About NAFI Florida
NAFI’s history in Florida began in 1993, as a human services agency providing residential care to high-risk adjudicated youth committed to out of home placement, under contract with the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ). Today, NAFI Florida runs several programs for adjudicated youth and families involved in the Child Welfare system.
Our Mission
Partnering with families to develop the best version of themselves
Annual Report
As we celebrated the North American Family Institute’s 50th year, we reflected on our past, learned from our resilience coming out of the pandemic, and refueled our passions by learning from each other.
Annual Report PDF - DownloadHistory of NAFI
North American Family Institute (NAFI/NFI) was founded by Dr. Yitzhak Bakal in 1974, focusing on rehabilitating and reforming the youth justice system in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. NAFI eventually grew from these humble beginnings to encompass programs in Florida, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.
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