Temporary Care Facility Kids In Need Dedicates Its First Temporary Care Facility The KIN House in Addison Township provides a warm, comfortable, friendly and safe environment for kids experiencing parental crisis. Read more about the Kids In Need House and dedication ceremony. Click here to see photos of the event and house. (Learn More..)

Caring for kids at their absolute moment of crisis.

Why Kids In Need Needs Your Help | The Alarming Facts | The Need Is Great | How Kids In Need Works | What You Can Do

Why Kids In Need Needs Your Help

The Kids In Need program is crucial in order to prevent further cases of desperate children with no one to turn to. These children are not orphans, drug abusers, or juvenile delinquents. They are not disruptive or dysfunctional. But they need our help - and yours.

Currently there are no other organizations in the Chicago land area that provide similar types of assistance as Kids In Need provides.

The Alarming Facts

Each year, through no fault of their own, tens of thousands of children find themselves in desperate situations because they are stripped of their parent(s). the shock of such an experience can have a profound psychological effect on anyone - especially a child.

Surprisingly these circumstances - most often caused by a medical emergency/tragedy or a legal/court ruling against the parent(s) - are not bound by the inner city limits, but occur in every city and town in our nation.

We are all aware of the ever-growing social circumstances resulting from the single-parent family; however, little attention has been focused on the families where the single parent is afflicted with a prolonged illness, is suddenly killed, or is incarcerated - and there is no next of kin to care for the their children.

The Need Is Great

According to the American Public Welfare Association, the population of children in substitute care (i.e. DCFS) is growing 33 times faster than the U.S. child population in general. Agencies like DCFS are receiving an unprecedented demand for its services - averaging hundreds of telephone calls and requests every day - regarding abandoned neglected, or abused children.

The situation is not hopeless. Kids In Need works with state authorities and related organizations to provide immediate comfort and care to children who have lost the only element of security they have in our society: their parent(s).

Private organizations like Kids In Need - supported by a strong charitable element - can complement and work closely with our public agencies and help keep kids from suffering undue and unnecessary distress.

How Kids In Need Works

When children require immediate housing needs and professional counsel, trained Kids In Need social workers - on-call 24 hours a day, seven days a week - will be there to soften the blow. These children will be guided through the transition to a social service agency such as DCFS - as soon as the agency has available resources to handle cases - or until arrangements can be made with the next of kin.

If parentless children are in need of education assistance, emergency medical care, or legal representation, Kids In Need will provide whatever support is necessary to help them when they need it most.

What You Can Do

Call 312.590.4000 to find out today how you can help support this vital program for children that is there for them when they need it most. Or click here to learn how to make a tax-deductable donation.