The Center for Child Protection and Family Support is a 501 (c) 3 social services agency located in Washington, DC in the heart of Capital Hill.  Two pioneering child advocates, Joyce N. Thomas, a Registered Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and Dr. Carl M. Rogers, a Research Psychologist, established the Center in 1987.  The foundation of the organization is based on early demonstration projects that focused on youth gang prevention, teen pregnancy reduction, prevention of missing and exploited children and strategies for working with male adolescent parents.  Early in our establishment, we received the first major federal grant to address cultural competency in child welfare.  This led to the creation of the People for Color Leadership Institute, a national multi-cultural coalition which focused training and technical assistance on race, ethnicity and culture in all aspects of child victimization.

Our mission is to ensure that all children (particularly disadvantaged children) are given the opportunity to mature and develop within a family free of maltreatment, and a community that nurtures and protects them from violence.

The Center has become a nationally and internationally recognized leader in innovative programs and services.  Prevention, education and direct services intervention are the key components of the Center's approach for working with vulnerable children and their families.  We recognize that parenting today can be lonely, frustrating and sometimes difficult to manage, and the problem of child maltreatment is complex.

The Center has a deeply committed Board of Directors, expert professional staff, and highly motivated student interns to conduct programs and services.