On-Demand Foster Care Events
Learn more about foster care from Let It Be Us anytime, anywhere!
If you are interested in becoming a foster parent, Let It Be Us understands that you have questions – and we are here to answer them! We have frequent virtual live events and occasional in-person events, please check those out here. In the meantime, please check out our on-demand webinars to start your journey in foster care!
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Foster Care 101
During our 90-minute event, a Let It Be Us Foster Care Expert and a Seasoned Foster Parent will discuss how to obtain a foster care license, what it means to be a foster parent, how to navigate adoption through foster care, the trials, tribulations, challenges, love, and more.
Special Needs & Foster Care
During this 90-minute event, we are proud to have the DCFS Medical Director, Dr. Margaret Scotellaro, join us to talk about children in care who have specialized needs and need families to care for them. As always, we will also have a Let It Be Us Foster Care Expert and a Seasoned Foster Parent to talk about specialized foster care licenses, what it means to be a foster parent to a child with specialized needs, from Down Syndrome and Cerebral Palsy to Autism and complex medical needs.
Mythbusters: Foster Care Edition
During our 90-minute event, a Let It Be Us Foster Care Expert and a Seasoned Foster Parent will dispel common myths, like “Do I have to own my home to be a licensed foster parent?” (No.) “Can I foster if I’m single?” (Yes.) Watch to get the scoop!
LGBTQIA+ & Foster Care
During our 90-minute event, a Let It Be Us Foster Care Expert and a Seasoned Foster Parent will discuss the relationship between the LGBTQIA+ community and child welfare including the overrepresentation of LBGTQIA+ youth and the need for LBGTQIA+ foster families.
How Does Placement Support Work?: A Webinar for Child Welfare Professionals
Are you a caseworker or supervisor? Have you used Let It Be Us Placement Support Program to find potential foster homes for waiting children? Or maybe you haven’t. This webinar is for you, to learn how our process works and how to work best with us as we do our best to find homes for children waiting in Illinois foster care.