NFPN is the National Membership and Advocacy organization serving Intensive Family Preservation Services providers. IFPS stands for Intensive Family Preservation Services. These services are designed to support families in crisis in which children are either at imminent risk of placement or have been placed outside their homes. T hese services are for birth and adoptive families and are effective as reunification services as well as for placement prevention.
IFPS programs share the values, beliefs, and program characteristics outlined below.
We work to promote family as the first priority permanency option for children. We view IFPS as part of a continuum of services necessary to support families.