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Youth Prep Dogs for Adoption — and Learn Empathy in the Process
A dedicated volunteer at Eastern Oregon Youth Correctional Facility is teaching youth to train rescue dogs.
UPDATE: One Escaped Youth Back in Custody; Another Still on the Run
Youth Leave Community Meeting Without Permission
Camp Florence Celebrates Graduation
Three youth earned high school diplomas and one received a GED at a ceremony in late August.
OYA Foster Parents Lead Annual Backpack Event
As if fostering OYA youth wasn’t enough, Maria Mihm and Celie Kaleta also help organize a community event that provides supplies to schoolchildren.
Youth Celebrate Pride at MacLaren
The event offered support, history lessons, and fun for LGBTQ youth and allies.
Restorative Justice: Building a Safer Community
Youth at Rogue Valley Youth Correctional Facility are learning to consider their impact on others and repair relationships with those they have harmed.
OYA Completes Feeder System Research Project
The project will help inform efforts to identify earlier the youth who are at risk of future criminal and juvenile justice system involvement.
Expressing Themselves in More Ways than One
A unique project at MacLaren teaches youth how to tell stories through breakdancing and filmmaking.
‘What I Call Family’
MacLaren hosts Latino community program for youth that promotes civic engagement and community service.
Foster Care Picnic Builds Positive Connections
The annual event allows youth, foster parents and staff to have fun in a stress-free environment.
Tournament Teaches Teamwork, Sportsmanship
OYA facilities have four all-facility sports tournaments annually.