Foster and adoption agencies in Illinois

Find a foster or adoption agency near you using our state directory for Illinois. If you represent an agency and would like to claim your listing, please contact us.

  • Located in NORMAL, Illinois
    • Adoption
    ABC Counseling & Family Services, Inc. was founded in September of 1992. It is a private, not-for-profit, non-sectarian agency with its home office located in Normal, Illinois…
  • Located in Chicago, Illinois
    • Traditional Foster Care
    • Emergency Foster Care
    • Respite Foster Care
    • Adoption
    The mission of Ada S. McKinley is to empower, educate, and employ people to change lives and strengthen communities. The vision of Ada S. McKinley is for all people to have the…
  • Located in Skokie, Illinois
    • Adoption
    • Other
    Adoption Center for Family Building (ACFB) is a private, nonprofit open adoption agency licensed in Illinois and Indiana. We provide a full range of adoption counseling and…
  • Located in Chicago, Illinois
    • Adoption
    • Other
    Adoption Center for Family Building (ACFB) is a private, nonprofit open adoption agency licensed in Illinois and Indiana. We provide a full range of adoption counseling and…
  • Located in Northbrook, Illinois
    • Adoption
    America World desires for every adoptable orphan to be placed in a Christian home.  America World Adoption is committed to building strong relationships with staff and families…
  • Located in Waukegan, Illinois
    • Traditional Foster Care
    • Emergency Foster Care
    • Respite Foster Care
    Arden Shore knows that stable, permanent homes are foundational for children’s present and future well-being. When children have what they need to reach their full potential, they…
  • Located in Chicago, Illinois
    • Traditional Foster Care
    • Specialized / Therapeutic Care
    • Emergency Foster Care
    • Respite Foster Care
    Association House provides support and care for vulnerable children and families who have a history of child abuse and neglect and are involved with the Illinois Department of…
  • Located in Palos Heights, Illinois
    • Traditional Foster Care
    • Emergency Foster Care
    • Respite Foster Care
    • Adoption
    Being a foster parent is so much more than loving a child in your home. It’s also showing kindness to a family when they need it most. It’s giving a child a safe place to land…
  • Located in Moline, Illinois
    • Traditional Foster Care
    • Emergency Foster Care
    • Respite Foster Care
    • Adoption
    Being a foster parent is so much more than loving a child in your home. It’s also showing kindness to a family when they need it most. It’s giving a child a safe place to land…
  • Located in Itasca, Illinois
    • Traditional Foster Care
    • Specialized / Therapeutic Care
    • Emergency Foster Care
    • Respite Foster Care
    • Adoption
    Improving the lives of children, families, and communities. Camelot Care Centers strives to serve youth in foster care in hopes of reunification back to the family or finding them…
  • Located in Belleville, Illinois
    • Traditional Foster Care
    • Emergency Foster Care
    • Respite Foster Care
    Every day in our own communities, children are removed from their homes due to an unsafe situation and are placed in foster care. The goal of foster care is to provide a nurturing…
  • Located in Chicago, Illinois
    • Other
    Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago (“CCAC”) was founded more than a century ago to meet human needs through the Mission of Charity. A trusted partner and steward,…
  • Located in Chicago, Illinois
    • Other
    Founded in 1971, Centers for New Horizons, Inc. (Centers) is a nonprofit organization that assists children, youth, and families in becoming self-reliant, improving the quality of…
  • Located in Quincy, Illinois
    • Traditional Foster Care
    • Emergency Foster Care
    • Respite Foster Care
    • Adoption
    Have you ever thought about opening your heart and your home to a foster child? Each week, children in our Western Illinois area need a safe and loving home. Chaddock is…
  • Located in Chicago, Illinois
    • Traditional Foster Care
    • Specialized / Therapeutic Care
    • Emergency Foster Care
    • Respite Foster Care
    • Adoption
    Child Link provides the following programs and services to children and youth in need of support. At Child Link, we strive to make human services available to all children and…
  • Located in Chicago, Illinois
    • Traditional Foster Care
    • Specialized / Therapeutic Care
    • Emergency Foster Care
    • Respite Foster Care
    Children's Home & Aid provides child welfare services, counseling and treatment programs, child care, and education. Our Core Beliefs We believe the most important asset…
  • Located in Peoria, Illinois
    • Traditional Foster Care
    • Emergency Foster Care
    • Respite Foster Care
    • Adoption
    • Other
    Our mission is to help the kids and families who need it most. We believe every child in our community deserves an opportunity to succeed, despite the insurmountable barriers that…
