ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

OF

FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC.

ARTICLE I

NAME

The name of the corporation shall be Family Preservation Services of North Carolina, Inc.

ARTICLE II

SHARES

The number of shares of Common Stock that this corporation is authorized to have outstanding at any one time is One Hundred Thousand (100,000) of no par value.

ARTICLE III

INITIAL REGISTERED OFFICE

The street address and county of the initial registered office of the corporation are:

225 Hillsborough St.

Raleigh, NC 27603

County of Wake

ARTICLE IV

INITIAL REGISTERED AGENT

The name of the initial registered agent of the corporation is CT Corporation System.

ARTICLE V

DIRECTORS

The number of directors constituting the initial Board of Directors is one (1), and the name and address of the person who is to serve as director until his successors are elected and qualified is:

Fletcher J. McCusker

620 N. Craycroft

Tucson, AZ 85711

ARTICLE VI

PRINCIPAL OFFICE

The principal place of business and mailing address of this corporation shall be:

Family Preservation Services of North Carolina, Inc.

620 N. Craycroft

Tucson, AZ 85711

ARTICLE VII

INCORPORATOR

The name and address of the incorporator to these Articles of Incorporation are:

Michael Deitch

620 N. Craycroft

Tucson, AZ 85711

Dated this 7 day of January, 2000.

/s/Michael Deitch                

Michael Deitch, Incorporator