Overview

Lydia Home Association is a Christian nonprofit serving children affected by abuse or neglect and families in the Chicago area. Its programs include foster care, residential treatment and family preservation, with counseling available to children, adults and couples from varied backgrounds. Therapists and case managers work with families and public child-welfare agencies to support safe homes and address emotional and behavioral needs. Government program fees, charitable gifts and grants fund its work, while its counseling center accepts insurance and offers sliding-scale fees to qualifying self-pay clients. Founded in 1916, the organization is headquartered in Chicago and began taking children into care the following year.