Accreditation and Recognition
Family and Children's Services of Central Maryland is accredited by the Council on Accreditation (COA), an independent, international accrediting body for child and family service and behavioral healthcare organizations. COA accredits both private organizations and government agencies. FCS is one of nine private social services organizations in Central Maryland to have earned this accreditation.
In 2004 and 2005, the United Way honored FCS for its development of outcome models to measure the impact of its programs.
The Coalition of Geriatric Services (COGS) in Howard County, Maryland, awarded Family and Children’s Services the Community Partnership Award in 2004. In Baltimore City, the Commission on Aging and Retirement Education presented the Barbara Mikulski Caregiver Award to FCS in 2005.
In 2008, the Family Caregiver Alliance issued the Rosalinde Gilbert Innovations in Alzheimer’s Disease Caregiver Legacy Award to the FCS Carroll County Adult Day Center for its Montessori-based exercise program for clients with mild to moderate dementia.
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