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Enroll in Siletz Family Spirit home visiting

Siletz Family Spirit offers parenting home visits to Native families who are expecting or have an infant under 12 months.

Steps

4 steps
  1. Check you qualifyYou must live in the 11-county service area and be expecting or have an infant under 12 months.
  2. Call a Family Support SpecialistFor Eugene and nearby areas, call 541-484-4234.
  3. Complete the application processStaff use it to decide if your household qualifies; a referral form is online or as a PDF.
  4. Start your home visitsVisits last about an hour, weekly at first, in your home or another place you choose, or virtually.
Open to Siletz or other federally recognized Native families who also meet one listed criterion, such as income.

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