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Children's Trust Fund of Oregon
 

Cynthia Thompson
ctfoct@teleport.com
Website: www.ctfo.org
1410 SW Morrison Street
Suite 502
Portland OR 97205
Phone: 503-222-7102
Fax: 503-222-6975

The Children's Trust Fund of Oregon promotes good parenting and healthy childhoods. We do this by raising money for abuse prevention programs that provide the tools parents need to become effective caretakers of and role models for their children.
Issues: Children/Youth
Funding Source


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Organizations belonging to Children's Trust Fund of Oregon:

“Calling on Moms: Dads Count Two”

 

Danae Simonski
dansim@bakervalley.net
Calling on Moms: Dads Count Two
1768 Auburn Ave.
Baker City OR 97814
Phone: 541-523-3648x239
Fax: 541-523-9743
 

Program recruits, screens, trains, and supervises volunteers for in-home visitations and to facilitate parent support to new mothers and fathers. Parenting newsletters and other community services providing to families.
Issues: Children/Youth
Counseling
Family
Health Education/Prevention
Neighborhood Issues
Substance Abuse
Technical Assistance

 

Caring Options/Community Action Team, Inc.

 

Barbara McKenney
ccrrol@columbia-cenet.org
Community Action Team, Inc.
310 Columbia Blvd
St Helens OR 97051
Phone: 503-397-3511
Fax: 503-397-3290
 

Offers compassionate, competent respite care to people and families in Columbia County living with a disability. Funds are for stipends for respite care for children who have one or more forms of a disabling condition.
Issues: Children/Youth
Disability/Access
Family
Housing
Hunger/Poverty

 

Crecer

 

Mika Singer
msinger@birthto3.org
Birth to Three
86 Centennial Loop
Eugene OR 97401
Phone: 541-484-5316
Fax: 541-484-1449
 

Enhances positive child rearing by offering a specially-designed parent education and support services for at-risk families as a means to reduce potential for child abuse.
Issues: Children/Youth
Family

 

Dunn House/Children's Program (Community Works)

 

Maggie Jordan
kjordan@cdsnet.net
Dunn House
900 E Main St
Medford OR 97504
Phone: 541-779-2393x202
Fax: 541-779-3317
 

Provides structured recreation and support for child victims of abuse/neglect temporarily residing there. Coaching to Moms in residence. Individual attention to the children from volunteers.
Issues: Children/Youth
Counseling
Domestic/Sexual Assault
Housing
Hunger/Poverty
Mental Health
Rural Issues
Self-Advocacy
Substance Abuse

 

Early Head Start Program (Umatilla Morrow Head Start, Inc)

 

Cheryl Price
cprice@umchs.org
Umatilla Morrow Head Start Inc.
721 SE Third
Pendleton OR 97801
Phone: 541-278-0770
Fax: 541-276-5779
 

Pendleton, Hermiston, Milton-Freewater, Stanfield county programs to prevent child abuse/neglect; delay pregnancies; build/improve/encourage educational experiences, life, social, problem-solving skills; critical thinking, self-esteem, healthy choices.
Issues: Children/Youth
Counseling
Domestic/Sexual Assault
Family
Hunger/Poverty
Mental Health
Substance Abuse
Welfare Reform
Women

 

Every Child Matters: Enhanced Case Management Program (Insights Teen Parent Program)

 

Karen Frantz
dianeit@spiritone.com
Insights Teen Parent Program
2020 SE Powell Blvd
Portland OR 97202
Phone: 503-239-6996
Fax: 503-239-6040
 

One-to-one support: self-identified teen parents at risk for child abuse/neglect. Services for young women and their children emphasize: education, careers/employment, self-sufficiency, substance abuse prevention, parenting.
Issues: Children/Youth
Counseling
Domestic/Sexual Assault
Employment
Health Education/Prevention
Mental Health
Self-Advocacy
Substance Abuse
Work Training

 

Familias Progesando (Polk County Human Services)

 

Sherri  Stortz
stortz.sherri@co.polk.or.us
Polk County Human Services
182 SW Academy Street, Suite #310
Dallas OR 97338
Phone: 503-623-9664
Fax: 503-623-2731
 

Culturally appropriate outreach targets under-served Polk County Hispanic/Latino families: reducing risk factors; facilitating participation in existing services (Safety Net, Healthy Start). Volunteer mentors' in family's home.
Issues: Children/Youth
Counseling
Family
Latino
Rural Issues

 

Families First (Grant County Commission on Children and Families)

 

Dorothy Pollack
dottiepollack@yahoo.com
Grant County Commission on Children and Families
120 S. Washington Street PO Box 659
Canyon City OR 97820
Phone: 541-575-1006
Fax: 541-575-1068
 

Primary prevention/early intervention to new parents through seminars; monthly gatherings. Services are an extension of local prenatal classes. Medical facility available as parents' resource.
Issues: Children/Youth
Counseling
Family
Rural Issues

 

Families First of Wasco and Sherman Counties

 

