Looking Glass Employees Love Their Jobs! And We're Hiring! Check out our listings: https://lnkd.in/g7ccbC3C And we just made the Top 100 Best Nonprofits in Oregon to work for for 2024 (3rd year in a row!)!
Looking Glass Community Services
Individual and Family Services
Eugene, Oregon 781 followers
Providing Help, Hope & Healing to 8,000 Lane County youth and families each year since 1970.
About us
Over four decades of service... We've grown and changed, but always remain focused on teens and families The late 1960’s and early 1970’s were a turbulent time for teenagers and their families. Many young people were running away from home as a social statement. Others were running from harmful conditions. The Eugene/ Springfield community, like other communities across the nation, was ill equipped to deal with this growing problem. Few satisfactory options were available. Enter Deborah Waernes, age 17, who had been a runaway, gone through the juvenile court system, and had lived in several foster and family shelter homes. Deborah saw the need for a program that could help youth and families resolve their problems so running away wasn’t necessary. She turned to others in the community who also shared her concern. Through their combined efforts, Looking Glass was born. After a year of planning, the agency opened its doors in 1970. The original Looking Glass staff was made up entirely of volunteers from social services, mental health, higher education, the clergy and other concerned individuals. Funding came strictly from community donations until 1973 when the first grant was received. Over the years, the agency has broadened its mission and expanded its services to meet the ever-changing needs of children, youth and families. Today, Looking Glass is the largest private, nonprofit provider of services for troubled youth in Lane County, Oregon. The agency offers an array of social services and employs a highly skilled, professional staff, while still maintaining a strong volunteer corps. Funding is diversified and comes from governmental contracts, private insurance, fees for service, charitable giving and United Way.
- Website
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http://www.lookingglass.us
External link for Looking Glass Community Services
- Industry
- Individual and Family Services
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- Eugene, Oregon
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1970
- Specialties
- Counseling Services, Runaway & Homeless Youth Services, Educational & Voacational Services, and Residential Services
Locations
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Primary
Get directions
1790 W. 11th Ave. Ste. 200
Eugene, Oregon 97402, US
Employees at Looking Glass Community Services
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Tyler Mack
Vice President of Marketing And Development at Looking Glass Community Services
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Beth Halverson
Implementing BRING's Rethink Business Food + Business Manufacturing Partnership now! I’d love to show you how small changes can lead to big savings:…
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Renee Arreola
Nursing Supervisor at Looking Glass Community Services
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Maleigha Myers, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker
Updates
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Looking Glass Community Services was once again voted into the top 100 best nonprofits to work for in Oregon by employee surveys. "We are thrilled to once again find our agency name listed within the Top 100 Nonprofits in Oregon," said Looking Glass CEO Chad Westphal. "It is a testament to our incredible and diverse team of staff. They have worked to create and sustain a supportive team culture that is always prepared to respond to the needs of our most vulnerable community members. I am thankful for and proud of all of them." https://lnkd.in/gyDcEwHd Also - we are HIRING! https://lnkd.in/g7ccbC3C
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