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State Kinship Care Contacts and Programs

Series: Related Organizations Lists
Author(s): Child Welfare Information Gateway

Includes State Kinship Care contacts or website links to kinship care programs provided by State child welfare agencies in applicable States and the District of Columbia.

Please note: not all the States have a designated contact or available online information. If you are aware of any other organizations, please contact Child Welfare Information Gateway at OrganizationUpdates@childwelfare.gov. For additional information, you may visit our Kinship Care webpage: https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/outofhome/kinship/.

Alabama

Jim Loop
Alabama Department of Human Resources
50 North Ripley Street
Montgomery, AL 36130-1801
Phone: (334) 242-1361
Information Last Updated 04-February-2016
contactID: 6123 nadid: 10332

Arizona

Karen Bulkeley, MSW
Arizona Department of Child Safety
3003 N. Central Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85012
Phone: (602) 255-2533
Information Last Updated 02-April-2018
contactID: 2441 nadid: 12848

Arkansas

Tiffany Wright
Foster Care/Kinship Manager
Arkansas Department of Human Services
PO Box 1437
SLOT S561
Little Rock, AR 72203
Phone: (501) 396-6477
Fax: (501) 683-2788
Information Last Updated 09-February-2018
contactID: 13984 nadid: 27721

California

California Kinship Guardianship Assistance Payment Program (Kin-GAP)
CA
Phone: (916) 657-1858
Information Last Updated 31-October-2017
contactID: 13918 nadid: 27490

Colorado

Jeannie Berzinskas
Colorado Department of Human Services
CO
Phone: (303) 866-4617
Information Last Updated 22-February-2017
contactID: 13914 nadid: 27487

Connecticut

Deanna McIntosh
Connecticut Department of Children and Families
CT
Phone: (860) 550-6608
Information Last Updated 22-February-2017
contactID: 13915 nadid: 27488

Delaware

Vera Greenplate
Delaware Department of Health and Social Services
DE
Toll-Free: (800) 372-2022
Information Last Updated 26-February-2018
contactID: 13919 nadid: 27491

District of Columbia

Michelle Frazier
District of Columbia Child and Family Services Agency
Family Resource Division
200 I Street, SE
Washington, DC 20003
Phone: (202) 645-6547
Information Last Updated 26-February-2018
contactID: 10348 nadid: 809
District of Columbia Child and Family Services Agency
DC
Information Last Updated 27-February-2017
contactID: 13936 nadid: 27520

Florida

Courtney M. Smith, MSW
Permanency and Well Being Manager
Florida Department of Children and Families
1317 Winewood Boulevard
Building 1
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Phone: (850) 717-4660
Information Last Updated 09-February-2018
contactID: 13704 nadid: 26967
Florida State Foster/Adoptive Parent Association
FL
Information Last Updated 20-April-2018
contactID: 13937 nadid: 25099

Georgia

Georgia Department of Human Services
GA
Information Last Updated 27-February-2017
contactID: 13938 nadid: 27521

Idaho

Courtney Keith
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
ID
Phone: (208) 334-5771
Information Last Updated 24-February-2017
contactID: 13920 nadid: 27492

Illinois

George Vennikandam
Senior Deputy Director
Illinois Department of Children and Families
1755 Lake Cook Road
5th Floor
Deerfield, IL 60015
Phone: (847) 948-6719
Information Last Updated 26-February-2018
contactID: 14043 nadid: 28980

Indiana

Elisa Suarez
Indiana Department of Child Services
302 West Washington Street
Room E306, MS-47
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 234-5743
Information Last Updated 28-February-2018
contactID: 13939 nadid: 27495

Iowa

Iowa Foster and Adoptive Parents Association
IA
Information Last Updated 20-April-2018
contactID: 13940 nadid: 25104

Kansas

Brenda Woods
Permanency Program Administrator, State IL and ETV Coordinator
Kansas Department for Children and Families
Prevention and Protection Services
555 S. Kansas Avenue, 4th floor
Topeka, KS 66603
Phone: (785) 296-6619
Fax: (785) 368-8159
Information Last Updated 08-February-2018
contactID: 10513 nadid: 25228

