For twenty years, SOS Children's Villages Illinois has provided the highest quality of care for Illinois’ most vulnerable children and families by providing a stable home in a supportive, community environment designed to help children in need grow into caring, productive, self-reliant adults. Our Village Model of Care offers an innovative approach to traditional foster care by providing aid to children who have suffered abuse and neglect through four core principles: 1) children live together with their siblings, 2) children receive care and support from a full-time, professionally-trained foster parent, 3) children grow up in private, single-family SOS homes, 4) children are supported by the Village, an intentional community of care. Currently, SOS Children's Villages Illinois operates three sites: a 17-home Village in the Auburn Gresham/Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, a short-term residential facility, located in the Back of the Yards neighborhood of the City of Chicago, and another 18-home Village in Lockport, Illinois. Each site offers unique services including, educational and cultural enrichment opportunities and support for the children, counseling and/or programs to foster emotional well-being, and a Village setting in which the children can identify with and develop a sense of community.