Learn About Emergency Foster Care with Shelter Youth & Family Services

Name: Learn About Emergency Foster Care with Shelter Youth & Family Services
Start: 2025-12-09T18:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-12-09T19:30:00-06:00
Location: Ella’s Italian Pub – Elmhurst

December 9 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

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

Have you wondered what happens to children in care who have nowhere to go? Join us at our in-person event at Ella’s Italian Pub in Elmhurst, IL to learn about being an Emergency Foster Home with Shelter Youth & Family Services. Get all your questions answered!

These special homes take in children in emergency situations for a limited time, providing them care and safety at a critical point in their lives. Shelter Youth & Family Services provides Emergency Foster Parents wraparound services, supporting foster parents and ensuring children receive what they need. Also, Emergency Foster Parents receive additional financial support. If you are licensed or not yet licensed, living in Chicagoland or the Northern region of Illinois, you are welcome to join and learn about the extra financial and other supports available to Emergency Foster Parents.

We are currently specifically targeting the following individuals:

Education professionals
Educational support professionals
Medical care providers
Mental health care providers
Emergency responders
Individuals with parenting experience
Individuals with special needs experience

This event is located at Ella’s Italian Pub – 100 N York St., Elmhurst, IL 60126. Questions may be directed to Cathy Newbury at cathynewbury@letitbeus.org.

This event is free and open to the public
Access to this event is completely in-person
Registration for this event is required
During the event, attendees will have the opportunity for question & answer
Pizza, salad, and soda will be served

Details

Date:: December 9
Time:: 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Event Categories:: Learn More with Let It Be Us, Shelter Youth & Family Services
Website:: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/become-an-emergency-foster-parent-with-shelter-youth-family-services-tickets-1907509505279?aff=oddtdtcreator

Organizer

: Let It Be Us
Website: View Organizer Website

Ella’s Italian Pub – Elmhurst

100 N York Street
Elmhurst, Illinois 60126 United States + Google Map

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