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Relief nurseries tell legislators their programs prevent foster placements and seek funding boost
Summary
Relief nursery leaders and a parent testified that relief nursery services (therapeutic classrooms, home visiting, parenting education and respite) keep 90–95% of enrolled children safely with parents; presenters urged support for a Representative McIntyre bill to add $4.9 million to the program.
Leaders from the Oregon Association of Relief Nurseries and local providers described relief nurseries’ model and urged the committee to preserve and increase state funding. Patrice Altenhofer, executive director of Family Building Blocks, said relief nurseries serve children birth through age 5 who face severe family stressors and that the program achieves high rates of family stability: "Year after year, over 95 percent of relief nursery…
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