Florida Institute for Community Studies

The Florida Institute for Community Studies (FICS) is a non-profit statewide organization whose mission is to partner with communities across Florida to facilitate the achievement of their goals through research, service, education/training and the ARTS.

Our model: Keeping the Community at the Heart of everything we do! FICS aims to serve as a facilitator in assisting community initiatives by working with partners and groups in a way that allows researchers, community members, educators and professionals, in the field, to interact and exchange information and knowledge.