Caritas Family Solutions
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Contact Information
8601 West Main Street
Belleville, IL 62223
United States
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Belleville, IL 62223
United States
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 8:30 AM-4:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 8:30 AM-4:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 8:30 AM-4:30 PM |
| Thursday | 8:30 AM-4:30 PM |
| Friday | 8:30 AM-4:30 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
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 support system for the family and a gateway to reunification. The ideal outcome of foster care is for children to be reunited with their parents.
If there is a challenging home situation that does not present a danger to the child’s safety and well-being, our intact family services team works closely with the parent(s) while keeping the family together.
Youth in care are from every age, background, race, culture, and circumstance. We are frequently in need of homes for older children (ages 5 and up), sibling groups, and LGBTQ youth.
Foster parents are also of diverse backgrounds, races, and cultures and may be married, single, divorced, in committed partnerships, with or without children of their own, empty nesters, or grandparents.
Services and information
- Traditional Foster Care
- Emergency Foster Care
- Respite Foster Care
Requirements to become a foster parent
You must meet minimum requirements to provide foster care for children in Illinois. To become a foster parent, you must:
- Be at least 21 years old
- Attend foster parent orientation
- Pass a background check
- Finish 30 hours of foster parent training
- Complete the Home Study
- Provide at least three references
- Clear a physical exam
- Maintain financial stability
Foster families must be able to provide a safe and comfortable home for a child. You must provide room for the child to have a bed and enough space for personal belongings.
Foster parents do not need to be married or have a partner. However, if married, couples must show a stable marriage of at least one year before they can foster a child in Illinois.
Foster parents need to meet a child's basic care needs, such as providing meals and clothing. Foster families must also support a foster child's education and assist them in developing social skills.
Contact the DCFS or a local licensed child-placing agency to learn more or begin the fostering approval process.
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