TREASURE VALLEY CHILDRENS RELIEF NURSERY

THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO PREVENT CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT BY STRENGTHENING AT-RISK FAMILIES USING PROVEN INTERVENTIONS. USING THE RELIEF NURSERY MODEL TVCRN SIGNFICANTLY REDUCES THE LIKELIHOOD OF CHILD MALTREATMENT BY REDUCING THE NUMBER OR SEVERITY OF STRESSES IN A FAMILY. THESE STRESSES INCLUDE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, POVERTY, MENTAL ILLNESS, CHRONIC PHYSICAL ILLNESS, RECOVERY FROM SUBSTANCE ABUSE, AND BEING A SINGLE OR TEEN PARENT, AMONG OTHER LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES. TVCRN ALSO ACTS AS FISCAL AGENT FOR THE SNAKE RIVER CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION'S DADS4LIFE DAY CAMP PROGRAM. THE RELIEF NURSERY MODEL IS TWO-GENERATIONAL. TVCRN OPERATES YEAR-ROUND THERAPEUTIC CLASSROOMS FOR CHILDREN 18 MONTHS TO 6 YEARS AND CONDUCTS HOME VISITS WITH FAMILIES, WITH EACH FAMILY RECEIVING AT LEAST ONE VISIT PER MONTH PER CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF 6. FAMILIES ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND MONTHLY FAMILY CONNECTION EVENTS WITH EACH ONE FEATURING A DIFFERENT TOPIC FOCUSED ON THE SAFETY AND WELLBEING OF CHILDREN OR