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Youth Villages Oregon served 370 youth through Holiday Heroes

Youth Villages Oregon served 370 youth through Holiday Heroes

Holiday Heroes is an annual campaign at Youth Villages that provides holiday gifts and winter essentials to young people and families in our care. In 2023, we received 370 wish list requests, 60% more in submissions than in 2022.

Youth Villages Oregon Begins a New Chapter: We’re Moving!

Youth Villages Oregon Begins a New Chapter: We’re Moving!

After a century of services in Lake Oswego, Youth Villages Oregon closes its chapter at the history-rich Christie School and begins a new one at the newly renovated Water Tower office complex located at 5331 S. Macadam Ave in Portland.

LifeSet inspires Clarita to pursue education, give back to community

LifeSet inspires Clarita to pursue education, give back to community

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

Youth Villages reroutes Mariana’s life Course

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

K’laja’s Journey with Youth Villages

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...

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