Our Mission
The mission of the Institute for Family Studies (IFS) is to strengthen marriage and family life and advance the welfare of children through research and public education. Known for its objective and incisive studies that attract attention and respect from across the ideological spectrum, the Institute's programs and platforms focus on marriage, child well-being, family formation, parenting, and the role of technology in family life.
By carefully and accurately documenting the changing contours of contemporary family life, as well as the central role that marriage and family play in the lives of children, adults, and the commonweal, IFS seeks to elevate the family to the top of the nation’s policy and cultural agenda where it can receive the recognition and response it deserves. Strong families make strong societies; fragile families make fragile societies. It is this insight that informs the work of IFS.
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