Adoption Preservation

Metropolitan Family Services

Home-based counseling and supportive services for families who have adopted or assumed legal guardianship of a child.

Services Offered

Crisis Intervention • Care Management • Information and Referral • Family Support • In-Home Services • Adoption

Description

MFS provides a DCFS-supported home-based intervention to families formed through adoption or subsidized guardianship. Adjustment, grief/loss resolution, attachment, educational and emotional issues are addressed through counseling, crisis intervention and 24-hour on-call assistance. Therapeutic respite services and related referrals, psycho-educational and support groups, workshops and help with securing resources also are provided.

Location

Service Options

Languages Spoken

English
Spanish

Eligibility

Payment

This service is free

Age

Adults accepted

How to Apply

Call the intake line at 773-371-3642 (M-F 9:00am-5:00pm) to begin the intake process. If no one is available, leave a voicemail with your name and telephone number (repeat two times) and a staff member will call you back within 48 business hours. Callers will be connected to the supervisor of the program who will set up an initial appointment.

For more information regarding this DCFS funded program, please refer to the Post Adoption and Guardianship Services Brochure, or submut general inquiries to contactus@metrofamily.org.
There may be a waitlist for this service.