When Karina met with her LifeSet specialist for the first time, she shared big goals for her future.
Youth Villages Oregon Articles
Welcome new Youth Villages Oregon leadership
Meet Oregon’s newest board members..
Honoring Two National Board Members
We are honored to recognize two members of Youth Villages’ national board of directors, retiring from national board governance this past June.
Youth Villages helps young person through a crisis within a crisis
As difficult as the COVID-19 outbreak has been, many young people with unstable home lives have had an even harder time adjusting to the emergency.
Jaquelyn’s journey to a new beginning
At 16-years-old, Jaquelyn moved to America for a new life, new opportunity, and away from the perils of the country where she was born…
Andrea finds hope and a new path through LifeSet
Andrea* was referred to our LifeSet program through a local therapy clinic. Instead of enjoying high school, she was struggling with the death of a parent, intense bullying at school, and severe anxiety attacks. Her school ID card picture was taken the day after she discharged from the clinic and serves as a painful reminder of how bad things had become and how far she had to go to achieve her goals…
Melissa’s message: “Never give up!”
Today, Melissa is in college, studying for a career in criminal justice, where she hopes to be able to help young people who’ve led troubled lives. “She’s the very definition of a successful young woman,” says Heather Thompson, who was her counselor at Youth Villages...