Oregon Youth Authority
Who We Are
As part of Oregon’s juvenile justice system, OYA holds youth accountable and provide them with opportunities for reformation, either on parole or probation in the community, or inside secure facilities. We are responsible for youth ages 12-24 who commit crimes before the age 18. For more information please visit us at: www.oregon.gov/oya.
Services provided
We provide youth with treatment, education, and other guidance to help them take responsibility for their behavior while learning how to act differently in the future. We do this in safe, positive, supportive environments that will help them become responsible, community-minded citizens.
The majority of our youth are on parole or probation in community settings, including residential treatment programs or OYA foster or proctor homes. They are supervised by juvenile parole and probation officers.
We also run five youth correctional facilities and four youth transitional facilities for youth who need to be in a more secure setting or who need additional services they cannot get in the community.
We provide or connect youth with services that include:
Education and vocational training
Treatment for negative or harmful behaviors, or for substance use disorders
Medical and psychiatric care
Mental health counseling and services
Culturally responsive services
Teaching life skills and positive social behaviors, to prepare them for transition back into the community
How youth become involved
Youth come to OYA in two main ways:
A juvenile court judge commits them to OYA because they are not succeeding at the county level, or they need more services than the county can provide.
They commit very serious crimes and adult courts commit them to the Oregon Department of Corrections. Because of their younger age, they can live in OYA facilities until age 25 or until they finish their sentence, whichever comes first.
How to coordinate with us
The easiest way to coordinate with us about a youth is to call the juvenile parole or probation officer assigned to them. If you do not have that information, you can connect with OYA in your area by contacting one of our field offices listed below:
Oregon Youth Authority office locations in the tri-county region:
Clackamas County Multnomah County Washington County
45 SE 82nd Dr. Suite 51B 1401 NE 68th Ave. 1600 SW Cedar Hills Blvd Ste 100
Gladstone, OR 97027 Portland, OR 97213 Portland, OR 97225
Phone: 971-673-6700 Phone: 503-731-4971 Phone: 503-672-9569