Centers for Youth and Families began in 1884 and is the oldest continuously operating not-for-profit in Arkansas. Throughout our evolution from the Childrens Aid Society in 1884, to the Little Rock Orphans Home in 1907, to the Elizabeth Mitchell Memorial Home in 1947 and, finally, to Centers for Youth and Families in 1987, our mission of caring has been the common thread. Today, our services concentrate on providing help for emotionally and behaviorally disturbed youth and providing prevention services to at-risk youth.

Untreated behavioral health disorders lead to higher rates of juvenile incarcerations, school dropout, family dysfunction, drug abuse and unemployment. It is for these children that Centers for Youth and Families continues its tradition of providing quality services to Arkansas’ neediest and most troubled children and their families.