Our Family Finding program helps kids in foster care reconnect with their relatives or other people who have been important in their lives. We believe this helps build lifelong support and networks for kids at risk of being disconnected from their families. Our family finding model helps kids develop a sense of value and belonging associated with positive outcomes. We do this through collaborative, strength-based, client-focused, clinical and casework services.
Our therapists and family workers have been trained in a comprehensive understanding of child development and evidenced-based, trauma-informed treatment interventions. We provide licensing, training and ongoing support to foster families who provide children with a safe haven during a time of crisis.
At CYFS, we work with families to change the circumstances that led to their children being placed in foster care. Our goal is reunification whenever possible and connecting children to family.
Therefore, we work collaboratively with parents to assess their strengths and needs, set goals for change, find needed resources, improve parenting skills, and make the changes required to provide a safe, stable and nurturing home for their children. When a safe reunification is not possible, we find loving adoptive parents to provide each child with a lasting family.
The Center for Youth and Family Solutions is the largest provider of foster care services in Central Illinois, with offices in Bloomington, Champaign, Danville, Galesburg, Peoria, LaSalle, Lincoln, Springfield, Macomb and Rock Island.
The foster children CYFS serves:
Foster parents licensed through CYFS are caring, compassionate, diverse families who have chosen to share their lives through fostering for many reasons.
The foster parents CYFS partners with include couples and singles who:
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