Children and Family Futures

What Children and Family Futures does

Children and Family Futures (CFF) is a nonprofit organization based in Irvine, California, that delivers technical assistance, training, research, and evaluation services to state, Tribal, and community-based organizations working at the intersection of child welfare and substance use disorders. Founded in the mid-1990s and operating for over 25 years, the organization focuses on families affected by parental substance use, mental health conditions, and child welfare involvement—primarily through family treatment courts (FTCs) and family drug courts (FDCs). CFF maintains a wholly-owned small business subsidiary, Center for Children and Family Futures, which produces publications, reports, and technical assistance tools.

CFF's core service lines include the Family Treatment Courts Training and Technical Assistance program, the Sobriety Treatment and Recovery Teams (START) cross-system model, and—most prominently—CFF's operation of the National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW), a federally funded national resource center. The portfolio of proprietary resources includes the FTC Practice Academy (annual training program with video series and toolkits), the Behavior Response Toolkit (grounded in the Behavior Change Wheel and COM-B behavior-change frameworks), the Scaling Up Toolkit, the Sustainability Planning Toolkit, the FDC Learning Academy (40+ webinars totaling more than 70 hours of web-based content), and self-paced FDC Online Tutorials. Evaluation and Performance Measurement Services round out the offering for Tribes, states, counties, and community agencies.

CFF operates as a grant-funded nonprofit, with services delivered primarily through federally- and foundation-funded projects and supplemented by fee-for-service arrangements with state and community organizations. Distribution is anchored by direct engagement with government agencies and includes a structured Peer Learning Court Program in which mentor sites host visiting professionals. Recent program examples include OJJDP-funded Statewide System Improvement Program (SSIP) technical assistance to six awardees (Alabama, Colorado, Iowa, Ohio, New York, Guam), Regional Partnership Grants technical assistance, and ongoing FTC and FDC grantee support that together account for more than 1,077 grantees and sites worked with since 2016.

Name

Children and Family Futures

Legal name

Children and Family Futures, Inc.

Website

https://cffutures.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Children and Family Futures is a nonprofit that delivers training, technical assistance, and evaluation to state, Tribal, and community organizations at the intersection of child welfare and substance use disorders. It operates the federally funded National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Services and Child Welfare Consulting

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC)

Keywords

• Child welfare consulting
• Family treatment courts
• Substance use treatment
• Technical assistance services
• Nonprofit training programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Irvine

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Children and Family Futures delivers expert consultation, training, technical assistance, strategic planning, and evaluation services focused on family treatment courts, substance use disorder treatment, and child welfare systems. Its core offerings include the Family Treatment Courts TTA program, the federally funded National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW), the Sobriety Treatment and Recovery Teams (START) collaborative model, and structured training academies and toolkits for multidisciplinary professionals.

Product overview

Children and Family Futures (CFF) is a nonprofit organization providing technical assistance, training, research, and evaluation services focused on family treatment courts, substance use disorders, and child welfare systems. Their core offerings include the Family Treatment Courts Training and Technical Assistance program, the National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW), and the Sobriety Treatment and Recovery Teams (START) initiative. These are complemented by the FTC Practice Academy—a structured annual training program featuring video series and the Behavior Response Toolkit—and specialized resource toolkits including the Scaling Up Toolkit and Sustainability Planning Toolkit. The organization also delivers web-based learning through the FDC Learning Academy (40+ webinars) and FDC Online Tutorials, along with evaluation and performance measurement services for government and community agencies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Family Treatment Courts Training and Technical Assistance

Quantifiable outcome

• Family treatment courts have improved safety, permanency, well-being, and recovery outcomes for families in the child welfare system associated with parental substance use for over 25 years
• +4 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCFF operates the National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW), a federally-funded center providing training and technical assistance at the intersection of child welfare and substance use disorder treatment systems.
• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOJJDP partners with CFF on the Statewide System Improvement Program (SSIP) providing technical assistance to six awardees: Alabama, Colorado, Iowa, Ohio, New York, and Guam for systems reform to expand family treatment courts.
• Regional Partnership Grants ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCFF provides technical assistance through the Regional Partnership Grants (RPG) program, supporting cross-system collaborative capacity building for family-centered treatment.
• Statewide System Improvement Program (SSIP) AwardeescoreOthersCFF provides in-depth technical assistance to six SSIP awardees: Alabama, Colorado, Iowa, Ohio, New York, and Guam, implementing systems reform to expand FTCs' scale and scope.
• 2016 OJJDP Family Drug Court GranteescoreOthers12 FDCs funded in 2016 by OJJDP, including 6 implementation sites, 6 enhancement sites, and 3 tribal sites receiving mentorship and technical assistance from CFF.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• RTI International: Large nonprofit research institute with significant federal TA and evaluation contracts across health and human services, including child welfare and behavioral health.
• Casey Family Programs: Large private foundation dedicated to child welfare reform, providing TA, consultation, grants, and direct services to public agencies across the U.S. child welfare system.
• American Institutes for Research (AIR): Large federally funded research and TA contractor operating across health, education, and human services, including significant child welfare and behavioral health work.
• National Council for Mental Wellbeing: Membership and advocacy organization providing TA, training, and policy support on mental health and substance use — overlapping with CFF's behavioral-health and systems-reform focus.

Direct peers

• National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA): National organization providing TA and training to tribal communities on Indian child welfare — directly overlapping with CFF's SSIP tribal awardee work and tribal TA service line.
• JBS International: Federal contractor providing TA, training, and evaluation on substance use, behavioral health, and human services — directly overlapping with CFF's federal client base and service model at the SUD/child welfare intersection.
• National Child Welfare Workforce Institute: National center providing TA, training, and workforce development to child welfare agencies — overlapping with CFF's core TA delivery model in the child welfare system.
• Center for the Study of Social Policy: Child welfare policy and TA organization partnering with jurisdictions on systems reform, including family-centered and community-based approaches.
• WestEd: Federally funded nonprofit providing research, evaluation, and TA to states, tribes, and communities on social, education, and health programs.

Emerging players

• Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago: Research and policy center producing child welfare research, evaluation, and TA — directly comparable to CFF's research & evaluation service line.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cfamilyfutures
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Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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