Bethany for Children & Families is a non-profit, multi-service agency, led by a dedicated, volunteer Board of Directors.  Programs are available in Rock Island, Mercer, Henry, Lee, Carroll, Bureau, Stark, and Whiteside counties in Illinois; and Scott, Muscatine, Cedar, Clinton and Jackson counties in Iowa. Founded in 1899, Bethany offers an array of programs "to nurture children and strengthen families and communities ensuring they are healthy and supportive places for children to grow." Our services include: adoption; after-school programs; day treatment for adolescents; family loan program; foster care; individual & family therapy; in-home counseling; juvenile justice diversion services; prevention, education and counseling services for families; services to teen parents; supportive living services for adolescents; and therapeutic recreation.

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.

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.

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.

1261 IL Route 38, P.O. Box 100
Nachusa, IL 61057

815-284-7796

Mary Sue Shull

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.