Illinois (Domestic)
Adoption Agencies
This is a list of adoption agencies licensed by the state of Illinois.
It comes from information maintained by the United States Department of Health and Human Services
If you need to make a change, please contact them directly at nfcadupdates@childwelfare.gov or (800) 394-3366 .
If you represent any of these agencies, you can make corrections there and we will pick it up in a day or two.
Ada S. McKinley Community Services, Inc.
1359 W. Washington Blvd.
Chicago, Illinois 60607
Phone: (312) 554-0600
Email: info@adasmckinley.org
https://www.adasmckinley.org/services/foster-care/
Primary Function(s):
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
Adoption Center for Family Building
8707 Skokie Boulevard
Suite 208
Skokie, Illinois 60077
Phone: (847) 674-3231
Toll-Free: (800) 869-1005
Fax: (847) 674-8635
Email: info@centerforfamily.com
https://www.centerforfamily.com/
Primary Function(s):
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
Adoption Center of Illinois at Family Resource Center
5828 North Clark Street
Chicago, Illinois 60660
Phone: (773) 334-2300
Toll-Free: (800) 676-2229
Fax: (773) 334-8228
Email: jturner@adoptillinois.org
https://www.adoptioncenterofillinois.org/
Primary Function(s):
- Private Intercountry Adoption Agencies
- Birth Family and Search Support Groups
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
Association House of Chicago
Primary Function(s):
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
Aunt Martha's Youth Services Center, Inc.
19990 Governors Highway
Olympia Fields, Illinois 60461
Phone: (708) 747-7100
https://www.auntmarthas.org/
Primary Function(s):
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
Bethany Christian Services of Illinois
12416 S. Harlem Avenue
Palos Heights, Illinois 60463-3701
Phone: (708) 385-4889
Email: bcschicago@bethany.org
https://bethany.org/locations/us/illinois/chicago
Primary Function(s):
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
- Private Intercountry Adoption Agencies
Bethany for Children & Families
1830 6th Avenue
Moline, Illinois 61265
Phone: (309) 797-7700
Toll-Free: (866) 819-7379
Fax: (309) 797-2386
Email: info@bethany-qc.org
https://www.bethany-qc.org/
Primary Function(s):
- Private Intercountry Adoption Agencies
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
Caritas Family Solutions
8601 West Main Street
Suite 201
Belleville, Illinois 62223
Phone: (618) 213-8700
Toll-Free: (877) 722-2748
Fax: (618) 213-8777
Contact Form: http://caritasfamilysolutions.org/about/contact-us/
https://caritasfamilysolutions.org/
Primary Function(s):
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
- Private Intercountry Adoption Agencies
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois 60661
Phone: (312) 655-7700
https://www.catholiccharities.net/Default.aspx
Primary Function(s):
- Birth Family and Search Support Groups
- Kinship,Foster Care and Adoption Support Groups
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
- Private Intercountry Adoption Agencies
Center for New Horizons
4150 S. King Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60653
Phone: (773) 373-5700
Email: info@cnh.org
http://www.cnh.org/
Primary Function(s):
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
Chaddock
205 South 24th Street
Quincy, Illinois 62301
Phone: (217) 222-0034
Fax: (217) 222-3865
https://www.chaddock.org/
Primary Function(s):
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
Childlink
955 West Cermak Rd, 2nd floor
Chicago, Illinois 60608
Phone: (312) 377-4735
http://childlnk.org/
Primary Function(s):
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
Children's Home and Aid Society of Illinois
125 South Wacker Drive, 14th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Phone: (312) 424-0200
https://www.childrenshomeandaid.org/
Primary Function(s):
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
- Private Intercountry Adoption Agencies
- Kinship,Foster Care and Adoption Support Groups
Children's Home Association of Illinois
2130 N. Knoxville Ave.
Peoria, Illinois 61603
Phone: (309) 685-1047
https://www.chail.org/
Primary Function(s):
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
Christian Family Services, Inc.
