Foster Care

Foster care services provided by Bethany for Children & Families are supported 24 hours a day by experienced case managers and master’s level supervisors. Training is required for foster parents at all levels of care, as well as annual continuing education to enhance their skills.

Traditional Foster Care - Serves children who have been determined to be abused and/or neglected and who are in need of an out-of-home placement; may also be dependent.

Relative Family Care - Serves children who have been determined to be abused and/or neglected or who are in need of an out-of-home placement, or are being stepped down from a more intensive placement to be placed in the home of a licensed relative; may also be dependent.

Specialized Foster Care - Serves children who have been determined to be abused and/or neglected. The children have significant behavioral, developmental, or emotional problems. They require more intensive services and monitoring, or may be in the process of being stepped down from a more intensive placement; may also be dependent.

(No fees are charged to the client if referrals are from the Illinois Department of Children & Family Services.)