LIFEWORKS NORTHWEST ST JOHNS
CHILDREN'S RELIEF NURSERY
Relief nurseries serve families with young children who are most at risk of abuse and neglect. They provide high-risk families with intensive support through individualized case management.

LifeWorks NW provides wraparound services to high-risk families. Services include early childhood intervention and social, emotional, and family support. Also provides mental health services and trauma assessments, traumatic stress expertise, home visitations, parent/infant and parent/toddler classes, art and music therapy, respite child care, and weekly parenting classes using the "Making Parenting a Pleasure" curriculum. Parents/children must be enrolled to receive most services.
8425 N Lombard Street
Portland, OR 97203
Eligibility: Caregivers with children ages 0-5 and women in their 3rd trimester of pregnancy

Serves high-risk families. "High-risk" typically means experiencing several of the following factors: poverty, high stress, depression, history of mental illness, lack of reliable transportation, single-parent households, criminal history, adult survivors of child abuse, drug and alcohol history, unemployment, low self-esteem, limited education, anger issues, homelessness, or social isolation.
Hours: Monday-Thursday 8am-1pm
Phone/FAX Numbers
  • (503) 283-4776 Main phone For follow-up calls
  • (503) 645-9010 Intake
  • (888) 645-1666 Intake Toll-free
  • Program phone (503) 283-4776
Email Address: [email protected]
INTAKE PROCEDURE: Call for eligibility screening/assessment and intake appointment
FEES: None
DOCUMENTS: None required at intake
LANGUAGES: English, Spanish
AREA SERVED: Multnomah County
SITE HOURS: Monday-Thursday 8am-1pm
TRAVEL/LOCATION INFORMATION: TriMet Bus lines 4, 17, and 75
Services:
  • Case/Care Management * At Risk Families
  • Children's Out of Home Respite Care * At Risk Families
  • Family Support Centers/Outreach * At Risk Families
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LIFEWORKS NORTHWEST ST JOHNS