About Us

We are a local non-profit within the Edgewater District in West Salem, OR.

Founded in 2004, we moved into a community filled with hunger, sorrow, gang violence and crime. A community void of hope. We have been a consistent presence in the community for 20 years, and have developed relationships, and trust.  It’s through lasting relationships that lives are being changed, the community is being transformed, and the hideous grasp of generational poverty is being broken. Our mission is to equip and empower children and families living in generational poverty to succeed in life through:

Education, Mentorship & Food Security.

Staff

  • Craig Oviatt

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

  • Renee Oviatt

    ASOCIATE DIRECTOR

  • Carina Torres Arechiga

    DONOR DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATOR

  • Jenny Leon Perez

    PROGRAM & RESOURCE COORDINATOR

  • Shawna Lee West

    Manager of Donor Relations

Board Of Directors

  • Jessie Doneth

    PRESIDENT

  • Brandon Cole

    BOARD MEMBER

  • Robert Garcia

    BOARD MEMBER

  • Jeremy Haller

    BOARD MEMBER

  • Shannon Redpath

    BOARD MEMBER

  • Agustin Torres

    BOARD MEMBER

  • Andrew Tyssen

    TREASURER

  • Glenn White

    BOARD MEMBER

  • Craig Oviatt

    BOARD MEMBER

Advisory Board

  • Liliana Cuamatzy

    ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER

  • Jenny Leon-Perez

    ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER

  • Dalia Leon-Perez

    ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER

  • Craig Oviatt

    ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER

  • Gavino Ramirez

    ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER

  • Maria Santacruz

    ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER

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