HEART OF OREGON CORPS
Programs
Program 1 [2018]
HEART OF OREGON CORPS (HOC) EMPLOYS YOUTH, AGES 16-24, ON CREW-BASED PROJECTS THAT INCREASE COMMUNITY VIABILITY AND PRESERVE THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, WHILE THE WAGES THE YOUTH EARN STIMULATE REGIONAL ECONOMIC GROWTH. HOC SERVES OVER 300 YOUNG PEOPLE A YEAR FROM DESCHUTES, CROOK, JEFFERSON, AND NOTHERN KLAMATH COUNTIES. THROUGH THE "WORK, EARN, AND LEARN" MODEL OF OUR SIX PROGRAMS, HOC ENCOURAGES YOUTH TO DEVELOP SELF- SUFFICIENCY. HOC OPERATES SIX JOB SKILLS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS: AMERICORPS, YOUTHBUILD, CENTRAL OREGON YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS, CAMP LEAD, STEWARDSHIP, AND HEART OF OREGON THRIFT STORE. ALTHOUGH EACH OF OUR JOB SKILLS PROGRAMS HAS THEIR OWN DISTINCT OUTCOMES, OUR ORGANIZATION-WIDE GOAL FOR EACH AND EVERY OPPORTUNITY YOUTH WE SERVE STAYS CONSTANT. WE ARE DEDICATED TO PROVIDING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH JOBS SKILLS TRAINING, WAGES FOR HARD WORK, OPPOTUNITIES FOR EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT AT SECONDARY AND POST-SECONDARY LEVELS, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND A PATHWAY OUT OF POVERTY. SINCE 2000, HOC HAS DEMONSTRATED ITS CAPACITY BY EMPLOYING MORE THAN 2,500 LOCAL YOUTH. OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS, HOC HAS PAID MORE THAN 6 MILLION IN WAGES AND STIPENDS AND AWARDED OVER 1 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO YOUTH WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED OVER 400,000 HOURS OF SERVICE TO COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesOct 1, 2017 – Sep 30, 2018Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$2.2MHeart of Oregon Corps Youth Programs
HOC PRIMARILY SERVES OPPORTUNITY YOUTH AGES 16-24 WHO ARE DISCONNECTED FROM SCHOOL AND WORK BUT ARE READY TO THRIVE WHEN GIVEN ADEQUATE SUPPORT. HOC'S SIX PROGRAMS TRAIN OVER 225 YOUTH ANNUALLY IN CONSERVATION, CONSTRUCTION, CHILDCARE, AND CUSTOMER SERVICE. YOUTH EARN WAGES, VOCATIONAL CERTIFICATIONS, DIPLOMAS, GEDS, AND AMERICORPS SCHOLARSHIPS. HOC PROGRAMS SERVE DESCHUTES, CROOK, JEFFERSON, AND NORTHERN KLAMATH COUNTIES. THE PROJECTS YOUTH COMPLETE KEEP CENTRAL OREGON COMMUNITY BEAUTIFUL AND HEALTHY, WHILE THE WAGES THEY EARN STIMULATE REGIONAL ECONOMIC GROWTH. SINCE 2000, 4,750 HOC YOUTH HAVE BUILT 37 AFFORDABLE HOMES, IMPROVED 48,000 ACRES OF PUBLIC LANDS, AND EARNED OVER $2 MILLION IN AMERICORPS SCHOLARSHIPS. HEART OF OREGON CORPS IS ACCREDITED BY THE CORPS CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesOct 1, 2022 – Sep 30, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$3.1M
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