Success Stories
See how our programs have benefited people in our community
Courtney Hagen
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
Jocelynn Wiggins
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
Megan Blair & John Phelps Jr
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.
Izzy & the Byers Family
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
James
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
Carlos
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
