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Foster Care | Webster Cantrell Youth Advocacy

Webster Cantrell Youth Advocacy - Decatur Office

Location Name

Webster Cantrell Youth Advocacy - Decatur Office

1942 East Cantrell Street, Decatur, IL 62521

Eligibility

Open to children who have been separated from their biological families for safety reasons, must be referred by DCFS

Required documents

Discussed during intake

Hours

Mon-Fri 9 am-5 pm Crisis intervention Mon-Sun 24 hours
(217) 423-6961
Voice·

Main Phone

Application process

Must be referred by DCFS

Fees

None

Service area

Macon County, IL Dewitt County, IL Piatt County, IL

Provides foster care programs that are designed to find safe, secure, and nurturing homes for youth. There are four separate programs offered:

-- Relative Foster Care serves children who are placed in foster care with maternal or paternal relatives.

-- Fictive Kin Foster Care serves children who are placed with a non-relative, but the individual has personal or emotional ties with the child.

-- Traditional Foster Care serves children who are placed in non-relative, licensed foster homes.

-- Foster Family After Care serves children who have successfully returned home to their parents. It provides case management and counseling services in order to stabilize the newly reunited family. Services can continue for up to nine months.

Last assured

05/01/2026

Providing organization

Webster Cantrell Youth Advocacy

Serves at-risk youth and families through a wide range of strength-based, trauma informed services.