by Michael Austin | Aug 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
One of the hardest things about working with foster youth is saying good bye. Here at CCPC, our staff and foster parents develop meaningful relationships with the youth we are privileged to serve. Recently, reflecting on the exit of a longtime CCPC client, CCPC Office...
by Michael Austin | Aug 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
Over 80% of youth who have been involved with CCPC’s Project 180 program have been able to avoid incarceration, though sometimes they make decisions which land them in juvenile hall for a time. However, even in these instances, the work that CCPC is doing is...
by Michael Austin | Jun 30, 2016 | Uncategorized
When CCPC opened up Project 180 two years ago, the on-campus kitchen was dedicated for exclusive use by that program. This left mentors without a place to teach life skills and healthy eating habits to youth in other programs. Recently, due in large part to generous...
by Michael Austin | Mar 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
Many of us have heard the seemingly dire facts concerning youth in foster care–how they will be bounced around from home to home, how so many of them will age out of the system without a permanent family, and how the correctional system is filled with former...
by Michael Austin | Dec 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
With the holidays coming up, we at CCPC would like to wish our community a merry Christmas and a happy New Year! 2015 has been an exciting year for us, as we have seen the beginning of a new mental health program, as well as continued work in our other programs. We...
by Michael Austin | Nov 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
This year, CCPC is honored to be included along with over 100 other area non-profits in the Statesman Journal’s Catalog of Giving. For the third year in a row, this catalog has been published in order to provide residents of the Mid-Willamette Valley with...