Illinois Programs

Every child needs and deserves to grow up safe and protected from abuse and neglect. Caring foster parents offer children support and stability when they need it most. They provide care and support and help them with emotional and behavioral issues that result from the traumas they’ve experienced.

We specialize in higher level foster care for children and adolescents that may need extra support. For that reason we partner with our foster parents/homes to provide trauma informed care and additional services, including in-home counseling, tele-psychiatry and therapeutic mentoring.

Our most successful foster parents are open-minded, dependable, patient and willing to try different parenting styles for children with different needs. Having a flexible schedule, being tolerant and demonstrating the ability to work as a member of our team are all important qualities for success.

Foster families willing and able to accommodate sibling groups are in high demand, as are those who are able to take older children and teens. Children aged birth to 21 may need foster care for just a few months, or may be in placement for longer than a year, while others may have a longer term goal of adoption or guardianship. Youth in foster care are diverse in background and experience:

Some children are stepping down from residential treatment
Some have developmental delays
Many have suffered abuse
Others have never benefited from expectations or structure
Most have built walls around themselves to keep out the hurt.
All have lost their homes and families
Our training and support to foster parents is valuable when helping a child who has known such pain and upheaval.
Clarvida can help you become a licensed foster parent and provide support as you open your heart to children in need of a safe, loving home. We stand alongside our foster parents to ensure they have the resources and support they need to care for the children temporarily placed in their homes.

Whether a youth is experiencing depression or bipolar disorder and has significant impairments in functioning in their natural setting, our […]

Therapeutic Mentoring services are community based intensive training on daily living, social or communication skills. Therapeutic mentors can assist youth […]

Our parenting program is dedicated to supporting and empowering parents who are navigating the child welfare system. We understand the […]

Our ECPS program provides support to youth and their families with the goal of keeping youth in their home. Families […]

Our family preservation services are designed to support families, helping them stay together and create a safe, nurturing home environment. Services include intensive case management, which works closely with the family to develop and implement individualized plans. These plans support the family in getting connected with community resources such as housing, healthcare, employment, parenting, and mental health services.