  • Located in Fairview Heights, Illinois
    • Adoption
    We provide caring services for families and children, including adoption, maternity care, counseling, and voluntary foster care. Why Choose a Licensed Agency? There are many ways…
  • Located in Rockford, Illinois
    • Adoption
    Welcome to Catholic Charities Adoption Program! Catholic Charities has been providing adoption services for over 100 years. We are a licensed child welfare agency with the State…
  • Located in Joliet, Illinois
    • Traditional Foster Care
    • Emergency Foster Care
    • Respite Foster Care
    • Adoption
    • Other
    Easterseals provides exceptional services, education, outreach, and advocacy so that people living with autism and other disabilities can live, learn, work and play in our…
  • Located in Chicago, Illinois
    • Traditional Foster Care
    • Specialized / Therapeutic Care
    • Emergency Foster Care
    • Respite Foster Care
    For more than 70 years, Envision Unlimited has served people with disabilities across all ages, abilities, and backgrounds. Today, our wide array of home and community-based…
  • Located in Wheaton, Illinois
    • Adoption
    We value the right of each child to live in a secure, loving, and permanent family environment where his/her emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual needs are fulfilled. We…
  • Located in Peoria, Illinois
    • Traditional Foster Care
    • Specialized / Therapeutic Care
    • Emergency Foster Care
    • Respite Foster Care
    • Adoption
    Just as its name implies, FamilyCore understands that strong families, equipped with the tools and ties to succeed, are at the heart of any vibrant, tight-knit community.…
  • Located in Springfield, Illinois
    • Traditional Foster Care
    • Specialized / Therapeutic Care
    • Emergency Foster Care
    • Respite Foster Care
    • Adoption
    We love our foster parents, and we know they are a critical part of our team that we cannot do without. Foster parents care for children who have been taken into DCFS custody due…
  • Located in Morton, Illinois
    • Adoption
    • Other
    As a Christian agency, we are motivated by a genuine love for children and families. Our faith and personal experience with adoption compel us to compassionately care for the…
  • Located in Chicago, Illinois
    • Traditional Foster Care
    • Emergency Foster Care
    • Respite Foster Care
    • Adoption
    Greenlight Family Services has been preserving families, providing hope, and protecting lives throughout the State of Illinois since 2003. Our mission is to achieve the best…
  • Located in Chicago, Illinois
    • Adoption
    Greenlight Family Services has been preserving families, providing hope and protecting lives throughout the State of Illinois since 2003. Our mission is to achieve the best…
  • Located in Joliet, Illinois
    • Traditional Foster Care
    • Emergency Foster Care
    • Respite Foster Care
    • Other
    The goal of the Foster Care Program is to ensure that placements facilitate and maintain family ties, are in the best interest of the child, and meet the provisions of the…
  • Located in Oak Park, Illinois
    • Traditional Foster Care
    • Specialized / Therapeutic Care
    • Emergency Foster Care
    • Respite Foster Care
    • Adoption
    Hephzibah is Oak Park’s oldest social service agency. Our mission is to help children thrive and families flourish through innovative, community-based programs. For over 125 years…
  • Located in Jacksonville, Illinois
    • Adoption
    Hobby Horse is a licensed non-profit child welfare agency that has been serving communities throughout West Central Illinois for more than 20 years.​ Our mission is to continue to…
  • Located in Bolingbrook, Illinois
    • Traditional Foster Care
    • Emergency Foster Care
    • Respite Foster Care
    • Adoption
    Holt pioneered the modern practice of international adoption in 1956 and continues to be the leading agency in the United States. Thousands of children have joined loving,…
  • Located in Palatine, Illinois
    • Adoption
    Hopeful Beginnings is a nonprofit adoption agency supporting women experiencing unplanned pregnancy and adoptive families throughout the Chicagoland area. Thank you for taking the…
  • Located in Hoyleton, Illinois
    • Traditional Foster Care
    • Emergency Foster Care
    • Respite Foster Care
    Hoyleton Youth & Family Services is one of only 12 CARE-certified agencies in the United States, and the only one serving youth in the Midwest. CARE certification is granted…
  • Located in Carmi, Illinois
    • Adoption
    Baptist Children’s Home began in 1918 in response to a need in Illinois to care for dependent children who were orphaned as a result of WWI and the great influenza epidemic that…
  • Located in Champaign, Illinois
    • Adoption
    Our mission is to Glorify God by Restoring and Empowering Families. We offer three core programs - Family Care, Adoption and Counseling. Our Family Care Department is the regional…
