We empower families, safeguard children, and nurture resilience through compassionate support, trauma-informed care, and essential resources—ensuring every child grows up in a safe, loving, and stable home.

Free Family Support
for Parents, Foster Parents, and Caregivers

Our programs increase family strengths and wellbeing, enhance child development, and support family safety.

Our core Relief Nursery model relies on 3 things:
1) Therapeutic classrooms for children   2) Home visitation for parents   3) Parent education

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Our goal

To prevent child maltreatment, break generational patterns of abuse and neglect, reduce the impact of childhood trauma, and support the development of stable, strong families who are able to keep their children safe and thriving at home.

We achieve this by focusing on the needs of the whole family, and offering the necessary services to keep children safe and families together.

How We Do It

We build 5 Protective Factors in families:

By the Numbers

  • 900+

    CHILDREN served annually

  • 1,850+

    FAMILIES served annually

  • 139,000

    DIAPERS distributed annually

  • 76

    FNC employees

The Results

85% of participating families experience improved attunement with their children

This is the foundation of healthy attachment. Parents who feel supported and equipped are more likely to build stable, nurturing relationships that protect children from the long-term effects of stress and adversity.

82% of participating families know more about how to find the resources their family needs

Caregivers feel significant emotional relief and decreased isolation after reaching out to FNC for support.

Leadership

Lisa O’Connor, Executive Director

Whitney Dennis, Chief Operating Officer

Beth Jaffee-Stafford, Clinical Director

Katie Lachuga, Senior Program Officer

Jim Hayek, Chief People Officer

Founded in 2006

Total Agency Operating Budget

$6.2 million

Testimonials

“I am a lot more cuddly and a lot more affectionate and a lot more present. And I try to meet all their needs, you know–within reason! And I’m just consistent, which is what he needs.”

–Mother

“Family Nurturing Center is a high-performing non-profit serving some of Southern Oregon’s most vulnerable children and families.”

–Jackson Care Connect, Coordinated Care Organization

“Thank you! I couldn’t have made it this far without the guidance and motivation from you though.

Meeting and working with you was the best decision I’ve ever made.”

–Mother

From Our Founder,
Mary Curtis Gramley (1936-2021)

“I have had the privilege of working with amazing professional caregivers over many years. It has been an honor to share concerns and contribute time and effort to very young children at risk.

My level of concern and care has been a commitment to these children as future citizens of this community.

My belief in their viability and capacity to become positive members of this community rests with our investment in them individually and collectively. Each child’s wellbeing deserves respect top to bottom.”

Social Determinants of Health

Our programs create social and physical environments that promote good health for the community.

We Welcome Referrals

If your clients can benefit from our services please give us a call, send us an email or use our online referral form. It takes all of us working together to help people achieve their potential.

(541) 779-5242

info@familynurturingcenter.org

Online Referral: Click here

Thank you, Sponsors,
for helping make our work possible.

Serving Jackson and Josephine Counties