Chicago Tribune: Barrington-based nonprofit fundraising to make holidays brighter for children in foster care
- Press
- November 24, 2025
In this Chicago Tribune feature, Let It Be Us is spotlighted for its heartwarming holiday fundraising efforts. Through its annual toy drive and other initiatives, the organization is working to brighten the season for children in foster care across Illinois by bringing them joy and hope through meaningful support.
About Let It Be Us
Let It Be Us is an Illinois 501(c)3 and licensed child welfare agency. The mission of Let It Be Us is to provide collaborative, innovative solutions of effective recruitment and placement within Illinois foster care and adoption. The Let It Be Us platform manages the Adoption Listing Service of Illinois and the Heart Gallery of Illinois, engines of success for Illinois foster care adoptions. The Let It Be Us vision is for all children in the Illinois child welfare system to achieve educational equity, employment equity, and overall well being through the incorporation of Let It Be Us Programming into statewide advancements in foster care and adoption recruitment and placement. For more information about Let It Be Us, visit www.letitbeus.org.