  • Located in Springfield, Illinois
    • Traditional Foster Care
    • Emergency Foster Care
    • Respite Foster Care
    • Adoption
    Over the last decade, more than 15,000 children got the chance they deserve to love and be loved, and to reach their fullest potential thanks to families across our state that…
  • Located in Chicago, Illinois
    • Traditional Foster Care
    • Emergency Foster Care
    • Respite Foster Care
    • Adoption
    Since 1859, JCFS has offered services infused with Jewish values to help, heal, and strengthen children, adults, and families in Chicago and beyond. With services that are infused…
  • Located in Chicago, Illinois
    • Traditional Foster Care
    • Emergency Foster Care
    • Respite Foster Care
    • Adoption
    Kaleidoscope is working towards an equitable future for our families, staff, and the communities we serve.  As we continue to progress in our fight for equity for all children and…
  • Located in Assumption, Illinois
    • Traditional Foster Care
    • Emergency Foster Care
    • Respite Foster Care
    • Adoption
    Kemmerer Village provides community-based services for children and adolescents, ages 0 – 21 years. For a variety of reasons, these young people need an alternative home…
  • Located in Chicago, Illinois
    • Traditional Foster Care
    • Emergency Foster Care
    • Respite Foster Care
    • Other
    We help kids to rise above their challenges and achieve their potential. Since 1894, Kids Above All has helped more than 150,000 children and families facing poverty, violence,…
  • Located in Chicago, Illinois
    • Traditional Foster Care
    • Emergency Foster Care
    • Respite Foster Care
    Lakeside Community Committee was founded in 1964 by the late Barbara Jones Green. The agency serves as an important social service and economic anchor in the communities. Lakeside…
  • Located in Chicago, Illinois
    • Traditional Foster Care
    • Emergency Foster Care
    • Respite Foster Care
    Serving Chicago as well as Cook, DuPage, McHenry, Kane, Lake, and Will counties, our Foster Care program takes every measure to ensure that the foster child is provided with…
  • Located in Palatine, Illinois
    • Traditional Foster Care
    • Emergency Foster Care
    • Respite Foster Care
    • Adoption
    • Other
    Since 1959, Little City has been on a mission to provide the best opportunities for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Through innovative and…
  • Located in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois
    • Traditional Foster Care
    • Specialized / Therapeutic Care
    • Emergency Foster Care
    • Respite Foster Care
    • Adoption
    • Other
    Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois improves the well-being of people across the state by protecting children, strengthening families and building futures for those who…
  • Located in East Moline, Illinois
    • Adoption
    • Other
    For more than a century, Lutheran Family Service has been there for people in their time of need providing a variety of services including unplanned pregnancy support, marriage…
  • Located in Des Plaines, Illinois
    • Non Related Kin (NRKIN)
    • Traditional Foster Care
    • Specialized / Therapeutic Care
    • Emergency Foster Care
    • Respite Foster Care
    • Adoption
    • Other
    Serving Illinois since 1867, Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (LSSI) is one of the largest statewide social service providers. LSSI is a nonprofit social service organization…
  • Located in Chicago, Illinois
    • Non Related Kin (NRKIN)
    • Traditional Foster Care
    • Specialized / Therapeutic Care
    • Emergency Foster Care
    • Respite Foster Care
    • Adoption
    LYDIA Home Association is a Christian, non-profit organization that has been serving children in Chicago since 1916. We provide an integrated, holistic approach to help children…
  • Located in Rochester, Illinois
    • Traditional Foster Care
    • Emergency Foster Care
    • Respite Foster Care
    • Adoption
    Madison Adoption Associates (“MAA”) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit agency and earned full Hague Accreditation in November 2008. We work with families throughout the United States to…
  • Located in Matteson, Illinois
    • Traditional Foster Care
    • Emergency Foster Care
    • Respite Foster Care
    • Adoption
    • Other
    National Youth Advocate Program (NYAP) will guide and support you as you embark on your journey to become a foster parent. From the moment you submit your application, throughout…
  • Located in Chicago, Illinois
    • Traditional Foster Care
    • Emergency Foster Care
    • Respite Foster Care
    • Adoption
    • Other
    At One Hope United, one of our most important goals is to ensure a safe and loving home for every child. We invite and encourage parents in our communities who wish to start or…
  • Located in Naperville, Illinois
    • Traditional Foster Care
    • Specialized / Therapeutic Care
    • Emergency Foster Care
    • Respite Foster Care
