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McDaniel Foundation to Host a Series of Virtual Job Fairs Designed For Young People in Foster Care and Those Recently Aged Out July 19, 2024 Susan McConnell Let It Be Us Honors Longtime Board Members, Elizabeth Felice and Douglas Locke, with 10-Year Service Awards July 18, 2024 Susan McConnell Let It Be Us Announces the Formation of a New Leadership Council June 13, 2024 Susan McConnell Let It Be Us ‘Be Mine’ Gala Raises Over Half a Million Dollars for Illinois Foster Care and Adoption May 21, 2024 Susan McConnell Let It Be Us Welcomes New Member of Board of Directors Robin Kelleher, Esq. April 29, 2024 Susan McConnell Let It Be Us Receives Grant From The Barrington Area Community Foundation To Establish Corporate Sponsorship Program April 25, 2024 Susan McConnell Let It Be Us Continues Commitment with Human Rights Campaign’s with All Children - All Families Program in 2024 April 8, 2024 Bryana Hopkins Diligent Recruitment Data Report on Foster Home Recruitment in Illinois February 27, 2024 Susan McConnell Let It Be Us Participates in Northwestern University Foster Care Research January 22, 2024 Susan McConnell Let It Be Us Welcomes Children Through Foster Care and Adoption at a Family-Friendly Holiday Event December 13, 2023 Susan McConnell Celebrating National Adoption Month: Let It Be Us Believes Every Child Awaiting Adoption Deserves a Loving Home October 30, 2023 Susan McConnell Emergency Foster Care In-Person Fireside Chat October 13, 2023 Susan McConnell Ensuring Accessibility for All: Our Commitment to ADA Compliance October 12, 2023 Susan McConnell Let It Be Us Joins the Aging Out Institute Community September 20, 2023 Susan McConnell Back to School Basics for Children in Foster Care with Karron Shaw of Let It Be Us August 2, 2023 Karron Shaw Let It Be Us Announces Bryana Hopkins as the New Director of Operations and Finance July 31, 2023 Susan McConnell Let It Be Us Announces Vanessa Baie as the Director of Child Welfare Services July 31, 2023 Susan McConnell Clearing Up Misconceptions about Foster Care July 13, 2023 Cathy Newbury Let It Be Us Appoints Vince Foglia as New Board Chair and Selects Five New Board Members July 13, 2023 Susan McConnell Top Three Trends We Are Seeing in Our Placement Support Program: Teens, Children with “Pain-Based” Behaviors, and Sibling Sets May 30, 2023 Vanessa Baie, MSW, LCSW Facilitating Attuned Interactions (FAN), a Guest Blog by Dr. Bridget Couture, Program Director of Loyola University Chicago School of Social Work May 30, 2023 Susan McConnell Let It Be Us Podcast: Conversation About Foster Care & Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) with Susan McConnell, DSW(c), MBA and Carina H. Santa Maria, MSW, LCSW February 11, 2023 Susan McConnell What to Know About Human Trafficking & Foster Care February 11, 2023 Susan McConnell Black History Month: Activities to Celebrate February 3, 2023 Susan McConnell Relationships Are Most Impactful for Young People in Foster Care and Those Who Have Aged Out January 30, 2023 Susan McConnell Learn about Emergency Foster Care with Shelter Inc. December 7, 2022 Susan McConnell Open Adoption - A 30+ Year Perspective From the Rear View Mirror November 28, 2022 Susan McConnell Humans of Adoption Series from 2020: Celebrating National Adoption Month November 28, 2022 Susan McConnell Why We Talk about Biological Families during National Adoption Month November 17, 2022 Susan McConnell Let It Be Us Brings New Employment Technology to Support Young People Aging Out of Foster Care October 17, 2022 Susan McConnell Why Let It Be Us Celebrates Domestic Violence Prevention Month October 4, 2022 Susan McConnell DCFS and Private Agencies: How to Use The Let It Be Us Placement Support Program September 13, 2022 Susan McConnell Lake County, Illinois Becomes an Open Foster Home Desert - Let It Be Us Recruits New Foster Families in Partnership with CASA of Lake County, September 17, 2022 in Libertyville, Illinois August 23, 2022 