The U.S. Office of Child Abuse and Neglect designated the Relief Nursery an Innovative Program of Noteworthy Aspects. To learn more about the effectiveness of Relief Nursery programs and the extraordinary outcomes for our children and families, click here.   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Oregon's Relief Nurseries show impressive results in reducing the number of days Relief Nursery children spend in costly out of home placements. An independent evaluation of Oregon Relief Nursery programs for 2007-2008 found that Relief Nursery children are less likely to be abused following their enrollment in the program, and Relief Nursery children are more likely than children statewide to be reunited with their parents. Click here to read the key findings of the NPC Research Report.

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"Research shows that abused and neglected children are more likely than other kids to become criminals, and more likely to commit violent crimes as adults. With scarce public safety resources to hold offenders accountable and to correct criminal behavior, it is now more important thank ever to invest in proven crime prevention strategies such as the Relief Nursery to reduce the numbers of offenders entering the criminal justice system in the future.

I support the Relief Nursery because it is a high quality early education program that includes home visiting and parenting classes, reduces abuse and neglect, and as a result, is a proven crime-prevention program."                

                                                          Sheriff Russ Burger, Lane County