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Institute for Family Centered Services, Inc.

The Institute for Family Centered Services (IFCS) is a privately owned organization founded in 1988. Since the company�s inception, IFCS has grown significantly and currently provides services in 4 states: Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, and Florida. IFCS currently employs over 300 people throughout 21 regions of the company, actively serving over 2,500 families annually.

Throughout its 20 years of providing services, IFCS has earned the reputation for successfully serving families with the most challenging and difficult circumstances, utilizing powerful and rigorous interventions via intensive in home services to maximize community safety. Family Centered Treatment� (FCT), a family systems model of treatment, was developed as IFCS� model of treatment from practical and performance oriented methods. IFCS has adhered to family preservation best practices since inception. IFCS gathers outcome data proving FCT� is effective with families and specialty populations, including, but not limited to families at risk for breakup or out of home placement, sexual abuse, and offenders, substance abuse, and various disabilities.

If you are interested in learning more about how to access IFCS and experience Family Centered services (FCT�) please visit our �Accessing our Services� section for more information.

Because of the success that families engaged in FCT have experienced, IFCS is growing and always hiring staff. Please visit our �Career Center� for more information.

Professionals or families interested in learning more about IFCS outcomes and research, please visit our �Results� section.

Should you want to talk with someone live about IFCS, please visit our �Locations� section to obtain the number of your nearest regional or state office to contact.

IFCS in the Literature

September 2007: September 2007: IFCS Department of Research and Program Evaluation releases new report data supporting Family Centered Treatment as a best practice model of Intensive In-Home Family Preservation Services. See the Research

June 2006: Family Centered Treatment featured as a promising alternative to residential treatment in Corrections Today magazine, the official membership publication of the American Correctional Association. To read the entire article, click here!

(Reprinted with permission of the American Correctional Association, Alexandria, Va.)