn to how we can serve others. This includes the men, women, and children who are homeless in our own community. Homelessness is a huge problem in the United States, with more than 500,000 people living in a state of...
Introducing Foundry Village
We are excited to introduce Foundry Village to you. Foundry Village is a partnership between the AllCare Community Foundation and Rogue Retreat. Foundry Village is the first transitional housing community in Grants Pass. It comprises 17 tiny houses and a community...
A Life of Giving, A Legacy of Generosity
When you focus on the good things in life, that spirit of thankfulness and compassion lives on from generation to generation. This is the legacy of John D’Arcy, and his daughter and son-in-law, Nan and Tom Gunderson. Through a donation of stock valued at $100,000 from...
Consulting & Training
Hope University
Hope University is the consulting and training arm of Rogue Retreat. We can help you build services and increase shelter capacity in your own community.
Community Needs Assessment
Audio Courses
In-Person Training
Careers at Rogue Retreat
We are growing and hiring new staff to meet the needs of our community. We are looking for people who want to make a difference with the work they do every day.
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