FOOD & FRIENDS
SENIOR AND
PLANNING SERVICES
MEMBER SERVICESRogue Valley Council of Governments
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: March 7, 2025
WE’VE LOST OUR COMMERCIAL KITCHEN LEASE
From the program’s inception in 2001, RVCOG Food & Friends has leased the commercial kitchen in the Olsrud Family Nutrition Center from ACCESS. Unfortunately, we received a letter on Monday, March 3rd indicating that our lease agreement is terminating effective August 31, 2025. That gives us less than six months to find a new commercial kitchen for the production of approximately 1,400 meals we serve and deliver to older adults in Jackson and Josephine Counties each day.
Update: December 2025 – Our ACCESS lease has been extended through at least June 30, 2026. RVCOG is working with the City of Central Point on a new location for the Food & Friends kitchen. More to come as plans progress.
Thank you for your support!
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Rogue Valley Council of Governments (RVCOG) is a voluntary association of 24 local jurisdictions, special districts, and education institutions in southwestern Oregon’s Jackson and Josephine Counties. Its primary focus is to support local and regional problem solving.
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