Keeping Youth in Foster Care Placement By The Family Initiative: An OPEN MINDS Program Profile

Founded in 1965, The Family Initiative (TFI) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides child welfare services, including prevention, foster care, adoption, case management, and residential services. As part of its case management services, TFI, in partnership with the University of Kansas, has launched the Runaway Youth Project to address the issue of children missing from foster care placement.

TFI is the parent company, providing services through six affiliates: TFI Family Services in Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri; TFI Family Connections in Oklahoma; Texas Family Initiative in Texas; Pathway Family Services in Kansas and Texas; Mainstream Nonprofit Solutions . . .