Mountainstar Family Relief Nursery

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Causes: Child Abuse Prevention, Crime & Law, Domestic Violence, Education, Family Services, Human Services, Preschools

Mission: To prevent and alleviate child abuse and neglect for very young children in central oregon by providing comprehensive and well coordinated services to children, parents and other family members. Relief nursery services include therapeutic early childhood classes, home visits, family support and counseling. Enhanced visitation services are funded through a contract with dhs/child welfare and include parent training and supervised visits for families with children in foster care.

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Camas_C General Member of the Public

Rating: 5

04/22/2016

The children at Family Relief Nursery stole my heart!
Family Relief Nursery is part of the Oregon's Relief Nursery programs. They seek to stop child abuse and keep children out of foster care through early intervention and parent education.
When I was a child, my mom, a single-parent, was struggling to raise two small girls. She went the Relief Nursery for help, but the waitlist was too long and she didn't have enough risk-factors to meet the minimum criteria to receive services.
As an adult, I don't want anyone to be refused services when they ask for help. I joined the board of directors and served for 3 years. Our mission is to grow our facility large enough to reach all the families that need services in our community. Currently, our families average about 22 risk factors.
As a board member, I mostly give time, by attending meetings, volunteering at events, and at the facility. The company for which I work also would adopt a family in need each year, making sure they had a holiday dinner and presents for the kids.

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