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Children & Families Commission

Together we find solutions - because every child deserves to be protected, healthy and successful


The Deschutes County Children & Families Commission (CFC) is charged with prevention and early intervention in three focus areas:
  • Protecting children and youth from harm and neglect
  • Ensuring early childhood success
  • Reducing teen risk factors
The Commission organizes its work around its mission, priority focus areas, and five statutory functions:
  • Service Improvements and Accountability: Identify needs of local children and families, invest in best practices and ensure accountability and outcomes for investments
  • System and Resource Development: Bring citizens and service partners together to combine and leverage resources to address needs, to reduce duplication, and to improve the efficiencies and effectiveness
  • Policy, Procedure, and Practice Improvements: Develop and recommend changes in policy or law, procedure or practice on behalf of children and families
  • Community Engagement, Education and Advocacy: Bring the community together to address issues impacting local children and their families
  • Community Planning and Implementation: Lead planning efforts, support and monitor implementation efforts in the community 

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