A monthly grant of $1,577 and a medical card are also offered. “It is my priority as governor to ensure that all Illinois students, including youth in DCFS care, have the resources they need to ...

4—CHICAGO — The Illinois Department of Children and Family ... a monthly grant of $1,577 to offset other expenses and a medical card. In 2024, DCFS awarded scholarships to 334 college-bound ...

ROCKFORD, Ill - One new Illinois law will have an impact on Illinois ... The legislation requires that DCFS must provide training for caregivers on culturally competent haircare by June 1, 2025.

About 60% of family members caring for children placed through DCFS would qualify for the financial support offered under the bill, according to Illinois ACLU, which helped push the bill through ...

Since 1964, DCFS has had 29 directors. In 2020, Mueller launched the 21st Century Illinois Transformation ... The number of children being held “beyond medical necessity” at hospitals has ...

4—CHICAGO — The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services ... college including a monthly grant of $1,577 to offset other expenses and a medical card. In 2024, DCFS awarded scholarships to ...