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.

Kenagy Pumpkin Patch Fundraiser!

Now through the end of October, visit the cutest pumpkin patch in Albany. Tina’s cultivated an awesome variety of gourds for all your October needs! Big ones, little ones, orange ones, blue ones, warty ones, cute ones!

Visit Kenagy Family Farm (1650 N Nebergall Loop NE, Albany) now open:

MONDAY – SATURDAY 9am-6pm
SUNDAY 11am-5:30pm

All proceeds go to Jackson Street and ABC House so please head out to the farm and support this awesome community fundraiser.

Summer Events for Youth!

We’re also thrilled to be throwing 3 Summer Outreach Events for youth ages 10-24 in collaboration with NWSKATELAND! They’ll be bringing a mobile roller rink unit and we’ll be bringing burgers, hot dogs, cold drinks, arts & crafts, hygiene supplies, and so much more.

We’re also partnering with Linn County to provide free STI testing in Lebanon and Albany! All youth and families welcome!

6/17 – Lebanon, Boulder Falls Inn, 3-6pm 7/11 – Corvallis Skate Park, 3-6pm 8/23 – Albany, Grand Prairie Park, 1-4pm

Contact Cortney with questions at cortney.wetherell@jacksonstreet.org

Youth Rising Reflections

We gathered on April 24 for Youth Rising 2025 and it was a blast! Huge thanks to all of our sponsors, supporters, staff, and youth for making this a successful event. Check out the full photo gallery from Jodi B Herrling Photography here.

Ruth and Zeph told us about their experience with the Next Steps program at our 2025 Youth Rising fundraising event.

We also learned more about the Next Steps program in general! Big thanks to John Harris at Horsepower Productions, and to our youth and staff for helping us make these wonderful videos! Learn more about Next Steps here.

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.

BIG NEWS: Outreach Program Expansion!

We’re thrilled to be significantly expanding our Youth Service Center, the hub of our Outreach services in Albany! We recently purchased a site and building will begin soon. Our new space will have a designated hangout space for youth, staff offices, full showers, a teaching kitchen, washer + dryer, and more! We will be hosting drop-in hours for youth and our support groups in this space. Stay tuned!

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