WHO WE ARE
We are a nonprofit with the mission to help individuals overcome barriers, such as mental and physical disabilities or prior incarceration, to achieve personal and professional growth! We accomplish this by offering a diverse range of supports and individualized programming which assist individuals in becoming valued and contributing members of their community, breaking the cycle of dependency and isolation. With this person-centered philosophy, we have served over 26,000 individuals since 1961 and going strong!
OWL ANNOUNCES NEW PRESIDENT/CEO
Opportunity for Work and Learning is thrilled to announce the promotion of Tony Higgins to President and CEO. Higgins has served OWL for over 17 years, most notably as Controller since 2005. In this role, he oversaw all financial aspects and fiscal monitoring of OWL, along with Human Resources and IT work.
“I am excited and blessed by this opportunity and hope to continue the legacy of service and mission first operations”, Tony Higgins said about his new role as CEO. “OWL is about helping people with barriers to employment obtain meaningful employment, or in essence, getting people to work. We have much work to do and it is important to those we serve in our community, so let’s get to work!”
12th ANNUAL OWL FOUNDATION GOLF OUTING
We are sincerely grateful for everyone, from the golf committee, to the sponsors, donors, participants, and volunteers, who helped make this year's outing a success!! We are profoundly blessed to have such phenomenal and devoted champions for OWL and its mission. We truly could not do what we do without your support!
THANK YOU!
OWL TAKEOVER AT THE BALLPARK
Opportunity for Work and Learning, OWL, is THRILLED to partner with the Lexington Legends each year to provide a fun night out at the ballpark for OWL employees and their families!
Thank you SO much to the Lexington Legends for being such a great partner and for all the hard work put in to make this year's event a sucess, and to everyone who came out to support OWL and its mission!
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