Category: Facilities
Panorama of Oregon Beautifies Oak Creek Gym
A volunteer at Oak Creek Youth Correctional Facility raised funds for a 10-by-60 foot mural to be painted on the facility’s gym wall.
Camp Florence Celebrates Graduation
Three youth earned high school diplomas and one received a GED at a ceremony in late August.
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.
Tournament Teaches Teamwork, Sportsmanship
OYA facilities have four all-facility sports tournaments annually.
Pow Wow Connects Youth with Their Culture
Thanks to Native American community volunteers, MacLaren youth participated in a recent pow wow at their facility.
Governor Signs Senate Bill 1008 into Law
Oregon Youth Authority Director Joe O'Leary was invited to speak at the July 22 signing of the juvenile justice bill in Portland.