Extended Family Support

Our statewide program assists caregivers who are supporting their relative’s children without formal Department of Children and Family Service involvement. The program is designed to prevent entrance into foster care and provide support with the guardianship process.

Services include: 

  • Help obtain guardianship. 
  • Help obtain the Child Only Grant and other entitlements and benefits. 
  • Help enrolling the children in school. 
  • Referrals for other services. 
  • Cash assistance to obtain guardianship and to meet the child’s basic needs. 

We offer this program in the following areas:

Bond, Clinton, Madison, Marion, Monroe, Randolph, St. Clair, Washington, and Cook

Community Connection Service Program (CCS)

Child welfare preservation in Illinois meets families where they are, helping them find solutions to their needs and avoid deeper involvement with the child welfare system.

The program reimagines the work these employees are doing with families and provides meaningful support at the earliest identified sign of need. This voluntary program is designed to offer services to families, reported to the Department of Children and Family Services, where the risk to the child is deemed low enough for short term involvement (averaging 30 days), but where some services are needed to ensure families can effectively utilize their own strengths and community resources to ensure the safety of their children and prevent future department involvement.

 

We offer this program in the following areas:

Northern Cook County from Hyde Park to Palatine

Get Involved

Learn how you can support Brightpoint through individual or company engagement opportunities!

Ways to Help

Donate Today

Make your gift today to support programs and services that help children and families thrive!

Give Now