2007

1-23-08 Announcing the Oregon Parenting Education and Support Conference '08

11-26-07  Free Support From the Parent HelpLine

11-17-07  Saks directed Make Parenting A Pleasure sessions in Ukraine

10-29-07  Saks Teaching Make Parenting A Pleasure at Harvard deemed Successful

2005
· Launched the national division of Birth To Three called Parenting Now!, which focuses on our curriculum, training and products.
· Selected by Rotary as recipient of Duck Race funding for Teen Parent program, allowing for 2 groups.

2004
· Selected by Rotary as recipient of Duck Race funding for Teen Parent program, allowing for 2 groups.

· Birth To Three 25th Birthday Celebration draws more than 1,000 members of the community.

2003
· Birth To Three launched The Parent HelpLine at our site in partnership with Success By 6.

2002
· Birth To Three featured in Oregon Quarterly magazine.
· The country of Romania expands Birth To Three programs including Make Parenting A Pleasure and Welcome Baby to six sites with plans to expand nationally.
· Selected by Rotary as recipient of Duck Race funding for Teen Parent program.

2001
· Birth To Three listed on Western CAPT Best Practices web site.
· Birth To Three’s Executive Director, Minalee Saks, is featured in the Springfield News special publication “Women in Business.”

2000
· The Citizens Crime Commission, an affiliate of Portland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, acknowledges Birth To Three as “high quality parent education” organization “through the early years of child rearing” in Kids Intervention Investment Delinquency Solutions publication.
· Holt International Children’s Services collaborates with Birth To Three to import our parenting education model to prevent child abandonment in Romania.

1999
· Federal Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention selects Birth To Three as model family strengthening program.
· The Lane County Psychologists Association presents Community Service Award to Birth To Three Executive Director Minalee Saks.

1997
· The NEWSWEEK special Spring/Summer edition highlights Birth To Three as pioneer parent education program.
· The KIDSNET/Commonwealth Fund National Media Project selects Birth To Three video one of top 50 media titles for parents of young children.

1996
· Federal Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention selects Birth To Three as model family strengthening program.

1995
· Birth To Three is highlighted in publications by the Harvard University Family Institute: Raising Our Future: Families, Schools and Communities Working Together.

1994
· Birth To Three is featured in the landmark Carnegie Corporation report “Starting Points: Meeting the Needs of Our Youngest Children” as one of “Two Programs That Improve Parents’ Childrearing Skills.”

1992
· The Federal Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention cites Birth To Three as one of the top 25 parenting programs in the United States.
· Birth To Three is featured in the National Family Resource Coalition publication, “Programs that Strengthen Families.”
· Birth To Three is highlighted in the United States General Accounting Office (GAO) report to the Senate titled “Child Abuse, Prevention Programs Need Greater Emphasis.”

1992
· Birth To Three is highlighted in publications by the Harvard University Family Institute: Raising Our Future: Families, Schools and Communities Working Together.

1989
· The Oregon Pediatric Society presents Birth To Three with “Services to Children Award.”
· Soroptimist International of Lane County presents Executive Director Minalee Saks with “Woman of Distinction Award” for her work in “promoting the health of the community.”