General Info

ABJ Community Services, also known as ABJ, provides nondiscriminatory health and human services to children and families throughout Illinois. Established in 1992, ABJ is founded and run by an African American and licensed by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services to provide child welfare services. Foster care services offered by ABJ include foster care recruitment, foster home licensing and training, case management services, family reunification, adoption and subsidized guardianship. Other services provided in the foster care program include counseling and therapeutic services, educational services, independent living preparation, foster parent training and parenting skills training. ABJ is accredited by the Council of Accreditation, an accrediting body for agencies providing services to families and children throughout the United States. ABJ Community Services has its headquarters in Chicago.