Kentucky

Lucie Estill
Child Protection Branch Manager
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Division of Protection and Permanency
275 East Main Street, 3E-B
Frankfort, KY 40621
Phone: (502) 564-2136
Information Last Updated 24-February-2017
contactID: 13921 nadid: 27497

Louisiana

Toni Buxton
Foster Care Program Manager
Louisiana Department of Children & Family Services
PO Box 3318
627 North Fourth Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Phone: (225) 342-4006
Fax: (225) 342-9087
Information Last Updated 08-February-2018
contactID: 10410 nadid: 2215

Maine

Hope Tormey
Maine Department of Health and Human Services
Bureau of Child and Family Services
2 Anthony Avenue, SHS #11
Augusta, ME 04333
Phone: (207) 624-5276
Fax: (207) 287-6156
Information Last Updated 28-February-2018
contactID: 10233 nadid: 17862

Maryland

Brandi Stocksdale
Director, CPS and Family Preservation
Maryland Department of Human Services
Social Services Administration
311 West Saratoga Street
5th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 767-7561
Fax: (410) 333-6556
Information Last Updated 08-February-2018
contactID: 14016 nadid: 25912

Massachusetts

Kathy Lopes
Assistant Commissioner for Foster Care, Adoption, and Adolescent Services
Massachusetts Department of Children and Families
600 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02111
Phone: (617) 748-2248
Fax: (617) 261-7437
Information Last Updated 01-March-2018
contactID: 10392 nadid: 12302

Michigan

Sarah Goad
Policy & Program Manager
Michigan Department of Human Services
Office of Child Welfare Policy and Programs/Children's Services Agency
235 South Grand Avenue
Suite 510
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: (517) 599-8408
Fax: (517) 241-7047
Information Last Updated 28-February-2018
contactID: 10416 nadid: 17863
Michigan Kinship Care Resource Center
MI
Information Last Updated 27-February-2017
contactID: 13942 nadid: 27523

Minnesota

Kathleen Hiniker
Minnesota Department of Human Services
MN
Phone: (651) 431-5890
Information Last Updated 24-February-2017
contactID: 13924 nadid: 27503

Mississippi

Tamika Garner, LSW
Foster Care Unit Director
Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services
State Permanency Support Services/Licensure
PO Box 346
Jackson, MS 39205
Phone: (601) 359-4262
Fax: (601) 359-4360
Information Last Updated 28-February-2018
contactID: 10359 nadid: 2919

Missouri

Amy Martin
Missouri Department of Social Services
Children's Division
205 Jefferson Street
Jefferson City, MO 65103
Phone: (573) 526-8040
Fax: (573) 526-3971
Information Last Updated 28-February-2018
contactID: 8385 nadid: 12564

Montana

Theresa C. Becker
Foster Care Program Manager
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
Child and Family Services Division
PO Box 8005
301 S. Park Avenue
Helena, MT 59604-8005
Phone: (406) 841-2415
Fax: (406) 841-2487
Information Last Updated 08-February-2018
contactID: 10213 nadid: 3175

Nebraska

Theresa Starr
Foster Care Program Manager
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Children and Family Services
301 Centennial Mall South
Nebraska State Office Building 3
Lincoln, NE 68509
Phone: (402) 471-6288
Fax: (402) 471-9034
Information Last Updated 19-March-2018
contactID: 10371 nadid: 3212

Nevada

Laurie Jackson
Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Child and Family Services
4126 Technology Way
Third Floor
Carson City, NV 89706
Phone: (775) 684-7944
Fax: (775) 684-4456
Information Last Updated 11-April-2017
contactID: 8184 nadid: 3453

New Hampshire

New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
NH
Information Last Updated 28-February-2017
contactID: 13943 nadid: 27524

New Jersey

Colette Tobias
Foster Care Program Manager
New Jersey Department of Children and Families
Division of Child Protection and Permanency/Office of Resource Families
50 East State Street
PO Box 717
Trenton, NJ 08625-0717
Phone: (609) 888-7055
Fax: (609) 984-0482
Information Last Updated 28-February-2018
contactID: 10385 nadid: 10276

