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Foster Care
One of our primary missions at Child Link is foster care, provided to area children through a contract with Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. We are proud to announce that upon our most recent DCFS review we were ranked Number One in the State for ensuring that the children in our care are placed into stable homes with loving families. Our scores are excellent in all the areas DCFS reviews: child safety, legal support, and court performance.
Traditional Foster Care
Child Link foster care offers traditional foster care to assist families without relative support. Our foster parents provide safety, support and ensure the well-being of clients in our program. When children are removed from their homes due to abuse and neglect and when no one else is there Child Link is there.
Home of Relative Foster Care
Child Link encourages Home of Relative Foster care to ensure family ties are maintained thru the Child's difficult transition into foster care. It's imperative that children feel supported and have familiarity thru this transition. Child Link's goal is continued support and well-being for all clients in the program.
Adolescent Foster Care
The Child Link Adolescent Foster Care Program serves at risk adolescents, ages 12-21, with conventional adolescent issues and emotional needs. The program was established for DCFS children who have suffered traumatic experiences and have difficulty integrating into a traditional family. As these children have not had the opportunity to connect with a caring adult and lack positive role models they often engage in risky behavior. Adolescents in this program receive individualized services that promote stable relationships, protect them from victimization, and assist them in developing and achieving healthier goals. In addition, Child Link provides them the necessary supports to graduate High School, attend college, acquire vocational training, and build positive lasting relationships.
Bilingual Program for Latino Foster Children
Child Link believes that allowing families to fully participate is essential to ensuring all children and youth are prepared for success despite any language barriers.
Child Link strives to provide bilingual services for those children and families who require such needs. A conscious effort is always made to place a Spanish-speaking or bilingual child into a foster home to avoid any language barrier. Child Link staff performs a language determination when needed to correctly identify the primary language of the foster child and his/her potential foster family.
As a member of the Latino Consortium, Child Link partners with multiple child welfare agencies to organize resources and supports for Latino families in Chicago and throughout the state of Illinois.