Uhlich Children's Advantage Network
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Contact Information
3605 W. Fillmore
Chicago, IL 60624
United States
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Chicago, IL 60624
United States
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 9 AM-7 PM |
| Tuesday | 9 AM-7 PM |
| Wednesday | 9 AM-7 PM |
| Thursday | 9 AM-7 PM |
| Friday | 9 AM-7 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
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 lives through impactful programs, consistent presence and unrivaled diversity and inclusion. Founded 150 years ago as a Civil War orphanage, UCAN has a long history of creating safe and caring spaces for youth, adults and families to grow.
UCAN serves and impacts over 9100 historically under-represented children, youth, and families across Illinois.
UCAN’s primary clients are youth in care of the state child welfare system and youth who have been removed from their homes for reasons of abuse or neglect. We also work with the families of these children to enhance the full spectrum of support. UCAN provides a continuum of care which enables clients to move from one program to another as their needs change, sparing our youth the transitions and gaps caused by moves from one agency to another. All of our programs are united by a common clinical philosophy, which ensures that our approach to healing is cohesive and consistent.
Services and information
- Traditional Foster Care
- Specialized / Therapeutic 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.
Ratings and Reviews
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Mar 06, 2017
DCFS organization such as Ucan is not one that's truly for the youth. Some of the workers are trulythere to change lives and help youth to exceed the stereotypes of being foster children. I grew up in the system since I was eight years old. I just emancipated out at the age of 21. I ran away a lot when I was younger. I've been in 16, possibly more homes. I struggled with allowing someone to love me. As foster kids we're labeled. I became a mother at the age 18, I changed my life completely for my son. I've cooperated with services that were necessary for me. I transferred to Ucan September 2014 and this has been the worst agency I've ever been with. I've had been with four other agencies and Ucan is still the worst. In the past 2 1/2 years of being with this agency I've had five different case workers, people are literally running away from this agency. I've bee the kind of client to disrespect people. I've stepped outside of my character toward caseworkers a total of three times and each time had something to do with my child. My first placement living with them at the TLP on Cermak they had rats, I got a cat and Ucan upper management team came out to tell me I had to get ride of my cat(I left with the cat). My second TLP with the a staff member was utterly disrespectful and put a youth's child life in danger; Ucan upper management moved the client and I to a different TLP and kept the staff member as a worker. I then moved into my ILO(own apartment) I emancipated on my birthday, I've asked them about my emancipation money and I've been brushed off and now my case worker supervisor and upper management are lingering to give that to me. They're withholding checks they owe me and honestly I am pretty upset. Ucan is a terrible agency and I'm saying this from the experience I've had with them. I appreciate the few people who do their jobs because they genuinely care.
Feb 10, 2017
Caring people, great facility.