Our Impact
Imagine a world where all of God’s children have the opportunity for safe, healthy and meaningful lives. That is what LCFS is all about.
When you partner with LCFS, you partner with the second largest community-based provider of child welfare services in Illinois with a track record of strengthening more families than any other organization in the state, so foster children can safely return home. Learn how children and families are changing their lives every day with the assistance of LCFS programs and services.
During the past year, LCFS impacted thousands of lives:
1,743
children were cared for in loving LCFS foster families
379
youth in foster care found their forever families with 189 able to return to their families
35
children found their forever families through adoption
273
families faced their challenges and were strengthened through LCFS’ family-focused preventative services
333
parents strengthened their family interactions through Best Start for Families
358
youth and families were supported with counseling services
6,794
children and individuals visited Camp Wartburg for camp, retreats or outdoor education
19
expectant parents were counseled by our adoption team in making parenting decisions
46
youth in care received emergency shelter at Southern Thirty Adolescent Center
3,874
youth empowered through direct prevention programs
279
lives positively affected through counseling therapy
108
lives transformed with safe, supportive housing
Our Clients. Their Stories.
Be inspired by people telling their own stories of changing their lives for the better with the help of LCFS’ programs and services.
