25 Years of Strengthening Families. 25 Years of Keeping Kids Safe. Dear Friends, Twenty-five
years
ago,
MountainStar began with
Your generosity has built this legacy. Your commitment has kept children safe. Your partnership has made prevention possible.
a simple belief:
As we celebrate 25 years, we invite you to help us build the next 25!
Every child deserves a safe and healthy start.
With heartfelt gratitude,
Since then, thousands of children and families across Central Oregon have walked through our doors – finding stability, confidence, and hope. What hasn’t changed is the reality that families face enormous stress — housing insecurity, mental health challenges, family violence, and isolation. These stressors can overwhelm even the most loving caregivers. What has changed is MountainStar’s reach and depth of impact.
KARA TACHIKAWA Executive Director MountainStar Family Relief Nursery
The Heart of Prevention MountainStar focuses on the first 1,000 days of a child’s life — a critical window for brain development, attachment, and emotional regulation.
Today, we serve families across five Central Oregon communities providing wrap-around, trauma-informed care. MountainStar focuses on prevention - reducing stress before crisis turns into tragedy.
When families are overwhelmed, children absorb that stress. When families receive consistent, compassionate, traumainformed support, children thrive.
The nonprofit landscape continues to evolve. MountainStar has adapted, grown stronger, and remained steady for families who depend on us.
This is not short-term intervention. This is long-term prevention.
That stability exists because of you. MOUNTAINSTAR FAMILY RELIEF NURSERY/
And prevention strengthens entire communities. / SPRING 2026 P.1