Who We Are

Heart of Oregon Corps (HOC) is a non-profit agency that reduces poverty, stimulates economic growth, and maintains the natural environment of Central Oregon. We accomplish these goals through youth and young adult job skills training and educational programming. Our projects range from conservation on public lands, to fuels reduction in neighborhoods with Fire Free, to community service projects planned by Corpsmembers, to operating a wood yard, to building and weatherizing affordable housing.

By paying its participants stipends and wages, Heart of Oregon Corps stimulates our local economy. In the 2009 and 2010, during a period of crippling double-digit unemployment in Central Oregon, Heart of Oregon paid over 1.8 million dollars in wages and stipends to participants and staff. Heart of Oregon has grown through the strength of its partnerships.