Susan McConnell Back to School Basics for Children in Foster Care August 22, 2022 Karron Shaw Let It Be Us Partners With Shelter, Inc. Recruiting for Emergency Foster Care Homes June 1, 2022 Susan McConnell Special Needs Foster Care Survey for Licensed Foster Parents and Unlicensed Prospective Foster Parents May 3, 2022 Susan McConnell Let It Be Us Partners with Northwestern University to develop Special Families Program that helps children in specialized foster care find homes May 2, 2022 Susan McConnell National Child Abuse Prevention Month: Looking Beyond April April 28, 2022 Vanessa Baie, MSW, LCSW Let It Be Us Signs Letter of Support for Nonprofit Sector Strength and Partnership Act of 2022 April 28, 2022 Susan McConnell Let It Be Us Partners with Gigi’s Playhouse in Foster and Adoptive Parent Recruitment for Children with Down Syndrome April 18, 2022 Susan McConnell Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) Medical Director, Dr. Margaret Scotellaro on Foster Care and Adoption for Children in Illinois Foster Care with Special Needs, Including Down Syndrome and Autism April 7, 2022 Susan McConnell Celebrating Women's History Month: Alex Montgomery on Adopting as a Single Mom March 21, 2022 Susan McConnell Let It Be Us Expands Efforts to Help Children with Special Needs in Foster Care with Multi-Year Foglia Foundation Gift March 21, 2022 Susan McConnell Celebrating Women's History Month: Grace Butz Creates Fundraiser for Let It Be Us Supporting Young People in Foster Care March 15, 2022 Susan McConnell Let It Be Us Speaks: Interview with Illinois State Representative Lakesia Collins February 21, 2022 Vanessa Baie, MSW, LCSW Let It Be Us Responds to Illinois DCFS Needs with Innovative Programming for Foster Care February 1, 2022 Susan McConnell Why It's Important to Foster or Adopt a Teen from Illinois Foster Care January 18, 2022 Susan McConnell What You Need to Know About Foster Care & Human Trafficking January 11, 2022 Vanessa Baie, MSW, LCSW New support for LGBTQIA+ Kids in Foster Care December 14, 2021 Vanessa Baie, MSW, LCSW Let It Be Us Helps Foster Care Caseworkers Make Faster Child Placement October 4, 2021 Susan McConnell Barrington Area Community Foundation Awards Grant for Children in Foster Care August 12, 2021 Susan McConnell LGBTQ Foster Care and Adoption Parenting Opportunities with Let It Be Us - June 29, 7:00pm Webinar June 26, 2021 Susan McConnell A Father's Day Podcast on Life, Love and No Judgement with Bob Noonan by Steve Cochran June 17, 2021 Susan McConnell Memorial Fund Established In The Name of Dolores Ann "Lorrie" Paulson for Let It Be Us June 1, 2021 Susan McConnell #GivingTuesday - Foster Care and Adoption - We Need You November 30, 2020 Susan McConnell Humans of Adoption - Carey's Story- Foster Care and Possible Adoption - Let It Be Us November 24, 2020 Susan McConnell Humans of Adoption - Vanessa's Story- Foster Care and Hope for the Future - Let It Be Us November 19, 2020 Susan McConnell Humans of Adoption - Carolyne's Story- Infertility Leads to Foster Care - Let It Be Us November 12, 2020 Susan McConnell Humans of Adoption - Alicia's Story of a Newborn - A Let It Be Us Exclusive Series November 9, 2020 Susan McConnell Let It Be Us Holiday Gift Pack with Vin Chicago – A Gift That Gives Back November 6, 2020 Susan McConnell Welcome to National Adoption Awareness Month With Let It Be Us November 2, 2020 Susan McConnell Let It Be Us Announces Chromebook Initiative – Helping Children in Foster Care Complete Their Education August 27, 2020 Susan McConnell The Family of Joan Morrissey Reese Establishes a Legacy in Her Memory and For Her Love of Helping Others, Especially Children July 16, 2020 Susan McConnell The Family of Megan Patricia Butz Establishes a Legacy in Her Memory and For Her Love of Helping Children in Foster Care January 25, 2020 Susan McConnell A Let It Be Us Christmas Story | Rudolph the Hedgehog Finds a New Home December 24, 2019 Susan McConnell
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