Friends of the Children mentoring program expands to Eastern Oregon

Friends of the Children mentoring program expands to Eastern Oregon

In April, national youth mentoring nonprofit Friends of the Children announced it was expanding into Eastern Oregon for the first time by opening an office in La Grande. The move is a part of a larger ambition to seed mentors throughout Eastern Oregon. One of the group’s first moves was to hire Neesha Turner as director of its La Grande office. A longtime counselor for the La Grande School District, Turner said she decided to make the career swi…