Willamette Vocational Resource Community

People are defined by their strengths, abilities, and values, not their disabilities.

We believe in helping people reach their full potential through a person-centered approach.

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Contract Services

Bringing employment opportunities through community business partnerships.

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Person Centered

Our client approach focuses on the needs, abilities and the talents of the whole person.

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Vocational Services

We provide a wide variety of both training & employment alternatives for our clients.

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“I decided that I wanted to work here because I want to help people. I want to change people’s lives and make a difference in any way I can”

“I decided that I wanted to work here because I want to help people. I want to change people’s lives and make a difference in any way I can”

Hannah Worth

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Our clients are very active with volunteering in our community.

Our clients are very active with volunteering in our community.

They love getting to help out any chance and in any way that they can! Do you have volunteer opportunities you’d like to share with us? Learn more by clicking below.
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WILLAMETTE VOCATIONAL RESOURCE COMMUNITY

We’re a non-profit organization that provides services and support for adults who experience intellectual and developmental disabilities.

EMPLOYMENT & JANITORIAL SERVICES

Our employment services offers job training that allows our clients to experience an increase in quality of life, independence, & self-esteem.

In 1959, three wonderful, concerned citizens possessing drive, desire, and dedication decided to find a way to provide services to 15 individuals with various disabilities.

In 1961, Willamette Valley Rehabilitation Center was formally incorporated as a not-for- profit corporation. Originally housed in an old dance hall east of Lebanon, Oregon, WVRC has grown from serving fifteen individuals, to providing training & employment to more than one hundred and twenty individuals with special needs.
In July 2023, WVRC formally changed our name to Willamette Vocational Resource Community (while keeping the same acronym) to better reflect our organizations mission, vision, and purpose within our community.

Russell Childers – A Success Story

Having spent 39 years at Oregon Fairview Home, a state home located in Salem, Oregon, Russell developed a love of wood carving. With the help of Pauline Lindell, the founder of Willamette Valley Rehabilitation Center, Russell was released. He continued to…
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Another Success Story

Learn More About Tom Nelson
Imagine spending your childhood with less than 40% of your hearing. Now imagine as you grow your hearing loss becomes increasingly worse… That’s just one of the challenges that WVRC’s own Tom Nelson not only faced, but overcame.