October 26, 2016
The Call To Action foster care program recently hosted an adoption symposium at Kennedy-King College to encourage adoption of teens. According to Renee Lehocky, executive director for Call To Action Foster our Youth! Coalition, more than 16,000 children are in Illinois DCFS system and 4,000 of those children need permanent placement in a home setting. Photo courtesy of Call To Action: Foster Our Youth! Coalition
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Foster Care Coalition Urges Community Top Adopt Black Teens
A free foster care event was recently sponsored by the Call to Action: Foster our Youth! Coalition in conjunction with the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), and the Illinois Center for Adoption and Permanency, at Kennedy King College’s Great Hall located on 6301 S. Halsted. Panelists included: George Sheldon, director of DCFS of Illinois, two youth speakers and foster care.