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When that simply is not possible, DCFS works to find children a permanent, loving home through adoption or guardianship. What kinds of children need foster homes the most? Every child is special, and all children have special needs in addition to the need to feel safe, secure and loved. DCFS is always in need of foster families to meet the ...
Waiting Children & Young People of Illinois features some of the thousands of children, teens, and young people in foster care in need of families in the State of Illinois. This gallery features children currently seeking foster and adoptive homes, with cases our Placement Support team is actively working on.
The children in Illinois who are ready to be adopted are generally school-aged children (8 years old and above) and often part of sibling groups. There are 17,920 children in foster care in Illinois; 3,347 of these children are waiting for adoptive families.
Are you ready to provide a place to call home to one of over 21,000 foster kids in Illinois? Although foster care is a temporary placement, the love and support you offer a child can make an impression that lasts a lifetime.
Let it Be Us is a 501 (c)3 non profit organization and licensed Illinois child welfare agency under the US Internal Revenue Service Code and your donation is 100% deductible. Help us find foster and adoptive homes for the 22,000 children living in Illinois foster care.
At Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (LSSI), the main goal of our Foster Care Program is to help children find their forever home, either by reunification with birth families whenever possible or through adoption. Foster parents play a key role and make a difference in the lives of these children.
