What Is Help Me Grow?
Help Me Grow Oregon is a free family support line that serves children and their families starting from pregnancy through age 6. We connect Oregon children and their families to community services and resources related to child health, behavior, development and learning.
Help Me Grow acts as the bridge to connect families to providers, referrals, and existing resources. We strive to identify and address barriers so families can receive information and resources that support their children’s growth.
Our resource navigators are here to support you. If you’re a parent, health care provider or community service provider, let us help you get the resources your family needs, when you need them. We believe all children should be able to grow, develop, and thrive to reach their full potential.
Help Me Grow connects families with:
Personalized parenting supports
Developmental Screening - questionnaires to help keep track of your child’s development
Child development & learning activities for ages 0 - 6 years
Helping to connect families to their referrals (Speech, OT, PT, etc)
Local resources such as:
Parenting Education & Support Groups
Prenatal Supports
Childcare and Preschool Programs
Essential Needs (food, energy assistance)
Autism Supports
Four key components characterize the Help Me Grow model:
Our Centralized Access Point assists families and professionals in connecting children to community resources that help them thrive.
Family & Community Outreach builds parent and provider understanding of healthy child development, supportive services available to families in the community, and how both are important to improving children’s outcomes.
To make sure resources are working together effectively, Data Collection & Analysis supports evaluation, helps identify systemic gaps, bolters advocacy efforts, and guides quality improvement.
When potential concerns are spotted early on, they can be easier to address. Child Health Care Provider Outreach supports early detection and intervention efforts and connects medical providers to community resources to best support families.