Family foster care services are provided in the Portland metropolitan and Albany-Corvallis areas. Outpatient mental health services are primarily provided by the Kerr Early Intervention Program from a site located in southeast Portland, and are delivered in school and home settings. Supported living and nursing home enhancement services are provided in the Portland metropolitan area. Employment services are offered in Multnomah, Clackamas, Washington, Marion, Polk and Lane Counties. Most children and families are referred for services by the State Office of Services for Children and Families, the State Office for Developmental Disabilities, public schools, psychiatric hospitals or mental health professionals.
Expenses vary by type of service.
The most expensive care provided by Albertina Kerr Centers is residential care for individuals with severe psychiatric or developmental disabilities. Cost for care is approximately 50 percent less than a psychiatric hospital or state institutional care. The least expensive services is information and referral for services not provided by Albertina Kerr Centers. Payers of services include the State Office of Services to Children and Families, Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Services Division, count governments and fees paid by service recipients. Additional private support to pay for services is provided by United Way of the Columbia-Willamette, individual donors, corporate donors and private foundations.