Old Mill Center

What Old Mill Center does

Old Mill Center for Children & Families is a private nonprofit social services organization headquartered at 1650 SW 45th Place in Corvallis, Oregon, founded in 1977 by Bev Larson and Barb Kralj. The organization delivers a portfolio of six core programs—Child & Family Counseling, integrated Preschool, Healthy Families (home-based family support), Relief Nursery, Pediatric Occupational & Physical Therapy, and Intensive Treatment Services—plus a seventh program, Betty's House, operated in partnership with Starker Forests. Its underlying model is integrated service delivery: children with and without disabilities are served together, and families are routed into the appropriate program mix through a referral network spanning Samaritan Medical Center maternity care, the Benton County and Linn County health departments, Linn Benton Early Intervention, and Kidco Early Head Start. Old Mill Center operates from three facilities in Corvallis, Albany, and Monroe, complemented by a home-visit field model that logged 615 home visits in 2024-2025 under the Healthy Families program.

The organization serves at-risk children from birth through age 18 and their families across Linn and Benton Counties, with a stated reach of over 2,000 children and families annually. There is no proprietary technology platform, software product, or AI/ML capability—the offering is entirely human-delivered clinical, educational, and therapeutic service work, supported by standard back-office functions (IT, HR, accounting, communications).

The revenue model is donations- and grants-based: services are provided to families at no cost, and the organization is funded through community donations, foundation and government grants, fundraising events (Annual Auction, Lilly's Lope for Hope, Season of Giving), and volunteer-supported development activities. No pricing is publicly disclosed (confirms this), and the organization is governed by an Executive Board under Executive Director Bettina Schempf, MBA, with no parent company, equity investor, or acquisition signals present. Commercial channels are limited to facility-based and home-based service delivery, while community channels (e-newsletters, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, the Ambassador Program, and community events) are deployed primarily for donor and volunteer engagement rather than paid customer acquisition.

Name

Old Mill Center

Legal name

Old Mill Center for Children & Families

Website

https://oldmillcenter.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Old Mill Center for Children & Families is a Corvallis, Oregon-based nonprofit serving over 2,000 at-risk children and families annually across Linn and Benton Counties through integrated preschool, counseling, home visits, intensive treatment, occupational therapy, and child care programs, funded by donations and grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child and Family Social Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Child Care Services (6244)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Family Resource Centers & Wraparound Support Services (EDACALAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

School-Age Wraparound Care (Ages 3–5) (EDACAHAA), Caregiver Support & Education Programs (Center-Based) (HSABANAN), Nursery School Wraparound Care (Extended Hours) (EDACACAG)

Keywords

• Child and family counseling
• Integrated preschool programs
• Pediatric occupational therapy
• Home visiting services
• Relief nursery care

Headquarters

HQ city

Corvallis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: Old Mill Center relies on community donations, grants, and volunteer support to fund its programs and services for children and families in Linn and Benton Counties.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Old Mill Center for Children & Families is a nonprofit social services organization operating six integrated programs that address the educational, social, emotional, mental health, and developmental needs of at-risk children (birth to age 18) and their families in Linn and Benton Counties, Oregon. Programs include Child & Family Counseling, an integrated Preschool, Healthy Families home visiting, Relief Nursery, Pediatric Occupational & Physical Therapy, and Intensive Treatment Services (ITS), supplemented by Betty's House child care operated in partnership with Starker Forests.

