Helping Youth 24/7/365
Jackson Street Youth Services offers youth a safe place to live and resources to work through crises and towards a brighter, more stable future. Founded to fill a gap in housing for homeless youth, we now serve youth throughout Linn and Benton Counties. We rely on donations and partnerships. Together, we will end youth homelessness.
School Supply Drive 2026

Our annual school supply drive runs through September 10.
We’re seeking:
🎒Backpacks 🧮 Graphing calculators 📝 Notebooks and sketchbooks 🗂 Binders and folders 🚰 Reusable water bottles 📆 Planners (undated preferred) 🎧 Headphones 💾 Flash drives
Notes:
𝟏 We’ll have an info table at Staples with backpacks and shopping bags already filled with all the items on our list. Feel free to just stop by Staples and do a quick one-stop shop.
2️⃣ Last year we received many bulk backpacks that were not well-suited to daily use. We’d much rather have you purchase a few good-quality backpacks than a vacuum-packed brick of 25 flimsy ones.
③ Most of the youth we serve are teens! In general, they prefer minimal, simple designs on their stuff rather than cartoonish or kiddie items. Think, less Minecraft, more monochrome.
Drop off hours:
Corvallis at 225 SW 4th St 10am-1pm Tuesday and Wednesday
Albany Public Library Garden Room 10am-1pm Thursday or in the gigantic box at Staples during their regular business hours.
Contact Ben at 541-760-5825 or ben.martens@jacksonstreet.org with any questions.
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We are very close to hitting our Spring Fundraising goal, and we appreciate everyone who has contributed in support of our programs. Your contribution of any amount is appreciated and impactful. Thank you for strengthening this work!
BIG NEWS: Outreach Team has Moved!
HUGE, HAPPY NEWS! Our Outreach Team and the Youth Service Center have officially moved to our NEW location at 1025 Pacific Blvd SE, Albany. This new building took incredible community energy to open and we’re so grateful to everyone who played a role!
Please join us for a community Open House event to celebrate!
This site is the new hub for our Outreach Program and includes youth hang out space, shower, laundry machines, food pantry, clothing closet, hygiene and so much more! We’re offering tons of amazing programming at the new YSC, including:
- Open Houses to tour the new space
- Queer Peers Young Adults
- Linn County PS541
- Open Drop-In Hours
- STI Testing
- Support Groups
- Rainbow Drop-In Hours for LGBT youth
- Holiday Events
- & More!
If you’re a youth interested in learning more, follow our youth-specific Instagram page.

Are You Looking For Help?
Jackson Street is here for youth and young adults ages 10-24 throughout Linn and Benton counties. Whether you need immediate shelter, laundry access, basic items like food and clothes, or longer-term positive connections, we are here. Information about all services is available here.
Please reach out! Call our toll free, 24/7 number at 800-901-2904. You can also DM us on Instagram.
Our Community is Amazing! Thank You for Your Support!

“Jackson Street helped me when I was at my lowest and when I didn’t think I could get anywhere. They really gave me good tools and guidance to help move me forward. What has changed about my life now compared to a year ago has been the fact that I finally found a starting point on my road to success. I’m looking forward to keeping on learning new skills and being able to be independent on my own.” —Outreach Youth, age 18
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