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Foster Parent Law
What is Foster Parent Law Plan?
It establishes public policy 20 ILCS 520 regarding the rights and responsibilities of foster parents as an essential part of the child welfare team. ChildServ is responsible for developing an annual plan for implementing the plan. Department of Children and Family Services and Private Agencies are responsible for developing annual plans for the law to insure that foster parents are provided with the information and support to fulfill their responsibility to full participate as a member of the child welfare team.
How can you participate in the development of the Plan?
ChildServ will hold meetings in September of each year to discuss needed revisions to the Plan. Foster parents can provide feedback on needed changes and will endorse the Plan once finalized.
If you are unable to attend a meeting, you can complete the Foster Parents Feedback Form (Click Here) and email it to csmith@childserv.org. or fax it to (773) 867-7364, attention: Carly Smith.
Foster parents can participate on the Foster Parent Advisory Council (FPAC) and assist in the development of the annual plan. If you are interested in becoming a member of the FPAC, please see the handbook listed below.
What you should know about the 2010 Plan?
Our newly revised 2010 Foster Parent Law Plan is available in English and Spanish. A summary version is also available. As part of the Foster Parent Law Plan, foster parents must be notified of ChildServ's Appeal/Grievance Policy. To obtain a copy of the policy in Spanish and/or English. A summary version is also available.
Click here for Foster Parent Placement Services Directory of Staff.
ChildServ offers monthly clinical trainings as well as monthly trainings for CPR & First Aid. Click here for the FY2010 schedule.
If you have questions regarding the Plan, please contact Carly Smith, Director of Placement Services at (773) 239-8923 or via email at csmith@childserv.org.
- Acknowledgement of Receipt and Review (English)
- Acknowledgement of Receipt and Review (Spanish)
- Appeal/Grievance Policy Foster Parent 11/20/07
- Appeal/Grievance Policy Foster Parent Spanish version
- ChildServ Foster Parent Check Schedule
- Foster Parent Advisory Council (FPAC) Handbook
- Foster Parent Law Plan 2010 (English)
- Foster Parent Law Plan 2010 (Spanish)
- Foster Parent Law Plan 2010 Short (English)
- Foster Parent Law Plan 2010 Short (Spanish)