9955 Bunkum Rd
Fairview Heights, Illinois 62208
Phone: (618) 397-7678
http://www.stlcfs.org/
Primary Function(s):
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
Diocese of Rockford Catholic Charities
314 Lake Street
Suite 1-A
Aurora, Illinois 60506
Phone: (630) 820-3220
Phone: (815) 544-5434
Email: kdeckard@rockforddiocese.org
http://catholiccharities.rockforddiocese.org/
Primary Function(s):
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
- Private Intercountry Adoption Agencies
Easter Seals Joliet Region
212 Barney Drive
Joliet, Illinois 60435
Phone: (815) 725-2194
Fax: (815) 725-5150
https://www.easterseals.com/joliet/
Primary Function(s):
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
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Envision Unlimited
8 S. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1700
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Phone: (312) 346-6230
Fax: (312) 346-2218
Email: info@envisionchicago.org
https://www.envisionunlimited.org/
Primary Function(s):
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
Evangelical Child and Family Agency
1530 North Main Street
Wheaton, Illinois 60187
Phone: (630) 653-6400
Email: mail@evancfa.org
https://evancfa.org/
Primary Function(s):
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
Family Core
330 SW Washington
Peoria, Illinois 61602
Phone: (309) 676-2400
https://familycore.org/
Primary Function(s):
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
- Private Intercountry Adoption Agencies
- Birth Family and Search Support Groups
- Kinship,Foster Care and Adoption Support Groups
Family Service Center
730 East Vine Street
Springfield, Illinois 62703
Phone: (217) 528-8406
Phone: (217) 528-8406
Fax: (217) 528-1446
Email: fsc@service2families.org
http://www.service2families.com/
Primary Function(s):
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
Gateway Woods Family Services Illinois
923 Detroit Court
Suite 3
Morton, Illinois 61550
Phone: (309) 266-0767
Toll-Free: (855) 90A-DOPT
Email: luci.koch@gatewaywoodsIL.org
https://www.gatewaywoodsil.org/
Primary Function(s):
- Private Intercountry Adoption Agencies
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
Guardian Angel Community Services
168 N. Ottawa Street
Joliet, Illinois 60432
Phone: (815) 729-0930
Email: ecohan@gacsprograms.org
http://www.gacsprograms.org/
Primary Function(s):
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
Hephzibah Children's Association
946 North Blvd
Oak Park, Illinois 60301
Phone: (708) 649-7100
Fax: (708) 649-7102
https://www.hephzibahhome.org/
Primary Function(s):
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
Holt-Sunny Ridge
270 Remington Blvd.
Suite D
Bolingbrook, Illinois 60440
Phone: (630) 754-4500
Email: illinois@holtinternational.org
https://www.holtusa.org
Primary Function(s):
- Kinship,Foster Care and Adoption Support Groups
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
- Private Intercountry Adoption Agencies
Hoyleton Youth and Family Services CWA
350 N. Main St.
P.O. Box 218
Hoyleton, Illinois 62803
Phone: (618) 493-7382
Email: info@hoyleton.org
https://hoyleton.org/
Primary Function(s):
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
IL Baptist Children's Home and Family Services
949 County Road
1300 N.
Carmi, Illinois 62821
Phone: (618) 382-4164
Email: bchfs@bchfs.com
https://bchfs.com/
Primary Function(s):
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
- Private Intercountry Adoption Agencies
Illini Christian Ministries
3 HENSON PL.
SUITE 1
Champaign, Illinois 61820
Phone: (217) 355-4446
Fax: (217) 355-1650
https://www.icmfamily.org/
Primary Function(s):
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
Jewish Child and Family Services
216 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 700
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Toll-Free: (855) 275-5237
Email: ask@jcfs.org
https://www.jcfs.org/
Primary Function(s):
- Private Intercountry Adoption Agencies
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
- Kinship,Foster Care and Adoption Support Groups
Kaleidoscope
1901 W. Carroll Ave. #205
Chicago, Illinois 60612
Phone: (773) 278-7200
Fax: (773) 278-5663
Email: info@kaleidoscope4kids.org
https://www.kaleidoscope4kids.org/
Primary Function(s):
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
Kemmerer
941 N. 2500 East Rd.
Assumption, Illinois 62510
Phone: (217) 226-4451
Fax: (217) 226-3511
Email: chris.brizendine@kv.christian.k12.il.us
https://www.kemmerervillage.org/
Primary Function(s):
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
Kids Above All
8765 W. Higgins Road, Suite 450
Chicago, Illinois 60631
Phone: (773) 693-0300
Email: info@kidsaboveall.org
https://www.kidsaboveall.org/
Primary Function(s):
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
Lakeside Community Committee
840 E. 87th Street
Chicago, Illinois 60619
Email: mail@lakeside-cc.org
http://www.lakeside-cc.org/
Primary Function(s):
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
Lawrence Hall Youth Services
4833 N. Francisco Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60625
Phone: (773) 769-3500
Email: information@lawrencehall.org
https://www.lawrencehall.org/
Primary Function(s):
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
Lutheran Child and Family Services
One Oakbrook Terrace, Suite 501
Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois 60181
Phone: (708) 771-7180
Fax: (708) 771-7184
Email: lcfs_info@lcfs.org
https://www.lcfs.org/
Primary Function(s):
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
- Private Intercountry Adoption Agencies
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois
1001 East Touhy Avenue
Suite 50
Des Plaines, Illinois 60018
Phone: (847) 635-4600
Contact Form: https://www.lssi.org/contact.php
https://www.lssi.org/
Primary Function(s):
- Kinship,Foster Care and Adoption Support Groups
- Birth Family and Search Support Groups
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
- Private Intercountry Adoption Agencies
Lydia Home Association
Chicago, Illinois 60641
Phone: (773) 653-2200
Fax: (773) 736-6970
Email: development@lydiahome.org
http://www.lydiahome.org/
Primary Function(s):
