By Ashlee Lambert, Director of Philanthropy April 15, 2020 While Covid-19, Coronavirus, or The Rona, may have us all questioning what the future holds or what our new “normal” will look like, the innate drive we all have to be generous will remain. Giving back isn’t cancelled and neither is our will to leave the world …
By Lisa Winter, Director of Community & Residential Development April 28th, 2020 Fontebella Maternity Home provides holistic care for women experiencing homelessness and who are facing an unplanned pregnancy. Pregnancy and parenting are common among young people facing homelessness, more so than among their stably housed peers. About 44% of young women ages 18-25, who …
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By Joyce Stewart, Counseling Clinical Supervisor April 22, 2020 I was asked to write a blog sharing what our clients have been experiencing during this time of social distancing but our clients aren’t any different than I see ourselves. We are all in this together, we are all humans learning how to navigate through changes …
By Kayla Kinser, Foster Care Case Supervisor A few days ago, I was reminded of the events we hosted in our office last year for Child Abuse Prevention Month by one of the “memories” featured on a social media platform. I felt a rush of sadness and grief as I saw the smiling faces of …
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Belleville, Ill., (August 12, 2019) – Caritas Family Solutions has received several grants to obtain and install a walk-in cooler/freezer at the agency’s St. John Bosco Childrens Center. Ameren Illinois provided a $10,000 grant through their Ameren Cares program and the William H. and Mary E. Baker Charitable Trust provided a $2,500 that will accomplish …
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Nominated for child advocate of the year in 2018, Selena Owen’s commitment to families—birth parents, foster parents, adoptive parents and children—is strengthened by bonds developed sometimes over many years. Family successes have kept her going for the nine years she’s been a caseworker at Caritas Family Solutions. Seeing positive results come out of extremely negative …
Third annual day of giving supports well-being throughout Southern Illinois Belleville, Ill., (June 17, 2019) – Caritas Family Solutions, a nonprofit social service agency based in Belleville, Ill., is celebrating its third annual Caritas Day of giving Wednesday, July 31, 2019. Caritas Day was launched in 2017 to celebrate the agency’s 70th anniversary of becoming …
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More than 17,000 children in Illinois annually have to be removed from their families through no fault of their own. The unfortunate reality is that many kids live in homes where they are victimized each day of their lives by exposure to drugs, alcohol, physical, emotional, or sexual trauma, or suffer from neglect. Every child …
James suffered from verbal abuse and severe neglect from the beginning of infancy and throughout his life. The intensity of the abuse triggered his developmental disabilities that included Asperger’s Syndrome, Over Compulsive Disorder, and depression. When James was 14 years old, one of his neighbors called the police to complain of filth and stench coming …
When Carlos was just six years old, he was placed in foster care because his mother and father engaged in severe domestic violence and allowed gang activity in their home. Carlos was raised in an environment where people responded with violence and rage to every question and problem. The terrified little boy witnessed his father …
St. John Bosco Children’s Center and the Youth Emergency Shelter is licensed as a Child Care Institution by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services License # 180025. Fontebella Maternity Home is licensed as a Child Care Institution by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services License # 601373. Caritas Family Solutions is licensed as a Child Welfare Agency by the Illinois Department of Children & Family Services License #003976. Caritas Family Solutions is licensed as a CILA Service Provider by the Illinois Department of Human Services License #201300016S.
Caritas Family Solutions is a 501(c)(3) organization and donations are tax deductible as allowed by law. EIN #37-0661500.
