Illinois’ child welfare agency has made small steps in improving how kids in its care are placed, but problems persist.

DCFS said that adoption is a lifelong commitment. They offer supports to families in the form of reimbursement for attorney ...

Richton Park resident Meagan Sims is working on her doctorate degree at Governor State University and helping people along ...

This Adoption Awareness Month, Illinois DCFS especially wants to lift up and thank adoptive parents across Illinois who give children in need their roots by ensuring connections to community ...

The KIND Act would allow DCFS to pursue additional federal funding in order to apply a kin-first approach. DCFS would use the federal money to put more effort into finding families of foster ...

A majority of foster children in Effingham County are placed with relatives. However, many may be unlicensed and receive less financial support than licensed foster parents. A new bill recently ...

Marcus Evans, D-Chicago, told the House Adoption and Child Welfare Committee ... Like most other state agencies, DCFS faced challenges during a two-year budget impasse that ended in 2017 and ...

The DCFS Scholarship Program is available to youth who have an open DCFS case, whose cases were closed through adoption or guardianship or who aged out of care at 18 or older. "The DCFS ...

Marchand Illinois lawmakers could soon make it easier for children in foster care to live with their relatives or other people close to them. Child welfare experts have long touted the benefits of ...

According to DCFS, 79 children were in foster care in Effingham County ... Another aspect of the Act is it equalizes guardianship and adoption in the eyes of the court. Adoption requires termination ...

KIND Act's changes The KIND Act would allow DCFS to pursue additional federal funding in order to apply a kin-first approach. DCFS would use the federal money to put more effort into finding ...