Foster Home Placement | State of Illinois: Department of Children and Family Services Carlyle Office
559 12th Street, Carlyle, IL 62231
Eligibility
Call for Details
Required documents
Call for Details
Hours
24 Hours
800-722-9124
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Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Foster Parent Hotline TTY
618-594-4548
Fax·
Fax
866-503-0184
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Missing Child Helpline
800-252-2873
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CHILD ABUSE HOTLINE
800-358-5117
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CHILD ABUSE HOTLINE TTY
217-785-4020
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CHILD ABUSE HOTLINE OUTSIDE ILLINOIS
800-572-2390
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Adoption and Foster Parent Information Hotline
618-594-4541
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Main
618-594-4568
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TTY/TDD
Languages
- English
- Will contact interpreter when needed
Application process
Call To Apply
Fees
No Fees
Service area
Bond, Clinton and Washington Counties in Illinois
Committed to helping families by increasing their ability to provide a safe environment for their children and by strengthening families who are at risk of abuse or neglect. Services include Missing Persons Location Assistance, Adoption Information/Referrals, Foster Home Placement, Foster Parent/Family Recruitment, Children's Protective Services and Child Abuse Hotlines.
ALSO KNOWN AS
DCFS
CARLYLE DCFS
Date of Last Formal Update
12/17/2025
Data provided by
United Way of Greater St Louis 211
What's Here
Providing organization
STATE OF ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES CARLYLE OFFICE
Protect children who are reported to be abused or neglected and to increase their families' capacity to safely care for them by providing appropriate, permanent families as quickly as possible for those children who cannot safely return home, support early intervention and child abuse prevention activities and works in partnerships with communities.
ALSO KNOWN AS
DCFS
CARLYLE DCFS