Posted on January 28, 2020
Written by: Katie Thoresen. A southern Oregon business is trying to create positive change. Medford Food Co-op is raising money for local non-profit organizations. Each month, one organization will get 100 percent of the money that’s raised. Last month, the Co-op donated more than $2,300 to the Family Nurturing Center’s Farm and Food Program. In…
Posted on December 16, 2019
Written by Sarah Lemon for the Mail Tribune. Mother of 14-year-old and 14-month-old daughters, this woman struggles financially since relocating from Curry County to Medford. Clothing, a few gifts and funds for fuel would energize her efforts to hold her family together. A graduate of OnTrack’s HOME Program, the 42-year-old woman also has completed Family…
Posted on October 17, 2019
From Children First for Oregon… We are proud to partner with the Family Nurturing Center (FNC) in Child Abuse Prevention in the Rogue Valley. Family Nurturing Center is one of 30 Relief Nurseries throughout the state, all supporting the unique needs of diverse communities, providing high-risk families with the intensive support they need for their children…
Posted on August 12, 2019
Photo Caption: Bethany Pitts, after-school director for the Rogue Valley Family YMCA, shows kids how to make bouncy balls at Hedrick Middle School in July. The YMCA is one of several partner agencies in the Rogue Challenge that aims to connect clients with a more holistic range of services. Andy Atkinson / Mail Tribune Written…
Posted on May 6, 2019
Posted on April 21, 2019
Photo Caption: Shoppers browse the selection of plants at last year’s Heritage Plant Sale at Hanley Farm. Photo courtesy of Southern Oregon Historical Society. Written by Rhonda Nowak for the Mail Tribune. Spring is here, and that means the Family Nurturing Center of Medford’s Farm and Food Program is gearing up for another season of…
Posted on January 18, 2019
Photo Caption: The Learning Loft Preschool. Written by Danielle Pacifico-Cogan for The Children’s Institute. Last week, Children’s Institute staff visited Medford for two days to hear from parents and teachers and tour early childhood facilities with state legislators. From Coquille to Baker City, Redmond to the Rogue Valley, we continue to hear the same message…
Posted on January 17, 2019
Photo Caption: Photo taken at the Chelsea’s Place Family Building Blocks Relief Nursery in Salem. Written by Melissa Duclos for The Children’s Institute. Children’s Institute: Can you explain how Relief Nurseries, which are unique to Oregon, use a multidisciplinary approach to serve children and families? Cara Copeland: Relief Nurseries have been in Oregon for just…
Posted on December 30, 2018
Photo Caption: Andy Atkinson / Mail Tribune. Dr. Lee Murdoch, shown inside the Southern Oregon Pediatrics Center in Medford, has spent his career improving the health of Rogue Valley children and their families. Written by Steve Boyarsky for the Mail Tribune. Q: If you could wave your magic wand, what would you like to see…
Written by Riche Garza for KTVL. Medford, Ore. — On October 8, 2018 two dozen employees from First Interstate Bank provided the Family Nurturing Center with an entire morning of volunteer work. This is the way First Interstate Bank decided to celebrate 50 years of service. After an entire morning of hard-labored volunteering, the Family…
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