Kids Above All

Contact Information

8765 W. Higgins Road, Suite 450
Chicago, IL 60631
United States
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DayHours
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

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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, and injustice in the Chicago area to build better lives.

Though Kids Above All’s programs have evolved over time to meet our clients’ needs, our 129-year-old mission to build better lives for our clients remains at the core of our work to ensure all kids have every opportunity to become independent adults who lead meaningful, productive lives.

Services and information

  • Traditional Foster Care
  • Emergency Foster Care
  • Respite Foster Care
  • Other

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

Average user rating

3.0 / 5
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K Lafleur
Mar 11, 2023

Fantastic organization that really puts kids first!

Rating: 5
Bill
Nov 14, 2022

Do not let them take your kids. They used to be called child serve but after they got such a bad reputation they had to change their name to stay in business. They just use any excuse they can to keep your kids in their system to get a paycheck. They have no remorse for their actions and they will burn in the end!

Rating: 1
LaMay Lorenzen
Aug 13, 2020

My adoption records are there when I called about getting them they were very rude

Rating: 1