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Short- and long-term foster care provided to children of all ages in local licensed foster homes, including foster to adopt. Offers Child Welfare Case Management in the area of foster care of abused and neglected children.

Assists individuals in Illinois in becoming licensed foster parents. Also provides follow-up training for foster parents to help meet the various needs of their foster children.

Services provided:

-- LCFS team provides guidance and support through the foster care experience.

-- Health insurance for the children placed in a foster home.

-- Therapy, counseling, and academic counseling, and special education services when needed.

-- Training programs, support groups, and newsletters geared to foster families.

-- Monthly financial support for the foster child(ren's) basic needs, including food, clothing, and housing costs.

-- Funding for daycare, after-school care, and extracurricular activities including sports and art programs for eligible children in foster care.

Categories

Therapeutic Foster Homes
Foster Homes for Dependent Children
Foster Parent/Family Recruitment
Foster Home Placement
Short- and long-term foster care provided to children of all ages in local licensed foster homes, including foster to adopt. Offers Child Welfare Case Management in the area of foster care of abused and neglected children.

Traditional Foster Care for children ages 0-18 whose families are unable or unwilling to meet the minimum standards of parents as defined by the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS).

-- Specialized Foster Care provides intensive services to behaviorally challenged children ages 3-18.

-- Relative Foster Care allows children who need to be placed out of their home to be placed with relatives.

-- Aftercare Program is specially designed to assist children and their families upon their return home from living with a foster family.

Other services include:

-- Foster Parent Recruitment.

-- Adoption Conversions.

Categories

Case/Care Management
Foster Homes for Dependent Children
Foster Home Placement
Intensive Family Reunification Services
Foster Parent/Family Recruitment

Offers help for families to adopt American children, both with and without unique challenges. The children assisted are not only from Illinois, but they can also reside anywhere in the United States. OCH works with other agencies to assist with the matching process and to assess the needs of the child to determine whether the child and family make an appropriate match.

Assists individuals in Illinois in becoming licensed foster parents. Also provides follow-up training for foster parents to help meet the various needs of their foster children.

Services provided:

-- LCFS team provides guidance and support through the foster care experience.

-- Health insurance for the children placed in a foster home.

-- Therapy, counseling, and academic counseling, and special education services when needed.

-- Training programs, support groups, and newsletters geared to foster families.

-- Monthly financial support for the foster child(ren's) basic needs, including food, clothing, and housing costs.

-- Funding for daycare, after-school care, and extracurricular activities including sports and art programs for eligible children in foster care.

Categories

Therapeutic Foster Homes
Foster Homes for Dependent Children
Foster Parent/Family Recruitment
Foster Home Placement
Short- and long-term foster care provided to children of all ages in local licensed foster homes, including foster to adopt. Offers Child Welfare Case Management in the area of foster care of abused and neglected children.

Provides placement and casework services for children who have been removed from their birth families because of abuse or neglect. Provides training, licensing, and services for foster families.

Offers expectant parent advocacy that includes help and support for anyone who is pregnant, domestic adoptions and post-adoption services that includes counseling for children who have experienced trauma.

Offers help for families to adopt American children, both with and without unique challenges. The children assisted are not only from Illinois, but they can also reside anywhere in the United States. OCH works with other agencies to assist with the matching process and to assess the needs of the child to determine whether the child and family make an appropriate match.

Assists individuals in Illinois in becoming licensed foster parents. Also provides follow-up training for foster parents to help meet the various needs of their foster children.

Services provided:

-- LCFS team provides guidance and support through the foster care experience.

-- Health insurance for the children placed in a foster home.

-- Therapy, counseling, and academic counseling, and special education services when needed.

-- Training programs, support groups, and newsletters geared to foster families.

-- Monthly financial support for the foster child(ren's) basic needs, including food, clothing, and housing costs.

-- Funding for daycare, after-school care, and extracurricular activities including sports and art programs for eligible children in foster care.

Categories

Therapeutic Foster Homes
Foster Homes for Dependent Children
Foster Parent/Family Recruitment
Foster Home Placement
Children's Homestead services the more difficult foster care cases in DCFS. The children are placed into homes with foster parents who are trained and committed to provide care. The child is assigned a case worker who provides case management. The child is teamed with a licensed therapist who works with the child and foster parents to engage the child in programs like a therapeutic mentor program to overcome behavioral and socialization issues.

Traditional Foster Care for children ages 0-18 whose families are unable or unwilling to meet the minimum standards of parents as defined by the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS).

-- Specialized Foster Care provides intensive services to behaviorally challenged children ages 3-18.

-- Relative Foster Care allows children who need to be placed out of their home to be placed with relatives.

-- Aftercare Program is specially designed to assist children and their families upon their return home from living with a foster family.