Dee Lieuallen Kaseberg
christy_long@class.orednet.org
Sherman County Commission on Children and Families
414 Washington Street, #1-D
The Dalles OR 97058
Phone: 541-739-2000
Fax: 541-739-2775
 

Extends Healthy Start services to high-risk families in Sherman County. Provides home visitations, parent/child play groups, coordinated parent/child interaction groups, lending programs and newsletters.
Issues: Children/Youth
Family

 

Family Empowerment Program - Klamath (DHS/Community Partnership Team)

 

Eva Joyce Berry
marlene.white@state.or.us
DHS - Community Partnership Team
700 Klamath Avenue, Suite #300
Klamath Falls OR 97601
Phone: 541-883-5535
Fax: 541-883-5552
 

In-home services to Klamath County families that chronically/severely neglect children. Volunteers provide: emotional support, mentoring, parenting skills, advocacy, role model to alleviate CPS intervention.
Issues: Children/Youth
Family

 

Family Nursery (Volunteers of America of Oregon Inc.)

 

Lorraine Barton
bdriver@voaor.org
Family Nursery
234 SE 7th Avenue
Portland OR 97214
Phone: 503-239-6233
Fax: 503-238-8127
 

For families wait-listed for the therapeutic nursery. Bi-monthly home visits: assessments, resources, parenting information/practice, learning activities. Improves children and families' lives and reduces child maltreatment risk.
Issues: Children/Youth
Family

 

Family Relief Nursery

 

Heather Murphy
frn@oip.net
Family Relief Nursery
PO Box 1207
Cottage Grove  OR 97424
Phone: 541-942-4835
Fax: 541-942-7359
 

FRN offers therapeutic early childhood programs in combination with intensive parenting parenting support servies that target parent/child interaction, stress reduction, home visiting, and anger management.
Issues: Children/Youth
Family

 

HHOPE Children's Program

 

Laura  Van Cleave
hhope@centurytel.net
Harney Helping Org for Personal Emergencies
85 North Date
Burns OR 97720
Phone: 541-573-7176
Fax: 541-573-6244
 

A support program for children living in transition resulting from domestic violence. Helps children to keep themselves safe from harm by teaching personal safety measures, promoting the healthy expression of feelings, and developing safety plans.
Issues: Children/Youth
Family

 

Hispanic Nurturing Community Program

 

Kathleen Horgan
horganlfs@onlinemac.com
Lutheran Family Service of OR and SW WA
819 N Hwy 99W, Suite B
McMinnville OR 97128
Phone: 503-472-4020
Fax: 503-472-8630
 

Serves Hispanic families in Yamhill County with parent ed classes, English language classes, child care, structured children's group, teen curriculum, activities and a family meal in accessible community sites.
Issues: Children/Youth
Family
Latino

 

Jefferson County Teen Parent Program

 

Lisbet  Hornung
lhornung@509j.net
Madras High School
390 SE 10th Street
Madras OR 97741
Phone: 541-475-3292
Fax: 541-475-6856
 

Seeks to interrupt the teen pregnancy cycle while keeping pregnant and parenting teens in school. Services include child care, parent education, support and mentoring, transportation, home visits, tutoring and housing assist.
Issues: Children/Youth
Family

 

Kids Preventing Child Abuse

 

Debby  Kernan
dkernan@lhs.org
CARES Northwest
2800 N. Vancouver Avenue, #201
Portland OR 97227
Phone: 503-331-2400
Fax: 503-331-2440
 

Makes young people aware of the consequences of engaging in high-risk behavior including d/a abuse while pregnant, violent relationships, and disciplining a baby by shaking.
Issues: Children/Youth
Family

 

Linn County Teen Parent Program

 

Judy  Treanor
jtreanor@co.linn.or.us
Linn County Department of Health Services
PO Box 100 - Courhouse Annex
Albany  OR 97321
Phone: 541-924-6910
Fax: 541-926-8903
 

Offers intensive case management to young pregnant and parenting teens in touwnships and rural areas of Linn County. Services include home visits, prenatal education, Welcome Baby visits, advocacy and health care for teens and babies.
Issues: Children/Youth
Family

 

Mid-Columbia Teen Parent Nurturing Program

 

Tess Fegel Osburne
cmerritt@gorge.net
Mid-Columbia Child and Family Center Inc.
3221 W. 10th Street
The Dalles OR 97058
Phone: 541-298-5104
Fax: 541-298-4108
 

A school-based program that promotes the aacquisition of healthy parenting skills while teens complete high school. Particular attention is focused on encouraging teens to attend community college.
Issues: Children/Youth
Family

 

New Parent Services

 

Carolyn Bondurant
carolyn_bondurant@class.oregonvos.net
The Next Door, Inc.
PO Box 661
Hood River OR 97031
Phone: 541-386-8433
Fax: 541-386-5440
 

Expands the home-visiting program to at-risk families by providing a bilingual family worker to offer weekly contacts for parent education, training and role modeling.
Issues: Children/Youth
Family

