Healthy Start
Healthy Start is a national, evidence-based home visiting program providing hands-on parenting and child development education using the Parents As Teachers (PAT) curriculum. Services are available through Insights for first time pregnant and parenting teens, age 18 and under and must begin before a baby is 3 months old. A weekly parent education and support group including childcare and transportation is provided in English and Spanish.
Child Welfare and Foster Care Program
The Enhanced Case Management with Housing Options (ECHO) program provides intensive case management and life skills services with an additional focus on hands-on parent education, child development and DHS advocacy to parents age 22 and under. Parents in ECHO typically have an open case with DHS child welfare, are in foster care themselves or may not have custody of their children. A weekly parenting class using the Make Parenting a Pleasure curriculum is available to young parents and offered four times annually.
Weekly Drop-In Hours
Insights' resource center is available and equipped with a computer for word-processing and Internet use, parenting books and videos and other community resources for lending. All parenting adolescents are welcome to access our donation closet and food bank. Please call for day and time.
Weekly Housing Orientation
This informal group is offered to young parents in search of housing options and a better understanding of affordable housing readiness. Staff provide information and referral to community housing resources. Please call for date and time.
School Programs
Parenting support and education is offered by Insights staff through independent contracts with Centennial High School and the Fir Ridge Campus of the David Douglas school district.
Housing Programs
The Homesafe Program offers housing assistance and intensive case management for homeless teen mothers aged 19 and under. The Housing Assistance to Pregnant and Parenting Youth (HAPPY) program provides short term rental assistance for teen parents up to age 23.
SEEDS
Supporting Early Emerging Development Skills (SEEDS) offers in home parent education, child developmental screenings and support services to adolescent parents age 22 and under living within Portland city limits. The SEEDS Program utilizes the Parents As Teachers (PAT) Curriculum and a weekly parent education and support group including childcare and transportation, in both English and Spanish, is offered.
Christina Project
The Christina Project offers individual domestic violence education through harm reduction case management, support and advocacy for moms age 22 and under who are currently experiencing or have experienced intimate partner violence. A weekly STRONG Moms group is available for interested pregnant/parenting young women only.