One woman’s story shows how people need people. Meet Courtney Hagen, the Training & Development Manager of Foster Care at Caritas, the agency that changed her life. Courtney’s story embodies Caritas’ values and mission of creating a legacy of love. Her journey with Caritas began the day she was born. Her birth mother was a …
For Jocelynn Wiggins, her childhood memories don’t include many instances of afterschool sports, sleepovers with friends or the security of being at the same home with people she loved. Throughout her childhood, Jocelynn and her younger brothers were in foster care, and spent much of their youth packing bags and moving between relatives’ homes and …
Megan and her husband, John, were doing their best to balance parenthood and work while raising two young children. That was until John got sick. He was diagnosed with Stage 4 kidney failure and spent four months on dialysis. Megan eventually quit her job in order to stay with him at the hospital. While Megan …
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 …
Betty and Cecil enjoyed many years as a married couple. They shared everything, and as they entered their golden years, several life events set them back. Cecil suffered from heart disease and had three heart attacks; Betty was diagnosed with osteoporosis and took a bad fall from a step stool. Their children decided that it …
The Decareaux family loved adventurers and being outdoors hiking, camping, and exploring national landmarks. Sarah and her husband, Dave, along with their five children Kate, Dominic, Grant, and Finn and Elsie were avid hikers. For the couple’s twelve-year wedding anniversary, Dave planned a trip for the family to visit the Missouri Ozarks. On Saturday morning, …
As the mother of three daughters and the owner of a daycare operated out of her home, Teresa has spent most of her life fulfilling her passion; caring for children. After learning about the tremendous need for foster parents from her sister, who is also a foster parent through Caritas, Teresa decided it was something …
Brenda Lancaster, recent participant in our Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) and an alumna from Lewis and Clark Community College (LCCC), has been hired to instruct the school’s first Gospel Choir, a new addition to the Music Department’s curriculum for the Fall 2018 semester. Lancaster joined SCSEP in 2017, and was assigned to the …
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.
