“Holy Ground”: How Faith Grounds Youth at MacLaren
At MacLaren, faith can be simultaneously vibrant and ...
Honoring Our 2025 Public Service Ambassadors
Every year during Public Service Recognition Week, the State of Oregon honors a select group of employees as “Ambassadors of Public Service.” These individuals reflect the best of what it means to serve: creativity, compassion, resilience, and a belief that public institutions can – and should – work for everyone. This year, four recipients from ...
“You’re part of their family”: How OYA Foster Homes Change Lives
May is National Foster Care Month, and at the Oregon Youth Authority, foster care is far more than a place to stay. Throughout Oregon, foster families create safe, loving, supportive homes where youth continue their reformation work and move closer to independent living or family reunification. These youth are on probation or parole, possibly reentering ...
Harm Reduction in Action: Narcan Distribution Supports Youths’ Reentry
Note: April 29 is National Fentanyl Awareness Day. If you or a loved one needs support, Save Lives Oregon has available resources in your community. As youth reenter the community after time in Oregon Youth Authority (OYA) facilities, there are numerous factors that may interfere with them being successful. Roughly two years ago, OYA joined ...
MacLaren YCF/Lord High School April Youth Career Fair
This week, youth at MacLaren participated in a semi-annual career fair to learn about a variety of careers—from sustainable building and other specialized trades to animal care to conservation to entrepreneurship, from placements in community-based organizations to in-depth apprenticeship programs to make them career-ready on completion. Throughout the day, youth also learned more about specialized ...
OYA Welcomes K.O. Berger as First-Ever Youth and Family Advocate
Folks will see a new face around Oregon Youth Authority, someone who is here to elevate the voices of the people most directly impacted by its system: youth and their families. The Youth and Family Advocate position is designed to be independent and will be housed for at least the next year outside of the ...