Ways to Give

Your donation to Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois provides hope and a hand-up to the people that we serve. Your generosity will help people in need reach their potential. Our programs and services across the state focus on protecting children, strengthening families and building futures. We could not serve without your partnership.

Because of you…

Because of you… children will find forever families. Because of you… mothers overcoming substance abuse will break free from their addiction and provide loving care for their children. Because of you… children who’ve experienced trauma will heal. Here is how you can help now.

Ways to Donate

By Mail

Send your donation to us by mail. Download our donation form to make your contribution today.

Online

Use your credit card to make a one-time or recurring gift through our secure online contribution system.

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In-Kind Gifts

Donate goods or services to help those LCFS serves. View our current list of needs.

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Car Donation

You can donate your used car to benefit LCFS.

Gifts of Stock

LCFS is able to accept gifts of appreciated stock and there may be a tax benefit for you.

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Legacy Gifts

By leaving a gift to LCFS in your will or estate, you can help make a lasting impact on the lives of those we serve for years to come.

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Matching Gifts/Workplace Giving

Through our matching gift/workplace giving program, your gifts can be multiplied. Learn how.

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Because of you, everyday people are able to make changes necessary to achieve a better life. Thank you for your donation. Thank you for transforming lives.

“You have to provide and be there for your kids. It’s no longer about you, it’s about them. [LCFS] got to know what type of person I am and helped me to get my son back.” -LCFS birth fatherRead Client Stories »

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Our Clients. Their Stories.

Be inspired by the stories of people changing their lives every day with the assistance of LCFS’ programs and services.

Adopting During a Pandemic: Brian, Gordon and Ada

Families come in all forms, and families formed by adoption are inspiring because they impact so many lives. Early on in their relationship, Gordon and Brian discovered their shared longing for fatherhood. “Pretty quickly we realized we were two men who both had dreams of starting a family,” explained Gordon, “and weren’t sure about how […]

Everybody Deserves Love & a Second Chance

With you by our side, youth in LCFS’ Regenerations program receive the love and support they need to get their lives back on the right track. Thank you for all that you do. Sadly, there are hundreds of older foster youth in correctional and detention centers around Illinois that are past their release dates, but stay […]

Navigating the Adoption Journey Together

When you partner with LCFS, you help birth parents to receive counseling support, children to find forever families and adults to realize their dreams of becoming moms and dads through adoption. Even, during a pandemic. In November, Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois and others will celebrate National Adoption Awareness Month. Lives are impacted […]

I Don’t Want to be by Myself, I Want to be Adopted

Foster fathers gave six boys a forever family through adoption On any given day, more than 122,000 foster children are eligible for adoption and they will wait, on average, four years for an adoptive family. Ideally, the goal of foster care is to reunite children with their families through the proper supports, but that isn’t […]

The greatest gift

This past year with individuals like you on our side, LCFS helped 245 children find their forever families through adoption. In celebration of National Adoption month, we’d like to share one of the stories your support made possible. Josiah was born at 25 weeks weighing only 1 lb. 5 oz. Numerous drugs were found in his […]

Changing worlds through adoption

Brett and Kevin met and began their relationship through an online dating app. “We hit it off immediately. It was a case of love at first sight,” said Brett. They met in person for the first time on October 30th and two years later, on the exact same date, got engaged and started planning their […]

Support and commitment

Like many foster children, Gwen (not her real name) experienced multiple traumas during her young life. But she is now living with a caring foster family and celebrating a four-year college scholarship. Gwen has been with her foster family for three years and the support and commitment of her foster parents Karen and Ralph (not […]

Responding with understanding

To say Peter (not his real name) was angry when he came to Lutherbrook was an understatement. Now 18 years old, Peter was verbally and physically abused by his mother when he was a child. He had problems controlling his anger, which manifested itself through verbal and physical aggression. That aggression led to run-ins with […]

Collaborating with partners to empower families

“I left my addiction behind. I didn’t want to lose my kids.” Tess (not her real name) started on drugs when she was 16, becoming an addict as she progressed from marijuana to cocaine. After giving birth to a substance-exposed infant, it was recommended that she begin inpatient treatment. Tess agreed, beginning her two-year journey […]

Providing hope in a difficult time

Adrianna became a client of Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois’ (LCFS) Extended Family Support program when she started caring for her nephew Marcello (both pictured, above). Marcello’s first couple years were rough. His mother gave birth to him in prison at the start of a 25 year sentence. He bounced from family member […]