(Chicago Tribune) — The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services has been awarded a $9.5 million federal grant to fund a five-year pilot program aimed at helping older foster children find permanent homes.
Children ages 9 to 12 entering the foster care system are far less likely than younger children to be adopted or reunited with their birth families.
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