Since 1995, Our Children's Homestead (OCH) has played an integral role in supporting Illinois' youth and families experiencing foster care.
OCH contracts with the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) to provide therapeutic foster care for youth birth-21 years old, with the majority being 12years+. These youth have been removed from their homes due to abuse, neglect or dependency. The OCH team and foster parents are trained to support clients who struggle with a combination of medical, developmental, mental health and behavioral issues that require intensive services.
We empower parents to heal and grow so that their children can be returned to them. If they are unable, we immediately work to identify an adoptive family for the youth; however, the sad truth is that not all youth get adopted. We support each youth to recognize and develop the power within them to become joyful, self-reliant, healthy, and successful adults.
OCH contracts with the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) to provide therapeutic foster care for youth birth-21 years old, with the majority being 12years+. These youth have been removed from their homes due to abuse, neglect or dependency. The OCH team and foster parents are trained to support clients who struggle with a combination of medical, developmental, mental health and behavioral issues that require intensive services.
We empower parents to heal and grow so that their children can be returned to them. If they are unable, we immediately work to identify an adoptive family for the youth; however, the sad truth is that not all youth get adopted. We support each youth to recognize and develop the power within them to become joyful, self-reliant, healthy, and successful adults.
Watch our interview with Naperville Community Television!
Amber has chosen to share her powerful story with us in hopes to inform and inspire current foster youth to see possibilities for their future, and know they are deserving of love. She is inspiring, resilient, and sheds light on what some youth experience in, and leading up to, foster care.
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"I have been in the system since I could remember, somewhere around 5 or 6. I was placed in about 15 different foster homes and 3 group homes. When I was a teenager I was placed into a new agency that ultimately changed my life. The best foster home I was in I was her first foster girl and she took a huge leap of faith for me. From there..."