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Why Early Intervention?

“We believe helping children get off to a good start is a lot easier route to success than intervening later when the child is having problems.”
— David Wynde, vice president of community relations, US Bank

Did you know there is a report of child abuse or neglect in Oregon every 8 minutes—and nearly half the victims are infants and toddlers?

Adverse childhood experiences in the early years can cause life-long problems. The best solution is to prevent them from happening. The best time to address these issues is in the first 33 months of a child’s life.

That’s why Children’s Relief Nursery focuses on early intervention. We help at-risk families with children from birth to four years find ways to deal with stress before the tragedy of child abuse and neglect occurs.

For the child, we offer services that stimulate their minds and bodies and that nurture their emotional and social development. Most significantly, we support the child’s entire family during these critical early years. Children’s Relief Nursery not only intervenes early in the child’s life, but early in the life of the family. Our services allow healthy parenting skills and positive relationships among family members to develop and flourish.

CRN builds successful, resilient families—families that stay together.