Jericho Road, a Redmond area non-profit provides a variety of programs including Weekend Food for Students, Immediate Emergency Help, a Hot Meal Program six nights a week and a Housing Assistance program. Since 2005 the Housing Assistance Program has assisted families with children with quick and effective means to keep them in their homes and preventing homelessness. With the help and support of the Central Oregon Health Council, for the first time Jericho Road will be able to expand their program to include senior citizens, veterans, the disabled, individuals on fixed incomes and those who are struggling to maintain their living conditions. What the COHC has helped bring about is a definitive answer for preventing homelessness in the Redmond area.