One Family Illinois

One Family Illinois Changing the lives of Illinois' most underserved families 💙
Foster Care • 3 Villages • 486 Youth Learn more at www.onefamilyillinois.org

One Family Illinois 💙 (formerly SOS Children's Villages Illinois), founded over 30 years ago, is a non-profit organization that provides an individual licensed home in a supportive, community environment that marshals all the resources needed to help children in foster care heal and achieve their permanency goals. One Family Illinois celebrates a 90% high school graduation rate, compared to a national average of 56% for children in foster care. In 2023, One Family Illinois maintained Candid’s (formerly GuideStar) highest award, Platinum Seal of Transparency, and Charity Navigator’s Rating of Four-Stars.

On Indigenous People’s Day, we honor the resilience of Native communities and reflect on why family, culture, and belong...
10/12/2026

On Indigenous People’s Day, we honor the resilience of Native communities and reflect on why family, culture, and belonging matter so deeply. 🧡

At One Family Illinois, we’re committed to ensuring every child has the chance to stay connected to their identity, culture, and community while in our loving foster care.

10/09/2026

We are so grateful for Mead & Hunt’s continued partnership and their commitment to showing up for our kids and community! 💚

From mulching and pulling weeds to building a shed to help winterize Chicago Village’s garden and prepare it for spring planting, the Mead & Hunt team has gone above and beyond to help our garden thrive. The kids also loved getting creative alongside the team during our garden stone craft activity, making meaningful memories while learning and growing together!

Thank you, Mead & Hunt, for investing your time, talents, and hearts into our youth. Your continued support helps our community grow in more ways than one! 🌷🪴

A heartfelt thank you to the donors, supporters, and friends who joined us for the Chicago Village Open House. 💙We are g...
10/08/2026

A heartfelt thank you to the donors, supporters, and friends who joined us for the Chicago Village Open House. 💙

We are grateful for the opportunity to share how One Family Illinois supports children in foster care and strengthens families and communities. By keeping siblings together in foster care and providing critical services and support, we help create brighter futures for the young people we serve.

Experiencing our Community Center, the heart of Village life, and touring one of our foster homes brings our unique Village-based foster care model to life in a powerful way.

Interested in learning more or getting involved? We invite you to visit one of our three Chicagoland Villages and see the impact firsthand.

📎Contact us at the link below:
https://www.onefamilyillinois.org/contact

🤝 Foster Care Terms Explained: ReunificationReunification is the process of safely returning a child to their parent(s) ...
10/08/2026

🤝 Foster Care Terms Explained: Reunification

Reunification is the process of safely returning a child to their parent(s) once the concerns that led to removal have been addressed. It's the most common, and most preferred, outcome in foster care.

Why it matters: Foster care is meant to be temporary support for a family in crisis, not a replacement for it. Foster parents play a huge role in reunification by supporting the birth family's progress.

👫 Foster Care Terms Explained: Sibling PlacementSibling placement means keeping brothers and sisters together in the sam...
10/06/2026

👫 Foster Care Terms Explained: Sibling Placement

Sibling placement means keeping brothers and sisters together in the same foster home whenever it's safe to do so, rather than splitting them up across different families.

Why it matters: Siblings often become each other's main source of comfort and continuity during an incredibly difficult time. Separating them can add another layer of loss on top of everything else they're navigating. Research and lived experience show that siblings placed together experience greater emotional stability and stronger long-term outcomes, including reunification with their parents.

One Family Illinois prioritizes keeping siblings together in foster care.

Be Our Gust! 🎉 Chicago Village Open House Wednesday, October 7, 5:30 to 7:30pm Chicago Village, 7600 S. Parnell Street, ...
10/06/2026

Be Our Gust! 🎉

Chicago Village Open House
Wednesday, October 7, 5:30 to 7:30pm
Chicago Village, 7600 S. Parnell Street, Chicago, IL 60620

Guests can experience firsthand how One Family Illinois' innovative Village-based sibling foster care program helps children and families heal, thrive, and build brighter futures together.

Tour Chicago Village, mingle with staff and guests, and enjoy light refreshments.

RSVP at link 👇
https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/registration-form/?formId=da5e6804-4240-47aa-a912-1489ee7acbc2&envId=p-8fSXDZabH0yILZMpAtKRsQ&zone=usa

🧠 Foster Care Terms Explained: Trauma-Informed CareTrauma-informed care means recognizing that a child's reactions, like...
10/01/2026

🧠 Foster Care Terms Explained: Trauma-Informed Care

Trauma-informed care means recognizing that a child's reactions, like meltdowns, withdrawal, or testing boundaries, are a result of their past experiences.

Why it matters: Kids in foster care have experienced loss, instability, neglect, or harm. Caregivers trained in trauma-informed care can respond with patience and understanding, which is instrumental in a child's healing. 💞

After 13 years of dedicated service, Maintenance Manager Carlos Arias is retiring from One Family Illinois.Carlos has pl...
10/01/2026

After 13 years of dedicated service, Maintenance Manager Carlos Arias is retiring from One Family Illinois.

Carlos has played an essential role in keeping our Chicago Village safe, welcoming, and running smoothly, but it’s his commitment to the well-being of our youth, families, and staff that we will remember the most.

Thank you, Carlos, for your years of care, dedication, and impact. We’re grateful for all you’ve done and wish you nothing but the best in this exciting next chapter. 🎉👏

🎃 Trunk or Treat is back! 👻Join One Family Illinois and the 12th District Near West Community Policing team for our 3rd ...
09/30/2026

🎃 Trunk or Treat is back! 👻

Join One Family Illinois and the 12th District Near West Community Policing team for our 3rd annual family-friendly Halloween bash, featuring free candy, music, games, crafts, entertainment, a best costume prize, and community resources!

Costumes encouraged! Tag a friend and bring the whole family 🧡🖤

🔑 Foster Care Terms Explained: PermanencyPermanency is the goal of every child welfare case: a safe, stable, lifelong fa...
09/29/2026

🔑 Foster Care Terms Explained: Permanency

Permanency is the goal of every child welfare case: a safe, stable, lifelong family connection. That can look like reunification with parents, adoption, guardianship with a relative, or another legal arrangement that gives a child roots that won't disappear. 🌱

Why it matters: Kids in foster care can experience multiple placements in a single year. Permanency isn't just a legal outcome. It's the end of "not knowing where I'll be next."

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