Illinois Department of Children & Family Services Extended Family Support Program
Phone: 1-800-252-2873 (DCFS Hotline, available 24-7)
*Ask for “Extended Family Support Program”
Email: DCFS.EFSP.Coordinator@illinois.gov
Website: https://www2.illinois.gov/dcfs/lovinghomes/Pages/Grandparents-and-Older-Caregivers-Raising-Children.aspx
Serves: Statewide; Serves caregivers (both relative and fictive) who have been in care for 15 consequtive days, or are in an emergency situation.
Services include:
- Help obtaining guardianship.
- Help obtaining the Child Only Grant and other entitlements and benefits.
- Help enrolling the children in school.
- Referrals for other services.
- Cash assistance to obtain guardianship and to meet the child’s basic needs.
