Family Circle Membership

Please help us make justice for families a reality. Please make contribution to the Family Defense Center today:

You may make a contribution or purchase tickets to our upcoming events using Click & Pledge. Click Here to make an online donation through Click & Pledge.

If you prefer to send a contribution by mail, you may send it to: The Family Defense Center, 725 S. Wells St., Suite 702, Chicago, IL 60607.

Our Family Circle Members help sustain our vital work here at the Family Defense Center. Last year, our legal services program assisted over 150 families, a number we anticipate tripling in 2008. There is no other organization like the Family Defense Center, either in Illinois or in the United States, advocating on behalf of children and families together.

In January 2008, we started the Parent Empowerment Program, a monthly advocacy meeting for parents who have been involved with DCFS.

In 2007, we created a Pro Bono Referral network to match attorney volunteers with low-income families seeking legal assistance. In the first quarter of 2008, we trained 15 attorneys.

This fall, we plan to begin a policy advocacy initiative, seeking systemic reform of the child welfare system.

We need your support more than ever now, please consider becoming a Cousin (Primo) or Aunt or Uncle (Tio) today!

SPECIAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND MONTHLY GIFTS:

You can also make a special contribution or monthly gift to the Family Defense Center through Click&Pledge:

To set up a monthly gift, enter the amount of the total contribution (e.g., $100) in the "special contribution" field and select the "installments" option during check out. Your contribution will be billed to your credit card in monthly installments (e.g., $20/mo. for five months).
For a contribution in honor of a family member or loved one, please select the "special contribution" option and send an e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with their name, address, and any special instructions. We will send an acknowledgement of your gift with your own personal message.