Oregon
Formed in a merger in 2011, Youth Villages Oregon continues a heritage of helping children and families in the state, reaching as far back as 1859 through The Christie School. With a focus on community-based services, Youth Villages Oregon is committed to providing the most effective and cost-efficient treatment options to help build successful lives for children with emotional and behavioral issues, their families and youth aging out of state custody.
Programs
Provided to Oregon
Intercept®
Strengthening families to prevent or limit the need for foster care
Lifeset™
Helping young adults make a successful transition to adulthood
Specialized Crisis Services
Providing specially trained, crisis counselors 24 hours a day
Our Results
- Overall satisfaction with Youth Villages: 84%
- Youth living at home or independently 1 year after discharge: 86%
- Youth in school and/or employed 1 year after discharge: 98%
- Youth reporting no trouble with the law 1 year after discharge: 91%
Figures represent data gathered in FY22-24 for all youth served for more than 60 days across all programs.
It was a year of record growth and innovation for Youth Villages.
Additional Resources
Oregon
Fact Sheet
6,143
youth served in Oregon
Help create lasting change in Oregon
Donate
Your one-time or continuing contribution goes directly to helping children and young adults get the chance they deserve.
Partner with Us
Corporate partners provide valuable financial and volunteer support. The time is now to invest in Oregon’s families and youth.
Attend an event
Youth Villages events are a great way to support families in your local community and have a great time while you’re doing it.
Local Events
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stories of hope
Helping children and families live successfully
Hometown Hero: University of Minnesota alumni transforming lives in Oregon
Minnesota native Noah Gerber is changing the narrative for foster youth in the Portland Metro area. He was raised in St. Paul and pursued a bachelor’s degree in psychology and sociology
Natalie finds her superpower
Natalie, a LifeSet Scholar, wears many hats: a first-generation college student, academic advisor, a mentor for other foster youth, and most importantly, a role model and advocate for her 14-year-old sister.
Solutions to keeping Oregon foster children in stable homes
With a recent federal class action lawsuit settled over the safety of children in Oregon’s foster care system, one of the issues addressed is the quality and number of foster care placements a child experiences.
Local Leadership
Andrew Grover
Executive Director, Oregon
Andrew Grover began his pursuit of excellence in social services as a child. Having come from a troubled home he saw life on the street, in residential programs, foster care, and juvenile corrections. At an early age he decided to dedicate his career to helping other kids like himself. That journey began working directly with troubled youth and families in residential and in-home settings.
Shauna Lugar
Director – Development
Lacy Moon
Assistant Director – Community-Based Programs
Local Board
Elijah Pahl
Chair
Director, Quality Addiction Medicine & Mental Health
Kaiser Northwest
David Durocher
Incoming Chair
Principal
CEM Services LLC
MJ Dunne
Community Advocate
Jenn Fortmann
Senior Employee Relations Consultant
The Standard
Sister Guadalupe Guajardo
Community Advocate
Joan Horstkotte
Emeritus Member
Amber Kelly
Branch Manager – Oregon City
OnPoint Community Credit Union
Ann Mestrovich
Project Manager
The Standard
Jodie Oltmans
Chief of Pediatrics
Kaiser Northwest
H. Patterson Ritz
Managing Partner
Stafford Villa Properties LLC
D. Colby Schlicker
Senior Vice President, Marketing
Lewis & Clark Bank
Pete Stofle
Community Advocate
Charles Swindells
Emeritus Member
Attorney
Charles Swindells Law
Contact Information
Shauna Lugar, Development Director
Ambassador Board
Youth Villages Oregon’s Ambassador Board is a group of emerging professionals in the Greater Portland area dedicated to helping young people and families live successfully. Through networking, fundraising and community outreach, the Ambassador Board works to facilitate the vision and mission of Youth Villages and create lasting and powerful change in our community.
Annually, the Ambassador Board supports our Superheroes drive across Oregon. Since the board’s founding they have helped provide backpacks and school supplies to 178 youth, and have supported 538 young people with holiday wish lists and winter essentials, raising more than $100,000 in cash and in-kind contributions.
Oregon Ambassador Board
Nicolas Ball
Chair
Community Advocate
Lou Junior Mariette
Incoming Chair
New York Life
Gemma Nelson
Outgoing Chair
EOP Law
MJ Dunne
Community Advocate
Whitney Eikmeier
Community Advocate
Ethan Eisenstein
Community Advocate
Candace Elliott
First Tech Federal Credit Union
Nikki Gardner
Keller Williams Realty Professionals
Rikki Hooker
Cascade Hasson Sotheby’s International
Blake Howell
Reinish, Wilson, Weir, P.C.
Alex Hutchinson
Miller Nash
Devin Johnson
Enterprise
Josi McDermott
Boly:Welch
Brooke McLane
The Standard
Brittani Pomeroy
Brown & Brown Northwest
Marcus Santangelo
ZoomInfo
Brandon Tate
Umpqua Bank
Daniel Whitmore
Merina+Co
Beth Wilhelm
Kaiser Permanente
Contact Information
Jonathan Whitmore, Development Manager
LOCATIONS
Administrative Office
5331 S Macadam Avenue Suite 287
Portland, OR 97239
Directions
Contact
Phone: 503-635-3416
Fax: 503-675-2258
Bend
1900 NE Division Street, Suite 201
Bend, OR 97701
Directions
Contact
Phone: 541-516-6330
Fax: 541-516-6331
Crisis: 541-516-6334
Salem
565 Union St. NE Suite 100
Salem, OR 97301
Directions
Contact
Phone: 971-719-2440
Fax: 971-719-2441
Salem Physical & Mailing Address
565 Union Street NE Suite 100-101
Salem OR 97301
