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Opportunity Foundation

Opportunity Foundation

Since 1965, the Opportunity Foundation of Central Oregon has worked to empower people of diverse abilities. As a local nonprofit 501(c)(3), the Opportunity Foundation provides work skills' development, community job coaching, residential care giving and more to Central Oregonians with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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