Every week there seems to be a new headline about the challenges and tragedies facing Illinois’ child welfare system. While our system isn’t perfect, there are many dedicated social service professionals and wonderful foster parents who are working every day to provide children in care with loving, safe homes.
Community support is needed to help build better futures for children in care. Foster children go to school in the community. They will grow up and become adults in the community, so an investment in these children and their families will benefit society in the end.
