Our Mission

RRFF’s mission is to improve access to high-quality treatment options for children with behavioral health needs. By partnering with community agencies to deliver Intensive Alternative Family Treatment®, RRFF enables children to receive the care they need in home settings in their community, thus minimizing disruption to the children’s lives and maximizing their potential to thrive.

Our Vision

Every child will have the supports they need to overcome challenges and thrive: Strong families, safe homes, nurturing communities, and effective tools for healing.

Core Values

• Commitment to Children: We care about children. We believe that all children, with the right supports, have the potential to live full and happy lives. We strive to make our services accessible and equitable because all children deserve access to the supports that they need to thrive.
• Family-Centered Approach: Children deserve safe and stable homes. Research shows, and we have seen, that healing happens most effectively in a home setting. Whenever possible, we aim to find a way for children to stay in homes in their communities while receiving appropriate care for their needs. We prioritize family involvement throughout the treatment process because healing is a family affair. Family well-being is key to a child’s well-being.
• Partnership: Partnerships are vital to our mission. We partner with provider agencies to support and strengthen their service delivery through training, technical assistance, and capacity-building. Partnerships between families receiving services, IAFT® parents, providers, and RRFF are at the heart of our IAFT® model.
• Excellence: We strive for excellence in all aspects of our work. We advocate for the use of evidence-based interventions implemented with fidelity. Our practice model is driven by data-informed decision-making. We hold ourselves and our partners accountable for delivering the highest quality of care.
• Professionalism: In all our interactions, we conduct ourselves with professionalism. We act with integrity, demonstrate respect for others, communicate honestly and openly, are responsive to the needs of our partner agencies, and are responsible stewards of public resources.

Mission to Empower Every Child and Family

At RRFF, our mission is to foster a respectful and supportive environment where every child and family has the opportunity to thrive. We are dedicated to creating conditions that allow individuals to grow, contribute, and succeed based on their unique strengths and needs.

Rapid Resource for Families (RRFF) was established in 2009 and originally comprised five nationally accredited agencies. Our vision is to provide home-based care for children with complex needs and to reduce placements in more restrictive settings. Following the success of a pilot program focused on intensive treatment through collaborative partnerships, Rapid Resource for Families/Intensive Alternative Family Treatment® began operating independently. This initiative is supported through financial partnerships with Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) under contractual agreements with RRFF/IAFT® to provide oversight of services.