Foster Care and Adoption In-Person Fireside Chat – Barrington, Illinois

Name: Foster Care and Adoption In-Person Fireside Chat – Barrington, Illinois
Start: 2026-02-18T18:30:00-06:00
End: 2026-02-18T20:00:00-06:00
Location: Barrington’s White House

February 18 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Are you interested in learning more about the Illinois child welfare system, what it means to be a foster or adoptive parent, and how to get started? If yes, join Let It Be Us for our informative, welcoming “Fireside Chat” to go over the various foster care and adoption opportunities throughout the State of Illinois as well as hear from foster parents and child welfare professionals. During this “Fireside Chat”, you will learn about:

Emergency foster care
Therapeutic foster care
Traditional foster care
Specialized foster care
Adoption through foster care
How Let It Be Us supports you on your journey

There is no cost to work with Let It Be Us, obtain a foster care license, or adopt through foster care. If you are licensed or not yet licensed and are living in the Chicagoland or the Northern region, you are encouraged to join us! Refreshments will be served.

This event is located at the Barrington’s White House in the 3rd floor ballroom – 145 W Main Street, Barrington, IL 60010. Questions may be directed to Daisy Taylor at daisytaylor@letitbeus.org.

This event is free and open to the public
Access to this event is completely IN-PERSON, no virtual options
Registration for this event is required
During the event, attendees will have the opportunity for question & answer

Let It Be Us offers a series of virtual educational events on topics surrounding Foster Care and Adoption in the State of Illinois. Our informational fireside chats are the in-person portion of this series.