Career Day at Riverfront School

Career Day at Riverfront School

Professionals from a variety of industries came for a visit to Riverfront School on Wednesday, January 22nd to try and help students explore possible career paths and have the opportunity to ask questions and seek out more information. Representatives from Greenhill Humane Society, Oregon Supported Living Program, Pipeworks, NuRealms Entertainment, Black Label Tattoo Collective, and an independent photographer and home health care worker were on hand. During lunch a representative from LCC Admissions available for students who wanted to learn about the admissions process.

Local Family Donates New Sheets And Pillows for Residential Programs

Local Family Donates New Sheets And Pillows for Residential Programs

A local family with an annual tradition of coming together to collectively donate to a local nonprofit took it upon themselves to outfit every single Looking Glass residential bed with new sheets and pillows this holiday season. The Floyd family, whose annual tradition of giving goes back several years, decided to support Looking Glass this year.

Healthy Kids, Healthy Futures Breakfast Focus on Education, Youth Investment

Healthy Kids, Healthy Futures Breakfast Focus on Education, Youth Investment

The 2019 Healthy Kids, Healthy Futures breakfast fundraiser for Looking Glass, held on Tuesday November 12th at Venue 252, highlighted the magnitude of programs and services Looking Glass offers while showcasing the variety of education programs offered and from keynote speaker LaMonte Morgan focusing the effort of the community to invest in youth as preventative work.

Annual Board Meeting Includes Multiple Honorees Recognized

Annual Board Meeting Includes Multiple Honorees Recognized

At this year’s Looking Glass Annual Board Meeting, recognition was the theme with a Guiding Light award presented to Sid & Hank Voorhees for their years of auctioneering services provided at the annual dinner auction gala and a 35 years of service plaque given to a surprised and honored Marie Jackson, Looking Glass’ longtime CFO who is retiring at the end of the calendar year.

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Socktoberfest Drive Secures 7,000+ Socks For Youth

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Socktoberfest Drive Secures 7,000+ Socks For Youth

On a chilly fall Eugene day in early October, New Roads Runaway & Homeless Youth Services Manager James Ewell posed for a photo opp taken by a Register-Guard reporter showing a sad and mostly empty bin of socks at the New Roads clothing closet which showed the current supply of socks offered to youth being at about 10 or so pairs. By the end of “Socktoberfest” the first ever month-long coordinated sock donation drive for Looking Glass, the challenge became finding storage for all the newly received socks - more than 7,000 pairs of socks were donated and they’re still coming in.

Staff Spotlight: Stepping Stone Program Supervisor, Scott Wilson

Staff Spotlight: Stepping Stone Program Supervisor, Scott Wilson

Scott Wilson is the Program Supervisor at the Stepping Stone Program, a residential program that provides long-term treatment to male juvenile offenders, ages 12-18, with a history of family conflict, chronic delinquency, substance abuse, and poor school performance. Scott left behind a career in finance before joining Looking Glass, saying that he was unhappy in his previous line of work and wanted to accomplish something meaningful.

Education with Looking Glass

Education with Looking Glass

At Looking Glass, we work to provide a variety of educational opportunities for teens that are homeless, have mental health issues, and for whom traditional education is inadequate to meet their needs. We have 3 alternative schools, therapists in 32 schools throughout Lane County, and offer educational services at each of our residential programs.

2nd Annual Paddle Battle Fundraiser a Smash Success

2nd Annual Paddle Battle Fundraiser a Smash Success

The 2nd annual Looking Glass Paddle Battle ping pong (or table tennis, if you take it seriously) tournament held Saturday, Sept 28th at the YMCA in Eugene was a huge success, raising north of $5,000 for Looking Glass programs and providing 50 participants the opportunity to help at-risk youth while having a lot of fun. In addition to trophies for each bracket winner (singles, doubles in both pro and amateur levels), raffle prizes were awarded and yummy grilled cheese sandwiches sustained the group throughout the day thanks to the Franz Grilled Cheese Machine.

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