Family Relief Nursery Information

For nearly a decade, Family Relief Nursery has been serving families in the grater Cottage Grove area. In 1993, members of the Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs of Cottage Grove, Cottage Grove Healthcare Community, Relief Nursery of Eugene, local social service agencies, churches and community business leaders came together to bring Relief Nursery services to South Lane and North Douglas Counties. Funded by as SCF-administered federal start up grant, Family Relief Nursery began serving children in August, 1994. Since then, hundreds of children and their families have received family strengthening services. Substantial contributions from the Woodard Family Foundation, Meyer Memorial Trust, Ford Family Foundation, Oregon Community Foundation, Siuslaw Valley Bank, US Bank, and the McKay Foundation, were instrumental in building our permanent site which opened it's doors in 1997. Continued financial support form the State of Oregon, Oregon Commission on Children and Families, Lane Country Commission on Children and Families, City of Cottage Grove, Cottage Grove Rotary Club, Children's Trust Fund of Oregon and numerous local businesses and private citizens, have allowed the Nursery to continually expand it's services to families. Family Relief Nursery programs are modeled after the nationally recognized Relief Nursery of Eugene, Oregon. Oregon has seven Relief Nurseries and is working to open more. The Cottage Grove Family Relief Nursery is the only based in a rural community.