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  ADOLESCENT RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM LICENSE AND ACCREDITATION The Youth Campus is accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Services for Families & Children, Inc., and is licensed by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services as a Child Care Institution and Child Welfare Agency. The agency is a member of the Child Welfare League of America, the Child Care Association of Illinois, the Foster Family-Based Treatment Association and the National Association of Homes and Services for Children. In addition to licensing and accreditation standards, The Youth Campus abides by the Standards of Excellence for the Management and Governance of Child Welfare Organizations set forth by the Child Welfare League of America. ADOLESCENT RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM The Youth Campus provides a residential treatment program that gives adolescents a structured and caring environment to help them develop the skills necessary to become independent and productive adults. Children accepted into the program reside in cottages located on our 13-acre campus in Park Ridge. These cottages provide comfortable home-like residences that are staffed around the clock by child welfare professionals. The achievement of treatment and education goals allows residents to leave the program and return to the home of their parents or other relatives, be placed in a foster home, enter a transitional living program or live independently. For more information or to arrange a referral Call Intake at
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Sometimes children must be removed from their homes to ensure their safety and well being. When this happens The Youth Campus' immediate priorities are making sure the children are safe and their physical, educational, social and emotional development is sustained. We recruit, license and train foster parents to provide safe temporary homes to children in need. We also arrange for the permanent placement of children in our care with adoptive parents or relatives who assume guardianship. The ultimate goal for our children is for them to be placed in loving homes in their home communities. The Youth Campus also offers additional programs such as the Caregiver Support Program that provides a mix of clinical services and personal supports for biological and foster families that have children with medical or developmental challenges; Pathways to Development an exciting, fun program that provides development opportunities in the arts and sciences through classes, free tickets and passes, family workshops, summer camps and a mentoring program. JOIN THE YOUTH
CAMPUS FAMILY The Youth Campus is looking for people who want to become part of our family. We need caring people who want to become "advocates" for children and are willing to work in partnership with biological parents, human service agencies, courts, schools and others. The Youth Campus recognizes the significant commitment required to be a foster or adoptive parent. That is why we support that commitment by providing comprehensive services to our parents before and after placements are completed. Regular training sessions are held to empower our parents to become the strong and able advocates who can make a positive difference in a child's life. Our professional staff visits families to assist with stabilizing children, coordinating needed social and medical services, facilitating biological family visits for foster children, and resolving other issues that may arise. Our licensing and adoption staff will be happy to talk with you about becoming a foster or adoptive parent. They will be happy to answer all your questions and provide the facts you need to make an informed decision. Annual Adoption Report and Attachments
FY07 Annual Adoption Report
For information about foster parenting and adoption call (312) 243-0533 For more information or to arrange a referral Call Intake at Caregiver Support Program The Youth Campus has been successfully meeting the special needs of medically and developmentally challenged infants and their caregivers since 1994. To more effectively support the initiative to provide permanent homes for children and maintain families in their home communities, The Youth Campus created a free community-based home health service - the Caregiver Support Program. The expertise and skills of our highly trained and experienced professional staff are now available to families in their homes throughout Chicagoland. The Caregiver Support Program provides a mix of clinical services and personal supports for biological and foster families that have children with medical or developmental challenges. Each child receives focused, coordinated and comprehensive care which results in fewer or shorter hospitalizations. Family members receive training and support so they become more effective caregivers and advocates for their children. Most important, families become stable and remain intact. A Special Note to our Professional Colleagues - a referral to the Caregiver Assistance Program enhances the services provided by social service agencies, case managers and healthcare professionals. It ensures that medically and developmentally challenged infants in your care receive the most comprehensive and up-to-date services possible. In addition, you will be kept informed about each child's progress on a regular basis and provided with documentation for court & permanency hearings . Caregiver Assistance Program staff knows that a team approach, including regular communication and planning, is required for care to be individualized, coordinated and effective. This free service is approved and
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the Caregiver Support Program For more information or to arrange a referral Call Intake at
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