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Oregon kids in crisis are not getting the help they need

The pandemic turned up the volume on children’s mental health needs. In this story, Oregon Public Broadcasting explores the crisis in Oregon.

Youth Villages offers a path from foster care to an independent adulthood: Season of Sharing 2022

LifeSet, Media Coverage, Pressroom

When a young person ages out of foster care, they’re generally on their own. No surprise, then, that by the age of 25 a staggering 50% face homelessness. That’s where Youth Villages comes in.

Youth Villages Oregon sees escalating emotional and behavioral challenges among youth

Media Coverage, Pressroom

In Central Oregon, Youth Villages, a nationwide nonprofit, offers various emotional and behavioral support services to kids and families, and sees the need for its programs on the rise.

LifeSet inspires Clarita to pursue education, give back to community

Blog, LifeSet

At times, the hurt is too unbearable to return. When ties are cut, it can affect more than immediate family. It can reverberate through the community and sever bonds with friends, acquaintances and extended relatives. For Clarita, the pattern of hurt took a turn for the worse when she was 8 years old.

Youth Villages reroutes Mariana’s life Course

Blog, LifeSet

When many teenagers enter their junior year of high school, their life pathways are somewhat charted. For some, the path leads to college. For others, a trade or technical school. For still others, finding employment. But often that path is set up starting with the freshman year.

K’laja’s Journey with Youth Villages

Blog, LifeSet

K’laja is currently enrolled in Youth Villages’ LifeSet program, an intensive support program designed to help youth actualize their goals of self-sufficiency and independence as they prepare to age out of foster care. Without these supports, young people face far...