Company Profile
Communities for People
Company Overview
For over 40 years Communities for People (CFP) has remained a leader in the community-based approach to residential programs for troubled youth. We focus on achieving permanency, making life long connections within the community, and developing independent living skills. We offer a wide range of programs and services in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Our goal is to provide youth and families with the services and support they need to thrive independently and as part of their communities.
Company History
Communities for People (CFP) was founded in 1976 to respond to the needs of troubled youth in Massachusetts. CFP pioneered community-based residential programs after recognizing youth would benefit more from living in the community rather than in institutions. Four years later CFP began providing services in Rhode Island. In 1993, CFP merged with Integrated Foster Care. In 1997 CFP also merged with Special Adoption Family Services. These two mergers allowed CFP to provide a comprehensive continuum of services.
CFP collaborated with The Providence Center to create Placement Solutions, an organization that reviews and manages the services for the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF). In 2010 Placement Solutions became independent of The Providence Center.
In more recent years, CFP joined a network of agencies, called The Care Management Network, working together to provide a full scope of services to RI youth and families.