 

Outreach Connections

 

Jean Phelps
development@reliefnursery.org
Relief Nursery, Inc.
1720 W. 25th Avenue
Eugen OR 97405
Phone: 541-343-9706
Fax: 541-683-3748
 

Reduces the incidence of child abuse and neglect by extending comprehensive early intervention and support services to families in Lane County with children birth to 6.
Issues: Children/Youth
Family

 

Padre Con Initiativa / Parents With Initiative

 

Maria Loredo
maria@vgmhc.org
Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center
85 N. 12th St. PO Box 568
Cornelius OR 97113
Phone: 503-359-8502
Fax: 503-357-4371
 

Targets young Hispanic parents and their children--ages prenatal to 4 by offering education, outreach, and support to families until child is eligible for Head Start.
Issues: Children/Youth
Family

 

Parent & Child Service Centers (PACS)

 

Cheryl Wilkinson
cwilkins@8j.net
Greater Albany Public School District
718 7th Avenue SW
Albany OR 97321
Phone: 541-924-3720
Fax: 541-967-4584
 

A school-based child development and family resource center for pregnant and parenting teens. The center supports teens to continue their education, improve parenting skills, acquire child development knowledge and postpone 2nd pregnancies.
Issues: Children/Youth
Family

 

Parent Enhancement Program (PEP) and Healthy Start Services

 

Susan Hirsch
susan.hirsch@co.benton.or.us
Benton County Committee for the Prevention of Child Abuse
530 NW 27th Street
Corvallis OR 97339-0579
Phone: 541-766-6713
Fax: 541-757-6899
 

PEP matches high-risk pregnant and parenting teens with volunteer mentors who conduct weekly home visits to improve parenting skills, stablize living conditions, teach access to basic services, provide transportation, and enhance healthy adult skills.
Issues: Children/Youth
Family

 

Parent Partnerships

 

Yvonne Ellilson
yellison@fbo.com
Lincoln County Children's Advocacy Center
122 NE 47th Street
Newport OR 97365
Phone: 541-574-0419
Fax: 541-574-0821
 

Targets high-need, high-risk families with bi-weekly pre-and post-natal home visits. Volunteers collaborate with public and private social service agencies to address the multiple needs of families.
Issues: Children/Youth
Family

 

Perinatal Support Program

 

Annik Larsen
nhc_counsel@pcez.com
Neighborhood Health Clinics
4945 NE 7th Avenue
Portland OR 97211
Phone: 503-288-5995
Fax: 503-280-1752
 

Seeks to reduce infant mortality rates by providing prenatal care, battery during pregnancy, child abuse/neglect, and substance abuse among high-risk pregnant women in N/NE/SE Portland.
Issues: Children/Youth
Family

 

Project Baby Check

 

Jacque Doney
jdoney@fc.mripa.org
Siskiyou Community Health Center
PO Box 1850
Cave Junction OR 97523
Phone: 541-592-4111
Fax: 541-592-4229
 

Provides home visits, medical screening, and weekly support groups to high-risk parents in isolated rural areas of Illinois Valley and Josephine County. Program provides medical case management, including well-child exams and immunizations.
Issues: Children/Youth
Family

 

Putting Kids First

 

Kathy Batz
kathyb@ywca-pdx.org
YWCA of Greater Portland
5630 NE MLK Jr. Blvd.
Portland OR 97211
Phone: 503-721-1750
Fax: 503-721-1751
 

Targets at-risk young parents, ages 25 and under, to participate in weekly parenting groups, which will offer information about parenting skills, relationships, and child development while offering emotional/social support to isolated parent(s).
Issues: Children/Youth
Family

 

Young Fathers Program

 

Jeanne Benson
Catholic Community Services of Lane County, Inc.
945 W. 7th Av.
Eugene OR 97402
Phone: 541-345-3628
Fax: 541-345-2891
 

Seeks to improve young men's parenting skills, enhancing their ability to support their children economically and emotionally. Serves fathers not living with their children and to young men who assume a father role with a teen mother.
Issues: Children/Youth
Family

 

The Young Parent Program

 

Sarah Schlichting
shelter@ucinet.com
Shelter From the Storm
PO Box 173
La Grande OR 97850
Phone: 541-963-7226
Fax: 541-962-7654
 

Serves young parents ages 13-21 by offering support groups, advocacy, home visits, transportation, positive parenting skills, monthly newsletter, respite care and emergency crisis services thru the sponsoring domestic violence shelter.
Issues: Children/Youth
Family

 

Young Parents Program

 

Jose Estrada
jestrada@1stop.org
Oregon Human Devlepment Corporation
233 SE Washington
Hillsboro OR 97123
Phone: 503-245-2600
Fax: 503-245-9602
 

Offers intensive case mgmt, structured educational/social activities, and peer support groups to promote the healthy development of young children of teen parents. Mentors provide role modeling, volunteer child care, and facilitate Parent Partner groups.
Issues: Children/Youth
Family
Latino


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