Parrott Creek Child and Family Services

What Parrott Creek Child and Family Services does

Parrott Creek Child and Family Services is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1968 and headquartered in Oregon City, Oregon, that delivers a comprehensive continuum of behavioral health, substance use disorder, and supportive housing services for vulnerable youth and families. Its program portfolio spans outpatient mental health and SUD treatment (serving ages 11–35), specialized outpatient treatment for adolescents with sexually harmful behaviors (Lifeguards), three residential treatment tracks for juvenile justice-involved (The Ranch), co-occurring SUD and mental health (Next Step), and child welfare-involved youth (New Era), along with housing stability programs (Recovery Homes for women and children, Molalla House Independent Living Program, Home Safe rent assistance, and the Alcohol & Drug Housing Assistance Program) and an Indigenous-led land restoration and cultural ecology project on its 80-acre campus.

Revenue is generated through three primary streams: contracted fee-for-service and per-diem arrangements with Oregon state agencies (Oregon Youth Authority, Oregon Department of Human Services, and Oregon Health Authority), insurance and Medicaid managed care reimbursement (Oregon Health Plan, CareOregon, Trillium, PacificSource, Aetna, Evernorth, Regence, Optum, Moda), and philanthropic grants and donations supporting capital and program operations. The organization's go-to-market is predominantly referral-driven from government agencies and insurers, supplemented by direct intake via Google Forms and program-specific phone contacts. Parrott Creek pursues a hybrid sales motion anchored in enterprise-level state and county contracts while opening self-referral pathways through its outpatient clinics in Oregon City and Southeast Portland.

In August 2025, Parrott Creek completed a $30M trauma-informed capital project (the Bright Futures Campaign) that doubled residential capacity from 20 to 40 youth and replaced its facilities with award-winning, trauma-informed design recognized by the AIA (2023 Citation Award) and IIDA (2025 Healthcare Best in Category). The organization holds CARF Gold Seal accreditation, has served over 30,000 youth and families since 1968, currently serves roughly 1,000 families per year across all programs, and employs between 11 and 50 staff with a deeply tenured leadership team. Technology is limited to standard nonprofit and behavioral-health case management tooling; there is no proprietary software, AI/ML platform, or differentiated technology stack.

Name

Parrott Creek Child and Family Services

Legal name

Parrott Creek Child & Family Services

Website

https://pcreek.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Parrott Creek Child and Family Services is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1968 in Oregon City, Oregon, delivering trauma-informed outpatient, residential, and housing programs for youth and families involved in Oregon's juvenile justice, child welfare, behavioral health, and recovery systems.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Behavioral Health and Social Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Individual and Family Services (6241), Community Housing Services (62422)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC), Family & Parenting Education (Family Literacy, Parenting Skills) (EDAAAFAF)

Keywords

• Youth residential treatment
• Behavioral health services
• Substance use disorder treatment
• Juvenile justice rehabilitation
• Child welfare services

Headquarters

HQ city

Oregon City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Contracts: Primary revenue derives from contracts with Oregon Youth Authority (OYA) for residential juvenile justice services, Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) for child welfare programs, and Clackamas County for behavioral health services. These government contracts fund residential treatment, outpatient services, and housing programs.
2. Insurance Reimbursement: Services are billed to Oregon Health Plan (OHP), CareOregon, Trillium Community Health Plan, PacificSource, and various private insurances. The organization accepts multiple Medicaid managed care plans and is credentialed with additional insurers including Aetna, Evernorth, Regence, Optum, and Moda.
3. Grants and Philanthropy: Significant capital funding for the $30M Bright Futures Campaign comes from grants and donations. Notable funders include Oregon Health Authority ($8M), M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust ($500,000), The Robert D. and Marcia H. Randall Charitable Trust ($500,000), The Ford Family Foundation ($250,000), Portland General Electric Drive Change Fund ($400,000), Oregon Youth Authority ($250,000), and individual donors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Parrott Creek Child and Family Services is a nonprofit social services organization founded in 1968 that delivers a continuum of care for traumatized youth and families in Oregon. The core offerings include outpatient mental health and substance use disorder treatment, specialized outpatient treatment for sexually harmful behaviors (Lifeguards), three residential treatment programs (The Ranch for OYA youth, Next Step for co-occurring treatment, New Era for child welfare youth), and a portfolio of housing and recovery support services (Recovery Homes, Molalla House Independent Living Program, Home Safe rent assistance, Alcohol & Drug Housing Assistance, Recovery Support/Recovery Navigator). The organization recently opened a new $30M, 40-bed trauma-informed residential campus on an 80-acre rural Clackamas County site (August 2025) and runs the Cultural Ecology Project for Indigenous land stewardship and ecological healing.

