Children's Home & Aid Information

Children’s Home & Aid is a leading child and family service agency in Illinois. Each year, the agency strengthens, educates, and counsels nearly 30,000 children, youth, and families. Since 1883, Children’s Home & Aid has been a compassionate advocate helping to shape public policy in child welfare, early childhood, children’s mental health and juvenile justice. Children’s Home & Aid is recognized for establishing best practices and achieving outstanding results through its programs and services that focus on child abuse prevention, healthy child and youth development, and strengthening families. The agency’s mission is to advance the well‐being of children by investing in families to disrupt the systemic and multi‐generational cycle of racial, social, and economic inequality. Its vision is an equitable world where all children and families thrive in strong communities.