Updates from Looking Glass
The Looking Glass Rural Program, with current 500 square foot facility in Cottage Grove, hopes to expand services and capacity by nearly 400% when it moves into a new building down the street which is just under 2,000 square feet and has much higher visibility from the road as well.
Purchased in 2019, the new facility is in need of major renovations before staff can move in and serve clients.
Members of the Cottage Grove High School student council chose Looking Glass as this year's MLK award recipient and presented a plaque to rural program staff members Sammy Elsdon and Amanda Hampton on Monday, February 5th at their Unity Week assembly.
"Rural homelessness for youth is almost invisible, even to folks living in these communities," explains Looking Glass Rural Program Supervisor Amanda Hampton. "Youth are rarely out on the streets in a visible way, which means it requires targeted, intentional and collaborative effort to be able to reach the folks who are in need of our services."
