CRISIS Nursery

https://www.crisisnursery.org/ 

Mission

The mission of the Nursery is to end child abuse and neglect and create strong, healthy families.

Values

• Safety: We believe the security and well-being of children come first.
• Courage: We believe seeking support is a sign of strength.
• Respect: We promote a culture that values the dignity of all.
• Community: We believe, together with families, our community has a responsibility for children.
• Inclusion: We create a welcoming environment in which each person feels engaged, empowered, and respected.
• Collaboration: We believe by working with strategic partners, we combine our strengths to achieve greater goals.
• Excellence: Our work is rooted in evidence-informed practices, a commitment to continuous program improvement, and leadership in the effort to end child abuse and neglect.

Diversity

Fostering an inclusive culture is a core value at the Nursery, and we are committed to helping employees and clients from all backgrounds and life experiences feel welcome, respected, and valued.

Our definition of diversity is broad, inclusive, and recognizes the individuality of each employee, client, and volunteer. We are focused on continuing to make inclusion an integral part of our culture.

How We Help

Parenting is a challenging job which becomes increasingly difficult when your family is facing hardship.

As a trusted resource for families, the Nursery focuses on prevention by offering free, voluntary services for parents who face barriers such as unemployment, homelessness, medical or mental health concerns, poverty, domestic violence, or other difficult situations.

We help strengthen families by connecting them to resources, caring for their children during difficult times, and setting goals that promote stability and make the relationship between the parent and child stronger.

Core services include:

• Crisis helpline
• Crisis counseling
• Education and connection to community resources
• Home visiting and mental health program
• Overnight residential care for parents to place their children voluntarily, newborn through age six, for up to three nights while they address their crisis

We invite parents to come as they are, courageously share their story, and trust that we will work together to make things better.