Registration

2026 Scholarships

Thanks to our sponsors, the following scholarships are available to registrants who meet certain eligibility criteria. Your eligibility for a general scholarship will automatically be determined when you register by answering a few questions about what type of work you do and where you do this work - no scholarship application required! If eligible, the system then automatically applies it as a discount when you check out.

All scholarships are available based on a first-come, first serve basis. 

If you have a full discount code, this is done separately and you won't receive an additional scholarship.

Only one scholarship/discount can be applied to each registration. For example, if a person is an MIECHV home visitor and also provides parenting education services in a rural area, you will only receive one scholarship/discount (whichever is greater and available).

For questions regarding scholarships, contact Linse Sullivan at [email protected]. 

$245 MIECHV Home Visitor & Home Visiting Supervisor Scholarships 

Sponsored by Oregon Health Authority

This scholarship is sponsored by the MIECHV program at Oregon Health Authority. Historically, this opportunity has been made available to the home visiting workforce beyond MIECHV. Due to funding limitations and federal funder expectations, they are now limited to making this available to those who carry a MIECHV caseload or supervise home visitors who carry a MIECHV caseload.

You will be asked whether you are a home visitor or home visiting supervisor with a MIECHV caseload, and which program model you offer: Early Head Start, Healthy Families Oregon, or Nurse Family Partnership. If eligible, you will receive the scholarship as a discount on your registration. This scholarship is first come, first served.

$75 General Scholarships

Our immense gratitude to this year's sponsors: Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries - Child Care for Construction Program, Kaplan Early Learning Company, Greater Oregon Behavioral Health, Inc (GOBHI), and InterCommunity Health Network CCO. 

General scholarships ($75 discount) are available on a first come basis to individuals who do not qualify for the MIECHV home visiting scholarship but who do live in Oregon, or work remotely providing services to children & families in Oregon, and meet one of the following eligibility criteria:

• Individual works for a program that provides parenting education services for underrepresented populations (for example, BIPOC families, Tribal/indigenous families, immigrant/refugee/migrant families, foster families, LGBTQ+ families, low/limited income families, etc.).
• Individual works for a program that provides parenting education services in a rural community under 35,000 in population not adjacent to or part of a metropolitan area.
• Individual provides home based parenting education and family support but does not qualify for the MIECHV home visiting scholarship
• Individual works for a program that provides parenting education services in group settings
• Individual is a first-time attendee of the Oregon Parenting Educators Conference
• Individual is a full-time student.

Accessibility Information

Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made by April 13, 2026 to Linse Sullivan, OPEC Program Coordinator: 541-737-3465 or [email protected]. / Las solicitudes de adaptaciones relacionadas con una discapacidad deben realizarse a más tardar el 13 de abril de 2026 a Linse Sullivan, coordinador del programa de la OPEC: 541-737-3476 o [email protected]

The Oregon State University CH2M HILL Alumni Center has an ADA accessible single bathroom, elevator to the second floor, ADA parking on the north side of the building, and flexible seating to accommodate needs. Read more on the Alumni Center website. Read about accessible parking at Oregon State University.

Rooms will likely be at full capacity. Masks are welcome. A dedicated quiet space and a lactation room with a private bathroom is available.

Food is served buffet style. Vegetarian, vegan, and gluten free food options can be made available. Please share your dietary needs with us during registration.

The conference organizers provide guidance to presenters to help make their materials and presentations as accessible as possible. We request that presenters ensure all video/audio materials have captions and that they follow accessibility guidelines when creating materials.