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Foster Kids Are Our Kids
Learn about ways to understand how growing up without a home is tough and it requires a community effort. For more information on the campaign or to find out how you can help please click links to your right. →
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At Family Focus, foster families find: The support that all families need.
Where Foster Families Fit Right In
Family Focus helps families of all kinds become and stay strong and resilient. That includes helping foster families deal with unique challenges they face, and building on their strengths. As one of the nation's flagship family support programs, Family focus provides a core set of services to meet the needs of families:
* Parenting education classes and materials
* Child development activities
* Parent-to-parent support groups and mentoring
* Parent-child activities
* Information and referrals
"These foster parents have set out to build a loving home to support children.We want to help them carry out their goals as parents." - Staff member
Partners in caring for children and teens
Family Focus provides resources that support the strengths and needs of foster parents, including special support groups, information for grandparents raising grandchildren, home visits, and more. Staff partner with foster parents in relationships of equality and respect, recognizing their important role in their community.
A strong sense of belonging
Like all kids, foster children need to feel special and important. At Family Focus, children and youth of all ages--from infants to teens--participate in safe, fun programs with their neighbors and family members, led by staff who are experienced and trained to provide the stability and support that all children need to succeed.
Quality, community-based services and support
Family Focus has been serving and strengthening families with children of all ages since 1976. We provide quality, award-winning programs and services that support parents, children, and families. Family Focus connects all families, including foster families, to their communities by creating a warm, welcoming place to gather.
"At Family Focus they stress the importance of talking to children. Whether they are little babies or teens, all children need to be listened to and talked to." - Foster parent
Family Focus is providing support for foster families through a partnership with the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS).
For more information about the Foster Family support project, contact:
Alise Moore, Project Manager
Phone: (312) 421-5200 ext 113
Fax: (312) 421-8185
Email: amoore@midwestlearningcenter.org
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