Founded in 1889, Children's Home Society & Family Services knows that a child in a safe, nurturing home is a child who thrives.  We work to give every child security, opportunity and a loving family. CHSFS East is licensed by the Department of Human Resources, Office of Licensing & Monitoring in Maryland; by the Department of Social Services for the Commonwealth of Virginia; and by the Health Regulation Administration, Child and Residential Care Facilities Division in the District of Columbia.