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

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 ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A bill soon heading to Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk would direct foster care officials in Illinois to ...

The KIND Act puts an obligation on the Department of Children and Family Services to place children with family in foster care settings.

The KIND Act would allow DCFS to pursue additional federal funding in order to apply a kin-first approach. DCFS would use the ...

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is currently accepting applications for the 2025 DCFS Scholarship Program. Through the program, a minimum of 53 academic scholarships ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...