Crafting a Future in Albany
Ramping up Ophelia’s Place’s services in a community requires partnership. In this case, the Albany Historic Carousel and Museum provided space and carousel rides to girls who stopped by our event to create vision boards for the new school year. Take a look at the wonderful news coverage provided by the Albany Democrat-Herald. It’s great to have awesome partners in a...
Read MoreParent-Daughter Girl Con
The first ever Parent-Daughter Girl Con was a wonderful success. More than 130 girls and parents explored the world of comics, art, tech, and science. Some cosplayed their favorite comic book characters and heroes. The Eugene Weekly was great enough to run some pre-event coverage to help drum up attendance.
Read MoreJunction City Location Open House Success
It began when the Junction City Soroptimists reached out to Ophelia’s Place and asked us to bring our services to their community. After two years of raising donations and earning grants, the new location became a reality. On Feb. 24, 2018, the Junction City Open House drew in more than 100 girls, families, community members, community leaders, Soroptimists and staff to celebrate the new location. People were asked to create a leaf for our paper tree to leave as a symbol of their support for the healthy growth of girl. Together, they create a wall of “what advice would you give your 13-year-old self.” The Tri-County Chamber of Commerce welcomed us with a ribbon cutting to top it off. Junction City girls now have a safe space to call their own at new Ophelia’s Place location – Register-Guard Ophelia’s Place brings their services to Junction City – KEZI Ophelia’s Place Opens 2nd Location in Junction City – KLCC...
Read MoreOphelia’s Place moves forward with Albany effort
In Albany, Ophelia does not yet have her place. But supporters of the girl empowerment program are determined to create one in Albany, concentrating on individual groups in the meantime. The Albany Democrat-Herald is staying on top of the progress we’re making to open our Albany location. Read their story.
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