New Mexico

Elisha Arguello
New Mexico Department of Children, Youth and Families
PO Drawer 5160
PERA Building, Room 254
Santa Fe, NM 87502
Phone: (505) 257-8750
Fax: (505) 476-1023
Information Last Updated 25-February-2018
contactID: 8260 nadid: 26601

New York

New York State Kinship Navigator
New York State Kinship Navigator
NY
Phone: (877) 454-6463
Information Last Updated 28-June-2017
contactID: 13926 nadid: 27505

North Carolina

Erin Baluyot
GAP/KINSHIP CARE
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Social Services, Child Welfare Section
2001 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-2001
Phone: (919) 527-6369
Fax: (919) 334-1097
Information Last Updated 28-February-2018
contactID: 14044 nadid: 29000

North Dakota

North Dakota Department of Human Services
ND
Information Last Updated 28-February-2017
contactID: 13944 nadid: 27525

Ohio

Becky Murray
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
OH
Phone: (614) 752-1648
Information Last Updated 24-February-2017
contactID: 13927 nadid: 27508

Oklahoma

Jami Majors
Foster Care/Kinship Manager
Oklahoma Department of Human Services
PO Box 25352
Oklahoma City, OK 73125
Phone: (405) 767-2508
Information Last Updated 25-February-2018
contactID: 10386 nadid: 26557

Oregon

Kevin George
Foster Care Program Manager
Oregon Department of Human Services
Office of Child Welfare Programs
500 Summer Street, NE
Salem, OR 97301
Phone: (503) 945-5987
Fax: (503) 945-6969
Information Last Updated 09-February-2018
contactID: 10378 nadid: 4503

Pennsylvania

Penn State Extension
PA
Information Last Updated 28-February-2017
contactID: 13945 nadid: 27526

Rhode Island

Veronica Davis
Chief of Licensing and Regulation
Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth, and Families
Division of Licensing
101 Friendship Street, 4th Floor
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: (401) 528- 3515
Fax: (401) 528-3650
Information Last Updated 09-February-2018
contactID: 10202 nadid: 14020

South Carolina

University of South Carolina, College of Social Work
SC
Information Last Updated 15-November-2017
contactID: 13946 nadid: 27527

South Dakota

Stacy Nemec
Program Specialist
South Dakota Department of Social Services
Child Protection Services
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: (605) 773-3227
Fax: (605) 773-6834
Information Last Updated 08-February-2018
contactID: 10309 nadid: 5285

Tennessee

Odessa Krech
National Foster Care Month Contact
Tennessee Department of Children's Services
315 Deaderick, 10th Floor
UBS Tower
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: (615)253-6906
Information Last Updated 08-February-2018
contactID: 13930 nadid: 27513

Texas

Debbi Bouldin
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
TX
Phone: (512)438-4937
Information Last Updated 28-February-2018
contactID: 13931 nadid: 27514

Utah

Jean Marie Morris
Utah Department of Human Services
UT
Phone: (801)556-5246
Information Last Updated 24-February-2017
contactID: 13932 nadid: 27515

Vermont

Pamela Piper
Foster/Kin Care Manager
Vermont Department for Children and Families
280 State Drive
Waterbury, VT 05671
Phone: (802) 241-0900
Fax: (802) 769-2122
Information Last Updated 08-February-2018
contactID: 10432 nadid: 26317

Washington

Shelley Arneson
Washington Department of Social and Health Services
WA
Phone: (360) 902-8109
Information Last Updated 24-February-2017
contactID: 13933 nadid: 27516

West Virginia

Kendra Boley-Rogers
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
WV
Phone: (304)872-0803
Information Last Updated 24-February-2017
contactID: 13934 nadid: 27517

Wisconsin

Holly Telfer
Wisconsin Department of Children and Families
WI
Phone: (608)422-6921
Information Last Updated 24-February-2017
contactID: 13935 nadid: 27518