You're invited to join Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois for our hybrid community meeting as we explore engagement with families of color in order to champion reunification. Learn how LCFS created a culture focused on supporting families and increased successful reunifications for … [Read more...]

The 3 financial resilience workshops Brookdale Community College [Diversity and Inclusion/Community College Opportunity Grant] hosted in November. [Saving money, credit, investing]. If you know of groups meeting, I'd be happy to visit and discuss financial aid available and assistance to attend … [Read more...]

The training—featuring a clinical expert, parents who can suggest successful strategies, and individuals who live with FASD—will highlight solutions for parents and professionals related to these disorders that are 10 times more common in foster care than they are in the general population. Even … [Read more...]

Drug tests inform important decisions in dependency courts from removal to termination of rights, but for drug test results to be truly useful, they must be understood, admitted into evidence, and weighed appropriately. This webinar will educate participants in the science of drug testing, … [Read more...]

Free! Anyone who is related by birth to a child placed in adoption or foster care is invited to attend. Group members will be able to connect, listen and share their experiences of adoption, both private and through the child welfare system. Space will also be provided for participants to … [Read more...]

Join us for a webinar that will explain the DDD budget and the various services available for those who are eligible for DDD services. **This webinar is offered several times. Select the date and time that works best for you. Nov. 5, 2021  12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Nov. 12, 2021  12:00 PM - 1:00 … [Read more...]

Event Free to All! Join Us for a discussion of research at The Intersection of Intimate Partner Violence and Child Maltreatment   … [Read more...]

Join us to hear three separate accounts of the journey to right to counsel policy reform at the state level. Policy advocates from Arkansas, Washington, and Arizona will share the challenges faced and the strategies most effective in garnering support for legislation guaranteeing right to counsel … [Read more...]

FREE! Hear Officer Grant speak on Being Safe, and what steps to take for this outcome. Bring your questions! This 6th session of the Fall Triad Series will speak to your safety in various conditions and how to protect yourself. You will receive an email with Zoom link information specific … [Read more...]

FREE! This presentation will go over all the aspects of unclaimed property in the state’s treasury, including what comes to the state, how to claim what's yours, and how to prevent it from going to the state in the first place. It will also cover estate claims for deceased loved ones, and how to … [Read more...]