Let It Be Us Adoption Symposium

Let It Be Us proudly hosts the Adoption Symposium: The Future of Adoption as a Form of Permanency in Illinois, bringing together adoption professionals, policymakers, child welfare leaders, and advocates to discuss innovative the need for securing permanent, loving homes for children in foster care. The event provides a platform for dynamic discussions on the current landscape of adoption in Illinois and the evolving role of adoption in ensuring stability and permanency for waiting children and teens. Let It Be Us now manages the Adoption Listing Service of Illinois as well as the Heart Gallery of Illinois, both of which are engines designed to provide permanency outcomes within Illinois child welfare.

The Let It Be Us Adoption Symposium features the following speakers from Illinois child welfare:

• Heidi Mueller, Director of Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS)
• Dr. Susan McConnell, Founder & Executive Director of Let It Be Us, and foster/adoptive parent

Panel discussion and Q&A to follow.

For questions, contact Susan McConnell at [email protected].

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