What is Meadowlark?

A residential treatment program for 9 adolescent girls. Established in Bend, Oregon in 1974. It is a private non-profit corporation.

Who are the residents?

The girls are 14-18-year-old wards of the Court -- committed to the Oregon Youth Authority (OYA) or to the Department of Human Services (DHS)

Why are they at Meadowlark?

The girls have one or more of the following conditions: behavior/emotional problems; law violations; drug and alcohol abuse; education/school failure; family problems; physically and/or sexually abused; untreated psychiatric disorders (PTSD, ADD/ADHD, OCD, Depression)

What do girls do while they are here?

• Attend public high school and go to summer school
• Participate in group, individual and family counseling
• Follow a regimented exercise program
• Participate in a summer work program
• Pay restitution and complete court ordered requests
• Give back to the community by volunteering at community events

 

What do Meadowlark girls achieve?

• Age appropriate social skills
• Responsibility for themselves
• Empathy for others
• Job skills/placement
• Scholastic credit
• Leadership abilities
• Independent living skills
• Healthy relationships with peers and adults
• Family relationship skills
• A greater sense of self-worth
• A sense of direction and goals for their future

Meadowlark's funding is secured through contracts
with DHS and OYA and from private donations.

• introduction
• the meadowlark program
• director & staff
• board of directors
• getting involved
• wish list + donations

STAFF
A team of invested individuals who attract, create, and retain the best of the best and share a common purpose of quality and excellence.

CLIENTS
We are dedicated to the dignity and worth of every individual and together we empower personal growth and the opportunity for lifestyle change.

COMMUNITY
We are committed to excellence in providing services, advocacy and resources, thereby become an inspiring asset to our community.

FINANCIAL
We recognize the necessity of economic well being and thus strive to develop sufficient funding for the organization and its vision.

"We are an organization dedicated to empowering young women to achieve personal growth and independence."

Meadowlark manor is a private, non-profit residential treatment facility whose mission is to provide adolescent females with opportunities to develop self awareness, integrity and social responsibility through accountability.

Young women are encouraged to:

• Acquire skills to resolve problems
• Take responsibility for their behavior
• Gain basic values of self respect and self worth
• Develop concern for others
• Demonstrate the ability to create and maintain healthy relationships
• Learn skills necessary to create personal success in their lives
• Develop pro-social, responsible ways of thinking.