Let’s end child abuse.
KIDS Center offers critical services, trainings and resources for Central Oregon children and families.
For children and families impacted by child abuse, KIDS Center offers hope and healing. At our facility in Bend, Oregon—and in our new mobile clinic—we offer comprehensive, no-cost child abuse evaluations to 500+ children each year. KIDS Center also offers advocacy and therapy to strengthen families and support a child’s healing process.
Prevention is a key focus in our efforts to end child abuse. KIDS Center offers free child safety trainings across Central Oregon to teach adults how to protect children and prevent abuse.
We are the Children's Advocacy Center in Central Oregon
KIDS Center is a Children's Advocacy Center serving all of Central Oregon. Built by the community in 1994, KIDS Center provides life-changing services to children and families impacted by abuse, including child abuse evaluations, forensic interviews, family advocacy, and therapy. All services are provided at no cost to families. KIDS Center also provides free child safety trainings so parents, caregivers, and community members have the tools to recognize, report, and help prevent child abuse.
SERVICES
Free Child Abuse Evaluations & Family Support Services
KIDS Center is the only entity in Central Oregon offering full child abuse evaluations. These are highly-specialized evaluations lasting 2-3 hours and include a child-friendly medical exam and forensic interview. KIDS Center also offers family advocacy and therapy services. All of KIDS Center’s services are provided at no cost to families…because cost should never be a barrier to healing.
HISTORY
31 Years Leading Central Oregon's Response to Child Abuse
KIDS Center was built by community in 1994 to provide better outcomes for children and families impacted by abuse. KIDS Center is located in Bend, Oregon and serves families in six counties: Deschutes, Jefferson, Crook, Harney, Sherman and Wheeler. We are a nationally-designated Children’s Advocacy Center and work with community partners to support each family impacted by abuse.
IMPACT
Hope and Healing for 17,000 Children and Families
Since opening our doors, KIDS Center has helped thousands of Central Oregon children and families start their healing journey. KIDS Center provides child abuse evaluation services for more than 500 children each year. Our family advocates and therapists typically serve a child and their family for months—sometimes years—after their initial visit to support the child’s healing process.
It’s up to us to keep kids safe.
Free Child Safety Trainings in Bend and Central Oregon
Prevention starts with education. KIDS Center offers free child safety trainings in communities across Central Oregon, and on ZOOM! We have trainings on internet safety, body safety and how to prevent sexual abuse.
We have trained more than 17,000 children and adults how to recognize, report and prevent child abuse. In 2016, we achieved a critical “tipping point” in child safety by training 5% of adults in our region.
If you’re a parent, grandparent, caregiver, teacher, work with kids, or simply want to do your part as a community member, we urge you to take a training. Because the more adults we train, the safer kids are.
How KIDS Center Serves Bend and Central Oregon
Coming to KIDS Center for the first time?
We want you to feel safe and supported. Here’s what to expect on your first visit.
Are you a kid that needs help?
Do you feel unsafe? Do you have a friend that you’re worried about? You’ve come to the right place. We’re here to help.
Do you want to help end child abuse?
There are so many ways you can get involved: volunteer, host a fundraiser, be a sponsor, or become a monthly supporter.
“I always feel safe coming here… I feel so lucky to have found KIDS Center.”
Community Partners Supporting Child Abuse Prevention
KIDS Center is grateful to receive support from:
Our Commitment to Transparency
We value trust. That’s why KIDS Center takes extra steps to provide a transparent view of our operations and impact. Charity Navigator has ranked KIDS Center as a Four Star Charity, and GuideStar has awarded us a Bronze Transparency Medal. You can learn more about our nonprofit by viewing our annual report.
Here to serve all children.
KIDS Center is dedicated to improving the lives of all children in our region. Every child deserves a life free from abuse.
Both in practice and in accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Justice policy, KIDS Center is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, religion, sex, or age.