Product overview

Parrott Creek Child and Family Services operates as a multi-program social services organization rather than a single product platform. The organization provides a comprehensive continuum of care consisting of: Outpatient Services (Mental Health, Substance Use Disorder Treatment, and Lifeguards Program for sexually harmful behaviors); Residential Treatment Programs (The Ranch for juvenile justice youth, Next Step for co-occurring treatment, and New Era for child welfare youth); Housing Support Services (Recovery Homes for mothers and children, Molalla House Independent Living Program, Home Safe rent assistance, and Alcohol & Drug Housing Assistance); and Community-based Recovery Support. The Bright Futures Campaign recently resulted in a new $30M, 40-bed trauma-informed campus opened in August 2025. The Cultural Ecology Project extends services to environmental healing on 80 acres of restored land.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bright Futures Campaign: Capital campaign for the new 40-bed residential treatment campus development
• Cultural Ecology Project
• The Ranch
• Next Step
• New Era
• Molalla House
• Recovery Homes
• Home Safe
• Lifeguards Program
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Products and services

• Outpatient Mental Health Program Outpatient mental health therapy for youth and adults ages 11-35, providing comprehensive behavioral assessments, individualized treatment plans, individual therapy, CBT-based interventions, psychiatric evaluations, medication management, trauma treatment, and coordination with outside providers.
• Substance Use Disorder Treatment Intensive outpatient and outpatient substance use disorder treatment for youth ages 12-18 and adults, including ASAM assessments, individual and group therapy, family therapy, recovery mentor support, medication-assisted treatment, harm reduction, and recovery community connections.
• Lifeguards Program Specialized community-based assessment and outpatient treatment for adolescents ages 11-18 (and up to 20) exhibiting sexually inappropriate or harmful behaviors, providing assessment, individual, family, and group therapy, accountability programs, victim advocacy, and community restoration—available to youth in and outside the juvenile justice system.
• The Ranch (OYA Residential Program) Basic residential treatment program serving male-identifying youth ages 13-18 in OYA custody, employing a mindfulness-based approach with DBT, Collaborative Proactive Solutions, life skills development, family therapy, and on-site education.
• Next Step (Co-Occurring Residential Program) Co-occurring residential treatment for male-identifying youth ages 13-18 meeting ASAM 3.1 and 3.5 criteria, integrating substance use disorder and mental health treatment using evidence-based, trauma-informed approaches.
• New Era (ODHS Residential Program) Residential treatment for male-identifying youth ages 13-18 in ODHS Child Welfare custody who have been unsuccessful in traditional foster care or other residential placements, using mindfulness-based DBT and Collaborative Proactive Solutions, with transition planning toward independence or reunification.
• Recovery Homes Clean and sober transitional housing for women in recovery and their children in Clackamas County, providing two recovery home sites with nine units for up to one year, including case management, family reunification support, goal-setting, and barrier removal.
• Molalla House Independent Living Program Five-bed transitional housing (Molalla House) in Oregon City for young adults aging out of foster care, offering 24-hour staff support, case management, life skills training (budgeting, cooking, career development), and structured support toward independent living.
• Home Safe 12-month rent assistance program for homeless youth ages 16-24 with children or who are pregnant, providing case management, goal-setting, and self-sufficiency planning in partnership with Clackamas County Coordinated Housing Access.
• Alcohol & Drug Housing Assistance Program Housing-focused financial support for adults engaged in substance misuse treatment in Clackamas County, delivered in partnership with Clackamas County Behavioral Health Division and integrated with Traditional Health Workers and peer recovery mentors.
• Recovery Support (Recovery Navigator) Community-based recovery navigation engaging parents with substance use disorders who have open ODHS cases, providing peer support, treatment engagement, and access to preventative healthcare as a pathway to family reunification.
• Cultural Ecology Project 80-acre land restoration and ecological healing project on the residential campus, partnering with Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, and Friends of Tryon Creek to engage residential treatment youth in Indigenous land stewardship, environmental education, and cultural practices.
• Bright Futures Campus (Trauma-Informed Residential Treatment Facility) New trauma-informed residential treatment campus on an 80-acre rural Clackamas County site, doubling residential capacity from 20 to 40 youth and providing 25,000 square feet of living, education, treatment, recreation, and administrative space built to a national-standard trauma-informed design model with net-zero sustainability features.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 90% of youth report positive changes in their lives, strong therapeutic relationship, and that treatment was helpful in achieving their goals
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Walsh ConstructioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Preeminent Pacific Northwest contractor with experience in community-centered projects, affordable housing, and sustainability. Key team member to ensure smooth operation during construction disruption. Brings expertise in engagement and target business outreach.
• University of OregoncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Design for Spatial Justice Fellowship program with Elisandra Garcia. Partnership for youth engagement process led by University of Oregon. Ongoing collaboration with Harvard University Graduate School of Design on trauma-informed design approaches.
• Harvard University Graduate School of DesigncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Collaborating on trauma-informed design research and youth engagement processes for the campus expansion project.
• El Dorado ArchitecturecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2022Appointed as lead architects for master plan verification and community engagement process. Led by Project Architect Sophie Hong and Elisandra Garcia (Design for Spatial Justice Fellow). Developed trauma-informed design principles for new campus. Received AIA Citation Award for project. Giardinelli contributed community engagement expertise.
• Suttle Architecture, LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022David Suttle serves as lead architect for planning, design, and construction of the new campus.
• AdrecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2021Adre is a Black women-owned real estate development company founded by Anyeley Hallová. Selected as project developer for the $30M Bright Futures Campaign residential campus expansion. Adre develops buildings that create social and economic benefits for BIPOC communities and mission-driven organizations. The partnership brings equity-centered design expertise and commitment to diverse workforce participation.
• Axis Design GroupminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2021Completed initial site master plan for campus expansion in August 2021 before El Dorado was appointed as lead architects.
• Clackamas Education Service DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides on-site educational services for residential youth. Supplies teacher and behavioral coach as well as specialists throughout the week to meet youth's Individualized Education Plan needs. Youth can work toward high school diploma or GED.
• Clackamas Women's ServicescoreOthersLocal partner providing services to women and families in the community.
• Clackamas Behavioral HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounty behavioral health division partner for alcohol and drug treatment services. Co-developer of Housing Assistance Program.
• Oregon Youth AuthoritycoreOthersState agency providing funding for residential services for adjudicated youth. Awarded $250,000 grant to help complete campus expansion. Referrals of youth requiring co-occurring treatment services.
• Oregon Health AuthoritycoreOthersState health authority providing $8M investment in campus development focusing on youth with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders.
• Friends of Tryon CreekminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Indigenous ecologists from Friends of Tryon Creek for Cultural Ecology Project land restoration.
• Confederated Tribes of Siletz IndianscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndigenous community partners for Cultural Ecology Project. Descendants of Chinook, Kalapuya, and Northern Molalla peoples who historically inhabited the land. Partners in land restoration and cultural practices.
• Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of OregoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndigenous community partners for Cultural Ecology Project. Partners in cultural ecology and land restoration projects.
• CareOregoncoreOthersMedicaid managed care organization providing insurance coverage for mental health and substance use services.
• Agency Landscape + PlanningcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLandscape architecture firm led by Gina Ford, collaborated on trauma-informed design for new campus and landscape.
• Fowler Interior DesigncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJennifer Fowler led much of the interior design for the new campus, earning IIDA award recognition.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Eckerd Connects: National nonprofit operating residential programs, workforce development, and family services for at-risk and justice-involved youth. Comparable in residential juvenile justice and workforce/transition programming.
• Youth Villages: Large national nonprofit providing residential, in-home, and community-based services for at-risk youth with mental health and behavioral challenges. Similar evidence-based intervention model (e.g., Intercept) and outcome measurement approach.
• Boys Town: Nationally scaled nonprofit operating residential family services, in-home interventions, and youth behavioral health programs across multiple states. Comparable in residential youth treatment and family preservation mission but operates across a broader geography and portfolio.
• SAFY (Specialized Alternatives for Families & Youth): National nonprofit providing family preservation, residential treatment, behavioral health, and foster care/adoption services across multiple states. Similar mission of supporting youth in child welfare and juvenile justice with residential and community-based care.
• Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health: Nationally scaled nonprofit operating residential treatment, foster care, and outpatient behavioral health services for at-risk youth and adolescents. Comparable continuum of residential/mental health services and contract-driven funding model.

