Credentials & Affiliations

Our Mission
To provide opportunities to children, youths, families and other individuals to be more responsible for their own lives and to strengthen their relationships with others.

Our Vision
To create bright futures for children, their families and communities.

About Us

CREDENTIALS & AFFILIATIONS

Accreditations

Highfields has been accredited by the National Council on Accreditation since 1995. Services currently accredited:
- Adventure-Based Therapeutic Outdoor Services
- Case Management Services
- Counseling Services
- Domestic Violence Counseling Services
- Family-Centered Casework Services
- Family Foster Care Services
- Foster and Kinship Care Services
- Group Living Service
- Group Services for Social Development and Enrichment
- Intensive Family Preservation Services
- Mental Health Services
- Therapeutic Residential Wilderness Camping Services

Licenses

Highfields maintains the following state licenses:
- License for the Care of Children � Child Caring Institution (Residential)
- License for the Care of Children � Children�s Camp
- License to Solicit Charitable Donations

Affiliations

Highfields is involved with numerous professional organizations:
- Alliance For Children & Families (Charter Member)
- American Society for Training and Development
- Association for Experiential Education
- Association for Challenge Course Technology
- Association of Fund Raising Professionals, Capital Area Chapter
- Capital Quality Initiative
- ChildNET Consortium (Founding Shareholder)
- Clinton Community Team
- Clinton Coordinating Team
- Eaton Community Team
- Eaton Coordinating Team
- Hillsdale Community Team
- Hospital Purchasing Services
- Human Resource Association of Mid-Michigan
- Jackson Community Team
- Juvenile Justice Trainer's Association
- Michigan Alternative Athletic Association (Founding Member)
- Michigan Home-Based Family Services Association (Founding Member)
- Michigan Juvenile Detention Training Committee
- Mid-Michigan Planned Giving Council
- National Partnership for Juvenile Services
- National Safety Council
- National Association of Social Workers
- Society of Human Resource Management
- Youth Violence Prevention Coalition