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

Eligibility:

Foster children must be referred by DCFS
Foster parents must meet the following requirements:
- Home must have enough room and meet basic safety and sanitary standards
- Must pass a criminal background check and be physically and emotionally capable of caring for a child
- Must not have substance use problems
- Must attend training to prepare for issues and responsibilities involved with being a foster parent

Languages:

Spanish

Program Fees:

No fees

Intake Process:

- Call or email to request services
- DCFS referral required

Documents required:
- No information has been provided by the agency. Please contact for details.

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:

December 30, 2024

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