History
Since 1994, Our Children’s Homestead has been providing support and permanent homes for “uniquely challenged” children. OCH is a different kind of foster program, serving a very different type of client. OCH children are typically 10 years old or older, are often minorities, and have been in the foster care system for a long time, many having been placed in 12 or more foster homes before coming to us. These children often have challenges unlike those most people encounter: a combination of medical, developmental, mental and behavioral issues that require intensive services an...
Message from Bob Geniesse, Founder & CEO
During my many years as a child therapist, I became increasingly troubled by the number of children with special health care needs that were placed into the established foster care system. Encouraged by Father John Smyth, from Maryville Academy, I founded Our Children's Homestead with significant help from philanthropist Dr. Ronald Ward in 1994 OCH’s co-founder).When a child comes to Our Children’s Homestead, I don’t want to see his or her clinical chart. I don’t want any preconceived notions clouding anyone’s dedication to a child. I want to know each child&rsquo...
Innovative Approaches
Social entrepreneurship steers Our Children’s Homestead. We are taking on some Northern Illinois’ toughest youth, challenging our staff and volunteers to change the lives of these uniquely challenged children, who some would say were already lost forever. We don’t think so. In fact, we know we can make a difference, and that’s exactly what we do. OCH’s innovative approaches set us apart from ‘traditional’ foster care programs. We succeed when others cannot. Homestead Care: In Crest Hill, Illinois, Our Children’s Homestead built eight homes...
Glossary
Adoption – To provide a mutually beneficial relationship in an adoptive family to children whose birth parents are unwilling or unable too provide appropriate care for them and who are, or are expected to be, legally free for adoption, and to provide a coordinated set of services for the child, the child’s birth (biological parents), adoptive applicants and adoptive parents. CQI – Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), an ongoing process of using internal and external data to assist in the decisions made to create an environment in which the administration and staff work to...
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