Institute for Family Development

About the Organization

For the past 50 years, the Institute for Family Development (IFD) has been a leader in
children and family services, advocating for cost effective and equitable policies and
programs that keep children safe and families together across the state of Washington.
Today, they are seeking a caring and experienced Executive to lead the organization into its
next chapter. The IFD programs decrease the need to place children into foster care,
residential treatment, and juvenile justice facilities. Families are served in their own homes
and are engaged as partners in change.
IFD developed the evidence-based HOMEBUILDERS® model of intensive family
preservation services, which has been replicated across the country and internationally.
We provide ongoing quality assurance, training, and consultation to public and private
agencies replicating HOMEBUILDERS®.
In addition to HOMEBUILDERS®, IFD offers a range of high-quality home-based parent
education and family counseling programs throughout Washington State, serving over
1000 families a year.

They are a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization. Strategic goals include providing proven
programs and practices, influencing public policy, and maintaining a strong organization
based on accountability, equity, and inclusion.