(Heart of Oregon staff and youth alongside elected leaders and community members showing their support at the campus groundbreaking event on September 10 | Photo by Rob Kerr Photography)

On September 10, more than 150 champions, community members, regional and state leaders, and Heart of Oregon staff and youth gathered at the site of Heart of Oregon Corps new $7.3 million, 3.4-acre central location in Redmond to break ground on Central Oregon’s first workforce development campus.

It was an emotional and inspiring event as several speakers described the profound role of Heart of Oregon’s programs throughout the region, especially in providing skilled workers to address chronic workforce shortages in construction, childcare, wildfire risk reduction and conservation.

Speakers included

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