One Family Illinois
Michelle LaGroue Conradt is an experienced consultant and development professional with a strong background in fundraising and organizational growth. As the Founder and Managing Principal of LCL Consulting Group since May 2013, Michelle provides strategic consulting services encompassing fundraising, board development, marketing, volunteer coordination, and special events. In addition, Michelle serves as the Director of Major Gifts and Corporate Giving at SOS Children's Villages Illinois, where oversight of development and fundraising efforts for multiple sites is crucial. Previously, Michelle held the role of Director of Development at Boys Town, coordinating development initiatives for the Chicago location. Michelle holds an MBA from the Quinlan School of Business at Loyola University Chicago and a BA in French Studies from North Central College.
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One Family Illinois
One Family Illinois (formerly SOS Children's Villages Illinois), founded over 30 years ago, is a non-profit organization that provides an individual licensed home in a supportive, community environment that marshals all the resources needed to help children in foster care heal and achieve their permanency goals. The Village Model of Care prioritizes the following: 1) Children live together with their siblings; 2) Children receive care and support from a full-time, professionally trained and licensed Foster Parent; 3) Children thrive in a private, single-family home; 4) Children benefit from the support of the Village, designed as an intentional community of care; and 5) Families receive strengthening services to support their needs and keep them intact whenever possible. One Family Illinois unites brothers and sisters in foster care and provides a safe space to heal for at-risk youth. Currently, the organization operates four sites: three Villages providing sibling group foster care at an 17-home Village (opened in 1993) in Lockport, Illinois; a 17-home Village (opened in 2004) in the Auburn Gresham, Englewood neighborhood of Chicago; a 14-home Village (opened in 2014) in the Roosevelt Square Community of Chicago, as well as Casa Tepeyac (acquired in 2011), a facility that offers preventative and in-home services in the Back of the Yards neighborhood of Chicago. One Family Illinois celebrates a 90% high school graduation rate, compared to a national average of 56% for children in foster care. In 2023, One Family Illinois maintained Candid’s (formerly GuideStar) highest award, Platinum Seal of Transparency, and Charity Navigator’s Rating of Four-Stars.