Become an Emergency Foster Parent with Shelter Youth & Family Services

Let It Be Us offers a series of virtual educational events on topics surrounding Foster Care and Adoption in the State of Illinois. Our Live Foster Parent Recruitment Events are the in-person portion of this series.

Could you open your home when a child needs it most? Join us at our in-person event at Giordano's in Oakbrook Terrace, IL to learn about being an Emergency Foster Home with Shelter Youth & Family Services. Get all your questions answered!These special homes take in children in emergency situations for a limited time, providing them care and safety at a critical point in their lives. Shelter Youth & Family Services provides Emergency Foster Parents wraparound services, supporting foster parents and ensuring children receive what they need. Also, Emergency Foster Parents receive additional financial support. If you are licensed or not yet licensed, living in Elmhurst, Lombard, ChicagolElmhurst, Arlington Heights, Palatine, Oakbrook, and surrounding northern Chicagoland communities, you are welcome to join and learn about the extra financial and other supports available to Emergency Foster Parents.

We are currently specifically targeting the following individuals:

• Education professionals
• Educational support professionals
• Medical care providers
• Mental health care providers
• Emergency responders
• Individuals with parenting experience
• Individuals with special needs experience

This event is located at Giordano's in Oakbrook Terrace - 17W280 West 22nd Street, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181. Questions may be directed to Cathy Newbury at [email protected].

• This event is free and open to the public
• Access to this event is completely in-person
• Registration for this event is required
• During the event, attendees will have the opportunity for question & answer
• Pizza, salad, and soda will be served

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