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The purpose of Prevention Practices is to fund effective, research based strategies and innovative, promising approaches as identified by the community's local comprehensive plan. The plan was implemented in order to reduce risk factors and promote protective factors for all Lane County children and their families.
The Department's annual budget is a mix of state and federal revenue, as well as grant funds. Most of these funds flow back into the community to fund prevention programs. As a direct result of these funds, the Department of Children and Families has been able to almost double the resources now available to prevention programs in Lane County.
Improved outcomes for children, youth, and families through prevention practices include:
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Reduced child maltreatment rates: abuse, neglect, and/or re-abuse rates
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Effective support for children during out of home placement or judicial review
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Child care quality: meets national or other quality indicators
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Positive attitude towards school
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Improved community-based supports and accountability
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Improved family problem-solving skills
Countywide community-based programs provide a variety of family supports:
Childcare Resource and Referral - Bridges the gap between parents seeking child care and those who provide care to children. Provides referrals to parents, training, and support to child care providers.
Child Care - Increases the amount of child care available to homeless and rural families in our community.
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Program - Recruits, trains, and supervises court-appointed volunteers to advocate for the best interests of abused/neglected children.
Family Resource Center Network - Supports eleven school-based family centers who work in partnership with nine school districts and other community providers. Their goal is to support families thus improving school outcomes for their children.
Healthy Start - Provides home visiting, parenting education and support, developmental screening, and referrals for first-time families identified at moderate or high risk of child maltreatment. Families are screened by the Healthy Start Clearing House and home visits and other community based services are provided by Birth to Three and Relief Nursery of Eugene .
Relief Nurseries of Lane County - Provide intensive family preservation and support services for families at high risk of child malteartment. They serve the Eugene Metro Area and Cottage Grove .
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