Direct peers

• Child & Family Center of Oregon: Southern Oregon nonprofit offering outpatient mental health, residential treatment, and crisis services for children and families. Comparable in mission, treatment modalities, and Oregon base though smaller scale.
• Youth Care Oregon (formerly OHI): Oregon residential treatment provider serving adjudicated youth in OYA custody with mental health and substance use programs. Directly competes with Parrott Creek for OYA residential referrals and operates similarly sized residential campuses.
• Morrison Child & Family Services: Portland-based nonprofit providing child welfare, mental health, and family services including residential and outpatient programs for at-risk youth. Comparable in target population, Oregon geography, and trauma-informed service model.
• Trillium Family Services: Oregon-based nonprofit providing residential behavioral health treatment, outpatient mental health, and family services for youth in child welfare and juvenile justice systems. Directly comparable in geography, population served (Oregon at-risk youth), and continuum-of-care model.

Regional players

• YouthCare: Seattle-based nonprofit serving youth experiencing homelessness with housing, education, and behavioral health services. Comparable target population (homeless, system-involved youth) and housing-plus-services model, though serving a different metro (Seattle) rather than Portland.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@parrottcreek
• Instagraminstagram.com/culturaleco
• Xx.com/parrottcreek
• Facebookfacebook.com/parrottcreek

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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