(North Region) Camelot Community Care is a national nonprofit Child Welfare Agency licensed by the State of Illinois, a member of the Child Care Association of Illinois, and is accredited by the Council on Accreditation. Camelot's current service array includes Foster Care Services at three levels of intensity with accompanying Case Management and Intensive In-Home Counseling. Camelot programs also include Adoption Services, Crisis Intervention, and service referral/coordination. Camelot Communities Care's mission is to develop and provide services, which enable children and families to realize their potential. All programs of Camelot Community Care can be tailored to meet the needs of the individual child and family. The agency also recruits, trains and licenses individuals and couples to be specialized foster parents.

40 Dupage Court
Elgin, IL 60120

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1700 N. Farnsword Ave., Suite 18
Aurora, IL 60505

Catholic Charities is a non-profit social service agency creating hope for members of all  religions. Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Rockford continues the ministry of Jesus in   faithfulness to the Magisterium of the Church. Our mission is to serve God's people for the common good with compassion, dignity and respect; to assist people in achieving a degree of independence consonant with their human dignity; and to work in solidarity with the Church and other people of good will in advocating for justice.

Children's Home + Aid saves children's lives, moves families forward, and goes where the need is greatest. Founded in 1883, Children's Home + Aid continues a mission of giving help, hope, and opportunity to children with a variety of emotional, physical, and behavioral needs. Each year we help more than 40,000 children and families in Illinois through a wide range of services like adoption, foster care, education, counseling, and child abuse prevention.

A private, nonprofit, and nonsectarian social service agency, Children's Home + Aid champions the welfare of children and their families and is recognized as a leader in providing quality services.

Kids Hope United is a private, human service organization dedicated to protecting children and strengthening families. We offer a diverse array of community-based programs and services, including child development, counseling, foster care and adoption. Our services impact more than 8,000 children and families across Illinois.

Kids Hope United believes that all children hold promise. We help bring them hope of a brighter future.

Life link is a multi-faceted health and human service organization providing quality programs and services to people of all generations, cultures, religions, genders and socio-economic status. We began as an orphanage and "old folks' home" in Bensenville, IL, caring for nine children and two elderly residents. Throughout this last century our programs have evolved, and as society's needs changed to meet the needs of the people we serve. We have also stayed true to the mission set forth by our 13 founders-to provide compassionate services to those in need. As we continue into our next 110 years of services, we will continue to impact the lives of the older adults, children and families we serve, and in turn impact the world around us.

http://www.littlecityadoptions.org

Theresa Moran

Little City Foundation provides services for children and adults with developmental challenges such as mental retardation, cerebral palsy, autism, Down syndrome, epilepsy, visual and hearing challenges and emotional disturbance. Services include housing, employment, recreation, foster care, adoption, home-based support, services coordination, media and studio arts, advocacy, and public education. Little City Foundation's Foster Care Program provides quality homes for children with special needs. Foster Families receive extensive and on-going training, frequent respite, considerable in-home support, and assistance in coordinating services for the child. Our professional staff works as a team with foster parents, biological families, and outside agencies to create a nurturing environment for the children in need.

Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois is a human service agency committed to providing high-quality social services responsive to the needs of children and families across Illinois. Founded in 1873, LCFS has been providing hope and help to the least among us for more than 130 years. Today, LCFS serves more than 40,000 individuals of all faiths, races and ethnic backgrounds each year through programs such as adoption, counseling, foster care, residential treatment and a variety of community services. Each year LCFS supervisors more than 700 foster children in homes throughout Illinois.

551 South Fourth Street
Aurora, IL 60505

630-896-2714

Natalie Hernandez

Lutheran Social Services of Illinois brings healing, justice and wholeness to children, individuals and families at more than 100 locations in Illinois. Through a wide variety of services, LSSI touches the lives of tens of thousands of people each year, restoring hope to people of all ages, races, religions and economic circumstances. For more than 135 years, LSSI has been meeting people where they are, understanding their needs and working with them to create lives of wholeness.

The Family Focus mission is to promote the well being of children from birth by supporting and strengthening their families in and with their communities. Now in its 30th year, Family Focus continues to offer innovative programs that address the changing needs of the communities it serves. All services are provided to participants regardless of ability to pay. Family Focus operates six centers throughout the Chicago area, which offers innovative, community-based programs that help parents gain confidence and competence as the primary educators of their children. The centers are models for family support programs throughout the nation. Family Focus' Six direct service centers are located in Aurora, Evanston, and Highland Park, IL, and Chicago's Englewood, Hermosa, and Lawndale neighborhoods. The Midwest Leaning Center for Family Support at Family Focus provides and links programs, family support staff, agencies and communities to quality learning opportunities. The Midwest Learning Center provides customized family support training, helps programs access and fund existing learning opportunities, builds capacity of existing training programs, and provides a forum for advocacy and discussion of issues related to strengthening, expanding, and advancing the family support field and strengthening families.

Our Children's Homestead is dedicated to assuring safe and secure homes for abused, neglected and troubled foster children. We believe that each child no matter what circumstances surround them deserves the chance to succeed. Our entire staff is dedicated to providing the services necessary for every child to have their dreams come true. Our staff, foster parents and volunteers all strive to live our mission of One Child One Dream.