Tag: Volunteers
Wish Lists for OYA Youth
Each OYA facility has an Amazon wish list of items requested by our youth.
Holiday Wish Lists for OYA Youth
Each OYA facility has an Amazon wish list of items requested by our youth.
Healing Through Yoga
A volunteer-led yoga program helps MacLaren youth reconnect with their bodies.
Pow Wows Connect Native Youth with their Roots
A recent pow wow at OYA's Tillamook facilities was one of several held in September for youth in custody.
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.
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.
Youth Celebrate Pride at MacLaren
The event offered support, history lessons, and fun for LGBTQ youth and allies.
Expressing Themselves in More Ways than One
A unique project at MacLaren teaches youth how to tell stories through breakdancing and filmmaking.
Some of OYA’s Amazing Volunteers
For National Volunteer Appreciation Week, OYA thanks some of the many amazing people who donate time to helping youth.
The Pathway
A teacher at OYA's Tillamook facilities draws parallels between garden pathways and the metaphorical roads traveled by youth she mentors.