Looking Glass youth agency selects director.Byline: Scott Maben The Register-Guard Craig Opperman, who has worked more than 20 years in social services social services Noun, pl welfare services provided by local authorities or a state agency for people with particular social needs social services npl → servicios mpl sociales in the Portland area, will become the new executive director at Looking Glass Looking Glass - A desktop manager for Unix from Visix. Youth and Family Services. Opperman, 44, will take over June 1. He's only the second director of Looking Glass. The first, Jim Forbes A fourth-generation journalist, Jim Forbes (born April 1, 1955) may be best known culturally for his narration on VH1's , but he’s a multiple Emmy award-winning writer, producer and correspondent. , is retiring after 32 years with the nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. agency, which serves more than 7,000 children and families in Lane County and has 230 employees. Chosen from 59 applicants in a nationwide search, Opperman said Monday that he was drawn to the organization in part because it "has done nothing but grow and change and improve." Looking Glass services include substance abuse treatment, counseling, 24-hour intervention, education and employment training. "I was impressed im·press 1 tr.v. im·pressed, im·press·ing, im·press·es 1. To affect strongly, often favorably: by what I learned" during the selection process, Opperman said. "Looking Glass is very concerned about the condition of youth and families." Opperman also commended Looking Glass for offering a wide range of outpatient and transition services, rather than focussing on one age group or aspect of care. "I'm real excited about that feature," he said. Opperman is community programs director for Christie School, one of the oldest and largest residential psychiatric psy·chi·at·ric adj. Of or relating to psychiatry. psychiatric adjective Pertaining to psychiatry, mental disorders treatment centers in the Northwest, located in Marylhurst in Clackamas County. He also is director of Multnomah County's children's receiving center, a protective services shelter. At times, he has referred clients to Looking Glass programs. "Craig was chosen because of his passion for children, youth and families," said Stephanie Connor, chairwoman of the Looking Glass board of directors. Forbes began with Looking Glass in 1972 when he was working on a degree at the University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. . "I've grown a lot through it," he said, reflecting on his three decades with the agency. "I can't imagine a better way to spend my years." |
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