IFiT:individuals & Families In Transition

The mission of our agency is to help youth, individuals and families experiencing life's challenges to stabilize, to become stronger and to move forward with their lives.

Description:
iFiT, formally known as Family Services of Elkhart County, Inc. /YSB, is an agency composed of three program divisions: Counseling, Youth and Self-Sufficiency. The divisions consist of eight (8) program services that work as a team to offer significant community resources.

The Elkhart County Women's Shelter is the largest program that we offer. It is the only domestic violence shelter in Elkhart County. We allow women and children who are victims of domestic violence between a 30 to 45 day in Shelter. We provide food, clothing, shelter, assistance with housing needs, victims assistance for protection orders, counseling and support groups free of charge to families of domestic abuse.

Our Family Empowerment program is the second largest program under the iFiT umbrella. This program supports and empowers parents to reach financial independence through job training and education. There is no fee to participate in this program.

We also have Youth Programs such as Teen Court (for first time juvenile offenders) and the Goal Program (anger management program) to help troubled teens who may be facing life altering situations.

History:
iFiT:individuals & Families in Transition, formally known as Family Services of Elkhart County, Inc., began as a counseling agency in 1948. Due to increased family issues that surfaced from within the community, the agency expanded its services to better assist the clients that came to us for help.

Contact people:

Cyneatha Millsaps, Chief Executive Officer, (phone), (email) Vanessa Kelleybrew, Assistant to the President, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (574) 522-5363

Address:

101 E. Hively Avenue Elkhart, IN 46517 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.familyserviceselkhart.com

Directions:

iFiT is located on the corner of Prairie and Hively Avenue.

Last updated on October 12, 2009