CARF is a not-for-profit organization that accredits several types of specialized services. The mission of CARF is to promote the quality, value, and optimal outcomes of services through a consultative accreditation process that centers on enhancing the lives of the persons served

CARF Mission 

The mission of CARF is to promote the quality, value, and optimal outcomes of services through a consultative accreditation process that centers on enhancing the lives of the persons served.

CARF Vision

Through responsiveness to a dynamic and diverse environment, CARF serves as a catalyst for improving the quality of life of the persons served by CARF-accredited organizations and the programs and services they provide.

CARF Values

The CARF Board of Directors has identified that the persons served, as defined below, shall be the moral owners of CARF.

Persons served are the primary consumers of services, who may be referred to as clients, participants, or residents. When these persons are unable to exercise self-representation at any point in the decision-making process, persons served is interpreted to also refer to those persons willing and able to make decisions on behalf of the primary consumer.

CARF believes in the following core values:

• All people have the right to be treated with dignity and respect.
• All people should have access to needed services that achieve optimal outcomes.
• All people should be empowered to exercise informed choice.

CARF’s accreditation, research, and educational activities are conducted in accordance with these core values and with the utmost integrity.

Because LCS values these principles we have been accredited by CARF for over thirty years.