Foster care news
This March, in conjunction with National Social Work Month, iCARE4 Adoptive And Foster Families will distribute iCARE Schools Connection Kits to public schools across Illinois.
The recently-formed Georgie's Closet seeks to provide foster children and their foster families with the items they most need when the call comes. After rapid growth thanks to community support, the group is now seeking a public location to host the resource.
A bill soon heading to Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk would direct foster care officials in Illinois to prioritize placing children with relatives
Illinois lawmakers could soon make it easier for children in foster care to live with their relatives or other people close to them
A new, Chicago-based nonprofit is making strides to improve the futures of Illinois’ adopted, foster and kinship students.
State Representative Natalie Manley is encouraging residents to donate their new or gently used luggage to her ongoing Luggage for Foster Kids Donation Drive.