As one of the largest and most respected social service agencies in Central Illinois, the Center for Youth and Family Solutions (CYFS) engages and serves children and families in need with dignity, compassion, and respect by building upon individual and community strengths to resolve life challenges together.
At CYFS, we believe everyone deserves the opportunity to be safe and everyone should have access to the resources they need and professionals who can help them. Our team of compassionate professionals is committed to providing programs that support and strengthen families and children who have experienced significant trauma. Our purpose is to meet clients where they are and guide them on the path to successful healing.
Our organization is driven by a commitment to the well-being of the children and families in the communities where we live and work each day. When the greater common good is the goal, we believe our wonderfully diverse and ever-changing society can overcome complicated challenges together.
We approach our work using four interconnected pillars that make our service delivery unique and our programs successful: family-centered, inclusive, trauma-responsive and strengths-based programming, services, and interventions.
The four “FITS” pillars of CYFS align with our agency mission and values, and they are evident in how we serve individuals and families, how we find solutions, and how we interact with one another.
Our mission calls us to embrace and respect individual differences and unique life experiences, including but not limited to age, race, sex, culture, ethnicity, citizenship status, religion, ability, economic level, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. We encourage all at CYFS to lend their voice, commitment, and intentional focus to ensure that we provide an environment of equity and inclusion for all and that we are committed to listening, admitting our shortcomings, learning and celebrating our successes together.
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