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Foster Care Help in Illinois
Local foster care offices for 103 counties, how to become a foster parent, and free legal help. Everything is free — no account, no sign-up.
Foster Care Help
Thinking about fostering, or caring for a relative's child? Start here, then call your county office below.
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Local Offices by County
- LOCAL OFFICE · Adams County
Illinois DCFS — Quincy Field Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Alexander County
Illinois DCFS — Cairo Field Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Bond County
Illinois DCFS — Effingham Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Boone County
Illinois DCFS — Rockford Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Brown County
Illinois DCFS — Jacksonville Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Bureau County
Illinois DCFS — Ottawa Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Calhoun County
Illinois DCFS — Jerseyville Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Carroll County
Illinois DCFS — Sterling Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Cass County
Illinois DCFS — Jacksonville Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Champaign County
Illinois DCFS — Urbana/Champaign Field Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Christian County
Illinois DCFS — Carlinville Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Clark County
Illinois DCFS — Charleston Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Clay County
Illinois DCFS — Effingham Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Clinton County
Illinois DCFS — Centralia Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Coles County
Illinois DCFS — Charleston Field Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Cook County
DCFS Cook Central Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Crawford County
Illinois DCFS — Olney Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Cumberland County
Illinois DCFS — Charleston Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · De Witt County
Illinois DCFS — Bloomington Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · DeKalb County
Illinois DCFS — DeKalb Field Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Douglas County
Illinois DCFS — Urbana/Champaign Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · DuPage County
Illinois DCFS — Aurora Field Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Edgar County
Illinois DCFS — Danville Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Edwards County
Illinois DCFS — Olney Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Effingham County
Illinois DCFS — Effingham Field Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Fayette County
Illinois DCFS — Effingham Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Ford County
Illinois DCFS — Urbana/Champaign Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Franklin County
Illinois DCFS — Mt. Vernon Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Fulton County
Illinois DCFS — Canton Field Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Gallatin County
Illinois DCFS — Harrisburg Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Greene County
Illinois DCFS — Jerseyville Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Grundy County
Illinois DCFS — Joliet Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Hamilton County
Illinois DCFS — Harrisburg Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Hancock County
Illinois DCFS — Quincy Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Hardin County
Illinois DCFS — Harrisburg Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Henderson County
Illinois DCFS — Galesburg Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Henry County
Illinois DCFS — Rock Island Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Iroquois County
Illinois DCFS — Bourbonnais Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Jackson County
Illinois DCFS — Murphysboro Field Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Jasper County
Illinois DCFS — Effingham Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Jefferson County
Illinois DCFS — Mt. Vernon Field Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Jersey County
Illinois DCFS — Jerseyville Field Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Jo Daviess County
Illinois DCFS — Freeport Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Johnson County
Illinois DCFS — Metropolis Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Kane County
Illinois DCFS — Elgin Field Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Kankakee County
Illinois DCFS — Bourbonnais Field Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Kendall County
Illinois DCFS — Aurora Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Knox County
Illinois DCFS — Galesburg Field Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Lake County
Illinois DCFS — Waukegan Field Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · LaSalle County
Illinois DCFS — Ottawa Field Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Lawrence County
Illinois DCFS — Olney Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Lee County
Illinois DCFS — Sterling Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Livingston County
Illinois DCFS — Bloomington Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Logan County
Illinois DCFS — Lincoln Field Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Macon County
Illinois DCFS — Decatur Field Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Macoupin County
Illinois DCFS — Carlinville Field Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Madison County
Illinois DCFS — Collinsville Field Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Marion County
Illinois DCFS — Centralia Field Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Marshall County
Illinois DCFS — Peoria Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Mason County
Illinois DCFS — Lincoln Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Massac County
Illinois DCFS — Metropolis Field Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · McDonough County
Illinois DCFS — Canton Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · McHenry County
Illinois DCFS — Woodstock Field Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · McLean County
Illinois DCFS — Bloomington Field Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Menard County
Illinois DCFS — Springfield Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Mercer County
Illinois DCFS — Rock Island Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Monroe County
Illinois DCFS — Belleville Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Montgomery County
Illinois DCFS — Carlinville Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Morgan County
Illinois DCFS — Jacksonville Field Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Moultrie County
Illinois DCFS — Charleston Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Ogle County
Illinois DCFS — Rockford Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Peoria County
Illinois DCFS — Peoria Field Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Perry County
Illinois DCFS — Sparta Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Piatt County
Illinois DCFS — Urbana/Champaign Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Pike County
Illinois DCFS — Quincy Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Pope County
Illinois DCFS — Harrisburg Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Pulaski County
Illinois DCFS — Cairo Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Putnam County
Illinois DCFS — Ottawa Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Randolph County
Illinois DCFS — Sparta Field Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Richland County
Illinois DCFS — Olney Field Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Rock Island County
Illinois DCFS — Rock Island Field Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Saline County
Illinois DCFS — Harrisburg Field Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Sangamon County
Illinois DCFS — Springfield Field Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Schuyler County
Illinois DCFS — Quincy Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Scott County
Illinois DCFS — Jacksonville Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Shelby County
Illinois DCFS — Decatur Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · St. Clair County
Illinois DCFS — Belleville Field Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Stark County
Illinois DCFS — Galesburg Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Stephenson County
Illinois DCFS — Freeport Field Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Suburban Cook County, Illinois — confirm jurisdiction with DCFS
Housing Authority of Cook County
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Tazewell County
Illinois DCFS — Peoria Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Union County
Illinois DCFS — Anna Field Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Vermilion County
Illinois DCFS — Danville Field Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Wabash County
Illinois DCFS — Olney Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Warren County
Illinois DCFS — Galesburg Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Washington County
Illinois DCFS — Mt. Vernon Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Wayne County
Illinois DCFS — Mt. Vernon Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · White County
Illinois DCFS — Harrisburg Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Whiteside County
Illinois DCFS — Sterling Field Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Will County
Illinois DCFS — Joliet Field Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Williamson County
Illinois DCFS — Marion Field Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- LOCAL OFFICE · Winnebago County
Illinois DCFS — Rockford Field Office
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
- REGIONAL OFFICE · Woodford County
Illinois DCFS — Peoria Field Office
This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.
No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.
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