Childlink
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Contact Information
955 West Cermak Rd, 2nd floor
Chicago, IL 60608
United States
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Chicago, IL 60608
United States
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 9 AM-5 PM |
| Tuesday | 9 AM-5 PM |
| Wednesday | 9 AM-5 PM |
| Thursday | 9 AM-5 PM |
| Friday | 9 AM-5 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
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 youth who are in need of support.
The different child and family services provided by Child Link are designed to offer the proper support to children in need, depending on their specific situation.
The belief that different approaches produce more positive results is why Child Link has tailored its programs to provide resources that apply to the child or adolescent’s specific situation.
Our organization not only provides much-needed human services, but carries out a more compassionate mission for the foster care children we serve in our child care programs.
Services and information
- Traditional Foster Care
- Specialized / Therapeutic Care
- Emergency Foster Care
- Respite Foster Care
- Adoption
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.
Ratings and Reviews
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Jan 10, 2023
Love this place!
Jul 14, 2022
The workers here are trash
Jan 18, 2022
The staff of this company is very unprofessional. The caseworker Ms. Marsha does not return telephone calls nor texts messages. Her supervisor Ms. Dean haven’t returned messages that was left on the voicemail. Child link is keeping families separated so children can stay in their agency.
Jun 08, 2020
Don’t let this go over your head if you want to know the real. Worse experience I’ve ever had being at this agency as a youth. You have literally about a hand full of people that work there for the right reasons. All the others does not care about the youth just want a pay check every 2 weeks. Doesn’t advocate in getting things done for the youth. The staff are beyond messy. They sit around and talk about the youth in a negative way. They call themselves punishing the youth if they don’t follow anything they say even if they are in a wrong. It’s unbelievable how messed up this place is and no one is speaking up about it to at least try to get change. Hopefully soon there will be. God bless.
Sep 30, 2019
They are very unprofessional at this place they want you to do their work for them to help build a case against you.