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
National Youth Advocate Program
4801 Southwick Dr.
Suite 300
Matteson, Illinois 60443
Phone: (708) 747-2655
Fax: (708) 747-2859
https://www.nyap.org/
Primary Function(s):
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
One Hope United
333 South Wabash Ave.
Suite 2750
Chicago, Illinois 60604
Phone: (312) 922-6733
Email: jmarkaj@onehopeunited.org
https://onehopeunited.org/
Primary Function(s):
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
Our Children's Homestead
280 Shuman Boulevard
Suite 270
Naperville, Illinois 60563
Phone: (630) 369-0004
Email: info@ourchildrenshomestead.org
https://www.ochkids.org/
Primary Function(s):
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
- Private Intercountry Adoption Agencies
Rutledge Youth Foundation
151 N. Bruns Lane
Springfield, Illinois 62702
Phone: (217) 525-7757
Fax: (217) 525-7737
Email: ryf@sbcglobal.net
http://www.rutledgeyouthfoundation.com/
Primary Function(s):
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
Shelter, Inc.
1616 Arlington Heights Road
Arlington Heights, Illinois 60004
Phone: (847) 255-8060
Fax: (847) 590-6184
Email: shelter@shelter-inc.org
https://shelter-inc.org/
Primary Function(s):
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
St. Mary's Services
510 N. Plum Grove Rd.
Palatine, Illinois 60067
Phone: (847) 870-8181
Fax: (847) 870-8325
Email: information@hopefulbeginning.org
Contact Form: https://www.hopefulbeginning.org/contact-us/
https://www.hopefulbeginning.org/
Primary Function(s):
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
- Birth Family and Search Support Groups
- Kinship,Foster Care and Adoption Support Groups
- Foster Care and Adoption Education and Training
The Baby Fold
108 E. Willow St.
Normal, Illinois 61761
Phone: (309) 452-1170
Email: info@thebabyfold.org
https://www.thebabyfold.org/
Primary Function(s):
- Kinship,Foster Care and Adoption Support Groups
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
- Private Intercountry Adoption Agencies
The Center for Youth and Family Solutions
2610 W. Richwoods Boulevard
Peoria, Illinois 61604
Phone: (309) 323-6600
Email: jstortz@cyfsolutions.org
https://www.cyfsolutions.org/
Primary Function(s):
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
The Children's Place Assocation
700 N. Sacramento Blvd., Suite 300
Chicago, Illinois 60612
Phone: (312) 733-9954
Fax: (312) 243-7653
https://childrens-place.org/
Primary Function(s):
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
The Cradle Society
2049 Ridge Avenue
Evanston, Illinois 60201
Phone: (847) 475-5800
Toll-Free: (800) 272-3534
Fax: (847) 475-5871
Email: cradle@cradle.org
Contact Form: http://www.cradle.org/about-us/contact-information
https://www.cradle.org/
Primary Function(s):
- Kinship,Foster Care and Adoption Support Groups
- Birth Family and Search Support Groups
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
- Private Intercountry Adoption Agencies
UCP Seguin
3100 South Central Avenue
Cicero, Illinois 60804
Phone: (708) 863-3803
Fax: (708) 863-3863
Email: wmcdaniel@seguin.org
https://ucpseguin.org/
Primary Function(s):
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
Uhlich Children's Advantage Network
3605 W. Fillmore
Chicago, Illinois 60624
Phone: (773) 588-0180
Fax: (773) 588-7762
Email: info@ucanchicago.org
https://www.ucanchicago.org/
Primary Function(s):
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
Unity Parenting & Counseling, Inc.
600 W. Cermak Road, Suite 300
Chicago, Illinois 60616
Phone: (312) 455-0007
Fax: (312) 455-0038
Email: admin@unityparenting.org
https://unityparenting.org/
Primary Function(s):
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
Universal Family Connection, Inc.
1350 W 103rd
Chicago, Illinois 60643
Phone: (773) 881-1711
Email: info@ufcinc.org
http://universalfamilyconnection.com/
Primary Function(s):
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
Volunteers of America of Illinois
47 West Polk Street
Suite 250-2
Chicago, Illinois 60605
Phone: (312) 564-2300
Fax: (312) 564-2301
Contact Form: http://www.voaillinois.org/Contact-Us
https://www.voaillinois.org/
Primary Function(s):
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
- Kinship,Foster Care and Adoption Support Groups
Webster-Cantrell Hall
1942 East Cantrell Street
Decatur, Illinois 62521
Phone: (217) 423-6961
Email: wch@webstercantrell.org
https://www.wcya.org/
Primary Function(s):
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
Youth Outreach Services
2411 W. Congress Pkwy.
Chicago, Illinois 60612
Phone: (773) 777-7112
Fax: (773) 777-7611
Email: info@yos.org
https://www.yos.org/
Primary Function(s):
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies
Youth Service Bureau of Illinois Valley
424 W. Madison
Ottawa, Illinois 61350
Phone: (815) 433-3953
Email: contactus@ysbiv.org
http://www.ysbiv.org/
Primary Function(s):
- Private Domestic Foster Care and Adoption Agencies