Category: Community
OYA Trains Second Cohort of Recovery Mentors
Eleven youth and one staff member learned how to turn their own recovery into a chance to help others.
Youth build one-of-a-kind canoe
Woodworking teacher Jim Cox leads about two dozen Tillamook youth over several years in a unique building project.
Winter Festival Raises Money to Benefit Rogue Valley Youth
The festive event featured youth speeches, a ukulele group, and a silent auction.
Making the Team
For the first time in more than 30 years, MacLaren athletes had the chance this winter to play against community teams.
OYA Forges Connections Between Youth, Business Community
A Eugene-area professional’s visit to a residential program will be the first of many networking opportunities for the youth.
‘Thank you for being Mom when you didn’t need to’
An OYA youth in foster care writes a heartfelt thank-you note to her foster family.
Youth Get Visual, Hands-On Experience With the Brain
NW Noggin, a neuroscience outreach nonprofit, visited youth at MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility to teach about brain development.
Building Fences
Camp Florence youth volunteered to help the Oregon Coast Humane Society.
Youth Learn Respect and Sportsmanship Through Chess
Chess for Success regularly brings chess into OYA facilities.
Volunteers Create Holiday Cheer for MacLaren Youth
“This was the best Christmas I ever had,” said one participating youth.