FY27 APS Adoption and Guardianship Support and Preservation Services Program

The FY27 APS Adoption and Guardianship Support and Preservation Services Program aims to provide intensive, family-centered intervention to empower and strengthen families to become self-sufficient in their communities. The program will offer a range of services, including comprehensive assessment, clinical services, case management, and advocacy. The goal of the program is to support the permanency of adoption or guardianship by maintaining, strengthening, and safeguarding the functioning of families. Some key aspects of the program include: • Providing services to families with youth who have an open Illinois DCFS subsidy case • Offering support groups for parents and children/teenagers • Providing case management and advocacy services to families • Maintaining a waiting list for families who qualify for service but for whom an opening is not available • Utilizing a triage model to provide information and support to families on the waiting list The program will serve families in various counties in Illinois, and the funding amounts for each geographic area are specified in the document. The program's outcome metrics include increasing accessibility of services, preventing out-of-home placement, and maintaining the child in the adoptive home.