SUCCESS BY 6®
Success By 6® is a community-wide children's initiative convened by United Way of Lane County in the late 1990s in response to a series of local child abuse cases. We brought together resources through broad based community-wide partnerships. For the most recent Success By 6 status report, click here.
In Lane County, the Success By 6® initiative is focused on reducing child abuse and neglect through prevention efforts as a first step towards ensuring that all our children enter school ready to learn. At the time, the child abuse rate in Lane County was the highest of all Oregon counties. 10 years later we are happy to report that Lane County’s child abuse rate is significantly lower placing us in the middle of Oregon counties. We will continue this work until Lane County is the safest, healthiest place in Oregon for children.
To Report Child Abuse
If you suspect a child is being abused or in danger of being abused, you should contact local law enforcement or Services to Children and Families immediately.
- For an emergency, dial 911
- Children Services Department, 541-686-7557 (24 hours)
Parents are the key
Parents are most successful in a supportive community. Through partnerships with Lane County's most successful and ground-breaking human service agencies, we have developed the proven strategies defined below.
Parent Education
Parenting groups are offered in most parts of Lane County and provide a place for parents to meet and support one another. Groups are frequently facilitated by a professionally trained Parent Educator. For information about parent education opportunities in your area, call the Parent HelpLine (information below).
Parent HelpLine
More than 4,000 parents and caregivers dial 541-485-5211 every year to receive support, information and referrals regarding parenting concerns such as discipline, development, sleep and temperament. It is a free and confidential telephone resource in Lane County for parents and caregivers of young children (birth to six).
Parent HelpLine is staff by trained Parent Educators at Birth To Three in Eugene and is available Sunday through Friday, 9 am - 4 pm at 541-485-5211 or 888-485-5211
Children Do Come with Directions
Children Do Come with Directions parent guides provide information about children's health, development, and safety and information setting limits and adjusting to change as your child grows. It also provides information on community resources here in Lane County aimed at supporting the needs of families with children. To get copies of this free parent guide call 541-741-6000 ext. 109 or email hmar@unitedwaylane.org.
