Description:

Places children who have experienced neglect and/or abuse in a safe home. Other services include:

- Counseling services for children, foster parents, and birth parents
- Children advocacy in court
- 24 hour crisis interventions
- Foster home monitoring
- Referrals for birth parents to get help for issues that prevent them from being with their children.

Also offers !€œrespite!€ care to help give full-time foster parents a break on weekends or short term for 1-2 weeks at a time.

Eligibility:

Your home must have enough room and meet basic safety and sanitary standards. You must pass a criminal background check, be physically and emotionally capable of caring for a child and not have drug problems. Training is required to prepare you for issues that can arise.

Languages:

Spanish

Program Fees:

No Fees

Intake Process:

Referral Required: Must come from DCFS upon completion of an indicated abuse/neglect investigation.

Contacts

Phone Numbers

Address Listings

Handicap Accessible?

Yes

Wishlist:

Diapers (infants, toddlers, and older children)
Formula
Baby/toddler food/snacks
Carseats (both for agency transportation vehicles and families that need them)
All ages clothing
Cribs
Pack 'n' plays
Toddler beds
Sheets and bedding materials (both toddler and twin size mattresses)
Therapeutic activities for children with trauma( arts and crafts)
Hygiene products (for both girls and boys)
Gas cards/Ventra cards/bus passes (to facilitate visitation and services for parents and children)
*New items only

Volunteer Opportunities:

None

Legal Status:

Non-Profit

Date of Official Change:

May 12, 2022

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