Product overview

Old Mill Center for Children & Families is a social services organization offering a portfolio of six integrated programs for children and families in Linn and Benton Counties, Oregon. The core offerings include Child & Family Counseling (therapy services), Preschool (integrated early education), Healthy Families (home-based family support), Relief Nursery (child care support), Pediatric Occupational & Physical Therapy, and Intensive Treatment Services. A seventh program, Betty's House – Starker Forests Child Care, provides dedicated child care in partnership with Starker Forests. Founded in 1977, the organization serves over 2,000 children and families annually through these coordinated programs addressing educational, social, emotional, mental health, and occupational health needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Child & Family Counseling
• Preschool Community preschool program integrating normally developing and special needs children in the same classroom, serving as the cornerstone program of Old Mill Center.
• Healthy Families Family support program providing home visits and personalized support to families with children from birth through early childhood, including bilingual home visiting services.
• Relief Nursery Child care and family support services for at-risk children and families in Linn and Benton Counties, providing therapeutic early childhood care.
• Pediatric Occupational & Physical Therapy Pediatric therapy services addressing occupational and physical therapy needs for children with developmental delays or disabilities, delivered by credentialed therapists including OTD/OTR/L clinicians.
• Intensive Treatment Services (ITS) Day treatment program providing intensive support for children with significant behavioral or emotional challenges, staffed by Qualified Mental Health Associates (QMHAs).
• Betty's House – Starker Forests Child Care Child care facility operated in partnership with Starker Forests, providing dedicated early childhood care services.
• Co-Parenting Class Community class for separated or divorcing parents offered to Linn and Benton County families as a fee-supported service.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 2,000 children and families served annually
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Samaritan Medical Center Maternity Care UnitscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare partnership providing maternity care services integration with child and family support programs.
• Benton County Health DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounty health department partnership providing public health services integration.
• Linn County Health DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounty health department partnership providing public health services integration.
• Linn Benton Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEarly intervention and special education partnership serving children from birth to kindergarten age.
• Kidco Early Head StartcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHead Start partnership providing comprehensive early childhood development services.
• Starker Forests Inc.minorGTM or Marketing PartnerInvestment partner supporting community programs; also hosts Betty's House child care program.
• Duerksen & Associates, Inc.minorGTM or Marketing PartnerInvestment partner supporting community programs.
• Gerding Companies, Inc.minorGTM or Marketing PartnerInvestment partner supporting community programs.
• Elmer'sminorGTM or Marketing PartnerInvestment partner and restaurant supporter of community programs.
• Woodstock's Pizza ParlorminorGTM or Marketing PartnerInvestment partner supporting community programs.
• Republic ServicesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerInvestment partner providing waste management services support.
• Gaia Landscapes, Inc.minorOthersProvides discounted landscaping services.
• Horsepower ProductionsminorOthersProvides discounted production services.
• Dial-A-Bus Benton CountyminorOthersProvides discounted transportation services.
• Radcomp TechnologiesminorOthersProvides discounted technology services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Boys Town: National child and family services nonprofit with integrated education, counseling, and family support programs. Comparable in the multi-program, child-and-family-centered model, but at much larger national scale and brand recognition.
• Youth Villages: National nonprofit providing intensive in-home and community-based services for at-risk children and families. Comparable because of the wraparound, evidence-based model and reliance on public-payer funding, though at significantly larger scale.

Direct peers

• Volunteers of America Oregon: Oregon branch of a national nonprofit providing family services, early childhood, and behavioral health programs. Comparable because of multi-program wraparound services for at-risk children and families, often funded through similar public and donor sources.
• Children's Home Society of California: California-based nonprofit delivering mental health, early childhood, and family support services. Comparable in program mix (counseling, preschool, family support) and community-based delivery model, though operating in a larger and more urban geography.
• Morrison Child & Family Services: Portland-based nonprofit offering child and family mental health, early childhood, and school-based services. Comparable because of integrated mental health, early childhood, and family support programs serving at-risk children in Oregon.
• Family Building Blocks: Salem, Oregon nonprofit providing home visiting, child abuse prevention, and family support services. Directly comparable because it is named in Old Mill Center's prior employment records and offers an overlapping Healthy Families/home visit program in the same state.
• Trillium Family Services: Oregon-based nonprofit providing child and family mental health, day treatment, residential, and community-based services. Highly comparable to Old Mill Center because of overlapping program types (intensive day treatment, counseling, family support) and same regional geography.

Regional players

• Janus Youth Programs: Portland-based nonprofit serving at-risk youth with residential, counseling, and community programs. Comparable in the Oregon footprint and at-risk-child focus, though concentrated on older youth rather than early childhood.
• Catholic Community Services of the Mid-Willamette Valley: Salem-area nonprofit providing family counseling, early childhood, and community support services. Comparable because of similar wraparound family services in the same Oregon region, though with a faith-based governance model.

Emerging players

• Relief Nursery Network (Oregon): Network of Oregon relief nurseries providing therapeutic early childhood classrooms and family support for at-risk families. Directly comparable to Old Mill Center's Relief Nursery program, which is itself a member of this peer network.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCZNUQSD6b3gleweWVV50zEA/about
• Facebookfacebook.com/oldmillcenter
• Instagraminstagram.com/oldmillcenter
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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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