Toggle High Contrast Toggle Font size FOSTER A CHILD JOIN OUR TEAM DONATE What We Do About Us Ways To Help Newsroom Contact Us Secret Santa Every year, Caritas Family Solutions relies on friends, like you, to help make dreams come true for more than 1,500 children in our care. You can help children in foster care have a joyful Christmas. DONATE NOW! WE BUILD STRONGER COMMUNITIES Nurture New Life Care For Children Empower Adults Strengthen Families WHO WE ARE HOW WE CREATE POSITIVE CHANGE Our goal is to take people from crisis to self-sufficiency. We know what a profound effect we can have on people’s lives simply by creating a loving, caring environment. SEE OUR THEORY OF CHANGE WHAT WE NEED MOST Foster Families Donations Team Members SUCCESS STORIES Meet Carlos From Violence to Loving Care When Carlos was just six years old, he was placed in foster care because his parents engaged in severe domestic violence and allowed gang activity in their home. He was too traumatized to be placed in foster care, so we welcomed him in to St. John Bosco Children’s Center where he thrived. READ CARLOS'S STORY SERVICE AREA Our geographic service area covers the counties of Southern and Central Illinois. Alexander Bond Calhoun Clark Clay Clinton Crawford Cumberland Edwards Union Wabash Effingham Fayette Franklin Gallatin Greene Hamilton Hardin Jackson Jasper Washington Wayne Jefferson Jersey Johnson Lawrence Madison Macoupin Marion Massac Monroe White Montgomery Perry Pope Pulaski Randolph Richland Saline Shelby St. Clair Williamson Contact Us Join Mailing List Locations Employment Opportunities Privacy Policy Our Commitment to Quality St. John Bosco Children’s Center is licensed as a Child Care Institution by the Illinois Department of Children & Family Services License #180025. Caritas Family Solutions is licensed as a Child Welfare Agency by the Illinois Department of Children & Family Services License #003976. Caritas Family Solutions is licensed as a CILA Service Provider by the Illinois Department of Human Services License #201300016S. Caritas Family Solutions is a 501(c)(3) organization and donations are tax deductible as allowed by law. EIN #37-0661500.