Other services include:

-- Foster Parent Recruitment.

-- Adoption Conversions.

Categories

Case/Care Management
Foster Homes for Dependent Children
Foster Home Placement
Intensive Family Reunification Services
Foster Parent/Family Recruitment
Short- and long-term foster care provided to children of all ages in local licensed foster homes, including foster to adopt. Offers Child Welfare Case Management in the area of foster care of abused and neglected children.

Traditional Foster Care for children ages 0-18 whose families are unable or unwilling to meet the minimum standards of parents as defined by the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS).

-- Specialized Foster Care provides intensive services to behaviorally challenged children ages 3-18.

-- Relative Foster Care allows children who need to be placed out of their home to be placed with relatives.

-- Aftercare Program is specially designed to assist children and their families upon their return home from living with a foster family.

Other services include:

-- Foster Parent Recruitment.

-- Adoption Conversions.

Categories

Case/Care Management
Foster Homes for Dependent Children
Foster Home Placement
Intensive Family Reunification Services
Foster Parent/Family Recruitment
Foster care placements for children that are wards of the State of Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.

Foster parent recruiting, licensing, and support.

Categories

Foster Parent/Family Recruitment
Foster Home Placement
Foster Homes for Dependent Children
Short- and long-term foster care provided to children of all ages in local licensed foster homes, including foster to adopt. Offers Child Welfare Case Management in the area of foster care of abused and neglected children.

Provides placement and casework services for children who have been removed from their birth families because of abuse or neglect. Provides training, licensing, and services for foster families.

Offers expectant parent advocacy that includes help and support for anyone who is pregnant, domestic adoptions and post-adoption services that includes counseling for children who have experienced trauma.

Categories

Foster Home Placement
Pregnancy Counseling
Adoption Services

Foster Care programs are designed to find safe, secure, and nurturing homes.

-- Relative Foster Care serves children who are placed in foster care with maternal or paternal relatives.

-- Fictive Kin Foster Care serves children who are placed with a non-relative, but the individual has personal or emotional ties with the child.

-- Traditional Foster Care serves children who are placed in non-relative, licensed foster homes.

-- Foster Family After Care serves children who have successfully returned home to their parents. It provides case management and counseling services in order to stabilize the newly reunited family. Services can continue for up to nine months.

Assists individuals in Illinois in becoming licensed foster parents. Also provides follow-up training for foster parents to help meet the various needs of their foster children.

Services provided:

-- LCFS team provides guidance and support through the foster care experience.

-- Health insurance for the children placed in a foster home.

-- Therapy, counseling, and academic counseling, and special education services when needed.

-- Training programs, support groups, and newsletters geared to foster families.

-- Monthly financial support for the foster child(ren's) basic needs, including food, clothing, and housing costs.

-- Funding for daycare, after-school care, and extracurricular activities including sports and art programs for eligible children in foster care.

Categories

Therapeutic Foster Homes
Foster Homes for Dependent Children
Foster Parent/Family Recruitment
Foster Home Placement
Children's Homestead services the more difficult foster care cases in DCFS. The children are placed into homes with foster parents who are trained and committed to provide care. The child is assigned a case worker who provides case management. The child is teamed with a licensed therapist who works with the child and foster parents to engage the child in programs like a therapeutic mentor program to overcome behavioral and socialization issues.

Assists individuals in Illinois in becoming licensed foster parents. Also provides follow-up training for foster parents to help meet the various needs of their foster children.

Services provided:

-- LCFS team provides guidance and support through the foster care experience.

-- Health insurance for the children placed in a foster home.

-- Therapy, counseling, and academic counseling, and special education services when needed.

-- Training programs, support groups, and newsletters geared to foster families.

-- Monthly financial support for the foster child(ren's) basic needs, including food, clothing, and housing costs.

-- Funding for daycare, after-school care, and extracurricular activities including sports and art programs for eligible children in foster care.

Categories

Therapeutic Foster Homes
Foster Homes for Dependent Children
Foster Parent/Family Recruitment
Foster Home Placement

Where it is in a child's best interest, the Department of Children and Family Services and the courts may place a foster child in the home of a willing and able relative who is not yet licensed as a foster home. The Department of Children and Family Services always attempts to locate a relative for foster care placement.

Illinois foster care services are supported 24 hours a day. Training is required for foster parents at all levels of care, as well as annual continuing education to enhance skills.

Traditional foster care serves youth who have been determined to be abused, neglected, or dependent.

Relative foster care allows children who have been determined to be abused, neglected, or dependent to be placed in the home of a relative.

Specialized foster care is designed for youth who have significant behavioral, developmental, or emotional problems and who require more intense services and monitoring.

Categories

Foster Parent/Family Recruitment
Foster Home Placement
Foster Homes for Dependent Children