East County Early Childhood Services
(503) 988-5157
437/ECECS
600 NE 8th Avenue, Room 220; Gresham, 97030
Fax: (503) 988-6501
Administrator: Judy Brandel, ECS Manager
Supervisor: Lauren Fries-Brundidge
Eligibility:Contact Referral Intake (503) 988-3520.
Location: 437/ECHC; NE 8th and Kelly
Bus: #4-Division, #9-Powell, #25-Gresham/Glisan, #26-Stark, #80-Gresham/Troutdale, #81-Rockwood, MAX
North Portland Early Childhood Services
(503) 988-3366
325/2
9000 N Lombard, Portland, 97203
Fax: (503) 988-6923
Administrator: Judy Brandel, ECS Manager
Supervisor: Donna Kipp
Eligibility: Contact Referral Intake (503) 988-3520.
Location: 325/2; North Lombard and New York Streets
Bus: #4-Fessenden
Nurse Family Partnership
(503) 988-5055
322/1/NFP
5329 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Portland, 97211
Clinical Supervisor: Hattie Larrouy
B325/2/NFP
9000 N. Lombard, Portland 97203
Clinical Supervisor: Robin Nelson
Administrator: Judy Brandel, ECS Manager
Services: Nurse Family Partnership is a program for women and their families who are expecting their first child. Each mother we serve is partnered with a registered nurse early in her pregnancy and receives ongoing home visits that continue through her child's second birthday. This is an evidence-based program whose goals include improving pregnancy outcomes, improving child health and development and improving the economic self-sufficiency of families.
Fees: None
Eligibility: Pregnant with first child, less than 28 weeks gestation. Contact referral intake: (503) 988-3520.
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30a.m to 5p.m.
Healthy Start/Welcome Baby Program
(503) 988-5055
322/1
5329 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Portland, 97211
Fax: (503) 988-3362
Administrator: Diane Ruminski, ECS Manager
Supervisor: Julie Goodrich
Services: - Manage Multnomah County's effort to achieve the statewide Healthy Start goal to create a system of support for all first time parents in Multnomah County.
- Key services are universal prenatal or at birth screening of all first births to insure early identification of those families who may need support and providing that support in a timely and effective manner.
- Welcome Baby hospital visits for first time parents and teen parents are offered at local hospitals, assessing need and providing parents and teen parents are offered at local hospitals, assessing need and providing parents information on community resources.
- For parents wanting more parenting education and support, home visit services are offered through Health Department Early Childhood teams or through contracted community based Healthy Start Family Support teams and Teen Family Support teams.
Fees: None
Eligibility: All first-time parents
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: NEHC 322/1
Bus: #6, #72
Healthy Birth Initiative
(503) 988-3387
322/1/HBI
5329 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard; Portland, 97211
Fax: 503-988-6946
Administrator: Diane Ruminski, ECS Manager
Supervisor: Cornetta Smith
Services: Purpose of this initiative is to reduce disparities in perinatal health among African American women in Multnomah County. Services include home visits, education, and support groups from pregnancy through the child's second year of life. A community mobilization intervention model works to involve the community in improving health outcomes.
Location: 322/1/HBI NE Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Killingsworth
Bus: #6-ML King Boulevard, #72-Killingsworth/82nd Avenue
