Foundry Village, 1020 Foundry Street, Grants Pass, OR (2026)

Foundry Village is the first tiny house transitional community for those affected by homelessness in Josephine County, Oregon. The village was built in partnership with the AllCare Community Foundation. The 17 tiny homes reside in a gated and staffed community so that only residents, approved guests, and staff are admitted. Foundry Village is a safe, supportive, and beautifully-designed environmen

t where participants can find the stability necessary to further their journey from homelessness into long-term housing and self-sufficiency. Participants are required to pay a monthly program fee (half of which goes into a personal savings account for each participant when they leave Foundry Village) and work with Rogue Retreat’s supportive services staff and community partners to address their individual barriers.

06/16/2026

Evans Place OG: Meet Lee, the old guard, we want to brag about her. Originally from Cave Junction she relocated to Grants Pass after her room mating situation fell apart. At about the same moment those roommates all went in different directions, Lee became sick with severe pneumonia and didn’t have the time to find and vet new roommates. At 64 her earnings were drained and she was on the streets. Eventually Lee found security for herself at a homeless shelter where she stayed for the next 4 months. Lee’s great attitude, social skills and cooperation led to her invitation to stay at Foundry village, a transitional housing facility where she lived for the next year. September 6th, 2023, Evans place held its grand opening, and Lee was one of the five residents to move in, and she has been there ever since.

Those of us in the know attribute a huge part of the success at Evans Place to Lee’s personality and the culture she helped build. She is the first one to tease and joke or gently call out someone’s BS. Her personality has brought a light atmosphere that has been a large part of Evans’ place’s success. Oh yeah, she spent most of her life in retail and office management. She’s got some mad skills in the world of flower arranging.

06/05/2026

Gardens, Gardens and Gardens,

Community in action! Huge shoutouts are in order

At Foundry Village: Our participants worked up a serious sweat rebuilding and improving their garden area, and they deserve a massive pat on the back for this momentous group effort! Beginning May 7th, the Rogue Gardeners of Josephine County stepped in to guide residents through the basics of gardening. Not only did they share their time and talent, but they also generously donated bins, quality soil, and plants.

Together, they installed raised beds and a long, accessible bed designed specifically for our hand full of disabled / wheelchair-bound residents—complete with cost-effective rubber matting to easily bridge the gravel. Even better? The club has stayed active with us, recently returning to install watering systems. No more hand-watering! This garden has truly become a beautiful place of pride and healing. Thank you, Rogue Gardeners! We can’t wait to have you back.

Our permanent-stay, 6-bedroom home for low-income seniors Evan’s Place also got a garden thanks to local high school construction interns! This project was a fantastic hands-on learning experience for the students. They built forms and practiced laying, screeding, and bull-floating concrete to create 36 unique, flat-poured concrete "boards" for the raised beds. Talk about getting plenty of practice! These were installed in what was once a swimming pool.

Thank you to everyone who poured their heart (and hard work) into making our spaces bloom!

05/30/2026

“Foundry Residents Learn Fire Safety: Hands-On Training with Firefighter Mike” May 6th at foundry, our residents are learning how to identify, extinguish, and prepare for a fire. Firefighter Mike has generously volunteered his time to give them firsthand experience on the dynamics of fires, ensuring that they can respond effectively in an emergency situation. Participants learn about different types of fires and proper extinguisher use. This comprehensive training is crucial for maintaining safety standards and protecting personnel.

03/28/2026

Great stuff going on at Hillcrest, looking forward to more workforce affordable units in Grants Pass. Not to mention these units create potential units for select Foundry participants that qualify

02/28/2026

Bragging about David

JOY---Spring is about to be sprung in the valley, for me it already has. I changed my front landscaping last summer to a rock garden kinda thing to be more fireproof. And LUCKY me because of the hardwood charcoal fertilizer I make and used in the plantings and the pots Morel mushrooms are popping up. Searching and hunting for tasty morels --wahoo. Normally the indication of spring in my garden is the asparagus bed popping, ( hopefully soon--- photo of asparagus bed in waiting).

This brings us to the important part of the post—saying THANK YOU to David James. He and whichever of the many groups he’s involved with (can’t keep track) have been instrumental in creating a vegetable garden at Foundry Village. The garden is thriving as are the participants. Being outside, having purpose, gardening, getting your hands dirty, giving the excess away to the food pantries and friends are all very healing activities. What David and the others are doing to help those at Foundry find their inner gardener is like spring itself--- an indication of new growth and purpose. Which is soon followed by a new warm productive season of their lives.

It takes these kinds of resources and efforts to help those that have fallen down a well climb out of that well. Thank you to David and all those community members who have provided time, talent or treasure to help the people at Foundry leave the winter of their lives behind and transition into the next season of their lives.

Foundry, Evan’s house and soon Hillcrest Veterans Village continue to need your help to help those in need. Consider joining all those community members who have stepped up to contribute by making a donation this season. To make a donation to Mid Rogue go to --- https://www.zeffy.com/.../support-mid-rogue-foundation

Address

1020 Foundry Street
Grants Pass, OR
97526

Telephone

+15414990880

Website

https://www.rogueretreat.org/housing-shelter/#foundry-village

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