Caritas Family Solutions believes the need for foster care parents is a national crisis and needs locals in southern Illinois to open their homes to children in need of a safe, loving place to stay.Â
May is Foster Parent Appreciation Month, a time to honor a celebrate thousands of foster families across the state to provide temporary safe havens of vulnerable children.
CEO, Gary Huelsmann, says since opening a new office in Sparta in January, Caritas has seen a large increase in families it serves.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) � The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is proposing new rules for licensed foster homes that include vaccination of children and a no-smoking policy.
