Marion County Oregon - Family Support

Family Support

Family Support

a set of beliefs and an approach to strengthening and empowering families and communities so that they can foster the optimal development of children, youth, and adult family members.

a type of grassroots, community based program designed to prevent family problems by strengthening parent-child relationships and providing whatever parents need to be good
nurturers and providers.

a shift in human services delivery that encourages public and private agencies to work together and to become more

preventive

responsive

flexible

holistic

family focused

strength-based

and thus more effective.

Click here to find out about the Marion County Family Systems Investment Consortium.

Click here to find out more about Family Support.

Click here to see the Oregon Revised Statutes that apply to Family Support.

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family support

"The key to delivering accessible, integrated, and preventive services for children and families is the development of a service delivery system that enhances and draws from natural supports in the local community ... A support-based model uses the strengths in the community and families to care for their own children." -- Children's Care Team Report, 1993

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