    • Adoption
    Mission: To support and strengthen children and families in their toughest, most vulnerable moments. Vision: A world where children are safe and families are connected. ​ In 1995…
  • Located in Springfield, Illinois
    • Traditional Foster Care
    • Specialized / Therapeutic Care
    • Emergency Foster Care
    • Respite Foster Care
    • Other
    Foster Care (Home of Relative,Traditional and Specialized) The RYF Foster Care Program provides a home-like environment to young men and women, ages 0 to 18. Clients remain in…
  • Located in Arlington Heights, Illinois
    • Traditional Foster Care
    • Emergency Foster Care
    • Respite Foster Care
    • Adoption
    • Other
    Foster kids are kids like any other. But they’ve experienced more difficult situations and tougher times than most adults ever will. The court has placed them in foster care for…
  • Located in Chicago, Illinois
    • Traditional Foster Care
    • Emergency Foster Care
    • Respite Foster Care
    • Other
    SOS Children’s Villages Illinois offers an innovative approach to traditional foster care. Our model enables siblings to stay together in a nurturing, stable, single-family home…
  • Located in Normal, Illinois
    • Traditional Foster Care
    • Emergency Foster Care
    • Respite Foster Care
    • Adoption
    • Other
    Every child deserves to be loved and protected. Do you have a patient and nurturing personality? Would giving children an opportunity to grow into their best selves make you happy…
  • Located in Peoria, Illinois
    • Traditional Foster Care
    • Emergency Foster Care
    • Respite Foster Care
    • Adoption
    • Other
    The Center for Youth and Family Solutions is a comprehensive, not-for-profit social service agency. Our agency provides strength-based, family-centered, trauma-responsive services…
  • Located in Chicago, Illinois
    • Traditional Foster Care
    • Emergency Foster Care
    • Respite Foster Care
    • Adoption
    • Other
    Children’s Place Association believes strongly in keeping families together, making every effort to support the parent/child relationship. However, in situations of child abuse or…
  • Located in Evanston, Illinois
    • Adoption
    • Other
    The Cradle is a nonprofit, licensed child welfare agency headquartered in Evanston, Illinois, which provides infant adoption services, counseling and educational support. Since…
  • Located in Cicero, Illinois
    • Traditional Foster Care
    • Specialized / Therapeutic Care
    • Emergency Foster Care
    • Respite Foster Care
    • Other
    United Cerebral Palsy Seguin of Greater Chicago is a charitable not-for-profit agency serving individuals with disabilities in metropolitan Chicago and beyond. We receive…
  • Located in Chicago, Illinois
    • Traditional Foster Care
    • Specialized / Therapeutic Care
    • Emergency Foster Care
    • Respite Foster Care
    UCAN strives to build strong youth and families through compassionate healing, education and empowerment. UCAN’s promise is to advocate for and provide opportunities that change…
  • Located in Chicago, Illinois
    • Traditional Foster Care
    • Specialized / Therapeutic Care
    • Emergency Foster Care
    • Respite Foster Care
    • Adoption
    • Other
    Unity Parenting & Counseling Inc. is a licensed child welfare agency that implements an Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (IDCFS) contracted Foster Care…
  • Located in Chicago, Illinois
    • Traditional Foster Care
    • Specialized / Therapeutic Care
    • Emergency Foster Care
    • Respite Foster Care
    • Adoption
    Since 1976, we have led the effort to provide intervention services, and coordinate community services necessary to resolving issues threatening children's lives and the family…
  • Located in Chicago, Illinois
    • Traditional Foster Care
    • Specialized / Therapeutic Care
    • Emergency Foster Care
    • Respite Foster Care
    • Adoption
    Volunteers of America is a national nonprofit organization providing local human service programs and the opportunity for individual and community involvement. The words “there…
  • Located in Decatur, Illinois
    • Traditional Foster Care
    • Specialized / Therapeutic Care
    • Emergency Foster Care
    • Respite Foster Care
    • Adoption
    The mission of Webster Cantrell Youth Advocacy is to serve at-risk youth and families through a wide range of strength-based, trauma informed services. We believe that children…
  • Located in Chicago, Illinois
    • Other
    Youth Outreach Services (YOS) believes that every youth has the potential to find a positive path on the way to adulthood. Some just need assistance along the way to discover…
  • Located in Ottawa, Illinois
    • Traditional Foster Care
    • Specialized / Therapeutic Care
    • Emergency Foster Care
    • Respite Foster Care
    • Adoption
    • Other
    Youth Service Bureau of Illinois Valley: A Community Based Not For Profit Child Welfare Agency Established in 1976 Whenever possible, YSB preserves the child’s family. A child…