State Kinship Care Contacts and Programs

State Kinship Care Contacts and Programs

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

Includes kinship care contacts or website links to kinship care programs and services offered by State child welfare departments, subcontracted private nonprofit agencies, and some Tribes in applicable States and the District of Columbia.

Please note: 2-1-1, a free social services hotline, is also a central point of contact for information and referrals on kinship care programs. 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

Valencia Curry
Deputy Director, CW Agency Education Contact, IL and ETV
Alabama Department of Human Resources
Family Services Division
50 Ripley Street
Montgomery, AL 36130-4000
Phone: (334) 353-2509
Information Last Updated: 19-September-2023
contactID: 13991 nadid: 27167
Alabama Kinship Navigator
AL
Toll-Free: (844) 425-2546
Information Last Updated: 20-April-2023
contactID: 14152 nadid: 30144

Alaska

Tribe - Aleut Community of St. Paul Island
Sheridan DesGranges
2050 Venia Minor Road
St. Paul Island, AK 99660-0086
Phone: (907) 257-2682
Information Last Updated: 27-July-2023
contactID: 14361 nadid: 30145
Sarah Abramczyk
Social Services Program Administrator
Alaska Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Children's Services
323 E. 4th Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone: (907) 465-2145
Fax: (907) 465-3656
Information Last Updated: 02-August-2023
contactID: 8202 nadid: 2539
Alana Medel
Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
PO Box 110630
Juneau, AK 99811
Phone: (907) 465-8272
Information Last Updated: 27-July-2023
contactID: 14212 nadid: 30145
Kinship Family Program
Volunteers of America
AK
Information Last Updated: 27-July-2023
contactID: 14334 nadid: 30218

Arizona

Tribe - Pascua Yaqui Nation (AZ)
Arizona Department of Child Safety
Peter Yucupicio
7474 S Camino De Oeste
Tucson, AZ 85757
Phone: (520) 883-5007
Information Last Updated: 10-August-2023
contactID: 14405 nadid: 213
Tribe - Salt River Pima Maricopa (AZ)
Arizona Department of Child Safety
Stephen Hudson
10005 East Osborn Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85256
Phone: (480) 362-5645
Information Last Updated: 10-August-2023
contactID: 14404 nadid: 213
Tribe - Navajo Nation
Arizona Department of Child Safety
Deannah Neswood-Gishey
PO Box 704
Division of Social Services
Window Rocks, AZ 86515
Phone: (928) 871-6556
Information Last Updated: 10-August-2023
contactID: 14407 nadid: 213
Arizona Kinship Support Services
AZ
Information Last Updated: 20-April-2023
contactID: 14423 nadid: 30763
Arizona Kinship Support Services
AZ
Information Last Updated: 28-March-2023
contactID: 14422 nadid: 30763
Resources for Kinship Foster Caregivers
Arizona Department of Child Safety
AZ
Information Last Updated: 28-March-2023
contactID: 14421 nadid: 213
Ellie Lauer
Statewide Kinship Support Specialist
Arizona Department of Child Safety
Arizona Department of Child Safety
Phoenix, AZ 85015
Phone: (602) 771-7024
Information Last Updated: 20-September-2023
contactID: 14345 nadid: 213

Arkansas

Tracy Holloway
Program Administrator- Adoption, Foster Care and Kinship Connect
Arkansas Department of Human Services
PO Box 1437
Little Rock, AR 72203
Information Last Updated: 28-March-2023
contactID: 14290 nadid: 27721
Ed Wallace
Kinship Connect Program Manager
Arkansas Department of Human Services
PO Box 1437
SLOT S565
Little Rock, AR 72203
Phone: (501) 396-6233
Fax: (501) 683-2788
Information Last Updated: 02-December-2022
contactID: 13984 nadid: 27721
Do you have a relative in foster care?
Arkansas Department of Human Services
AR
Information Last Updated: 28-March-2023
contactID: 14424 nadid: 27721

California

Tribe - Tolowa Nation (CA)
Department of Community and Family Services
Community and Family Wellness Dept. of Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation
Teela James, MSM, Deputy Director
CA
Phone: (707) 487-9255
Information Last Updated: 14-August-2023
contactID: 14338 nadid: 30219
California Kinship Guardianship Assistance Payment Program (Kin-GAP)
CA
Phone: (916) 657-1858
Information Last Updated: 14-August-2023
contactID: 14408 nadid: 30729
Valerie Earley
Chief Child and Youth Permanency Branch
California Department of Social Services
744 P Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 651-7464
Information Last Updated: 23-June-2023
contactID: 13977 nadid: 27739
Wayfinder Kinship Support Services Program
CA
Information Last Updated: 14-August-2023
contactID: 14425 nadid: 30729
Think of Us Kinship Navigator Program
CA
Information Last Updated: 14-August-2023
contactID: 14401 nadid: 27490

Colorado

Jeannie Berzinskas
Kinship Administrator
Colorado Department of Human Services
CO
Phone: (303) 903-5775
Information Last Updated: 14-September-2022
contactID: 13914 nadid: 27487
Colorado Kinnected Kinship Navigator Program
Colorado Department of Human Services
CO
Information Last Updated: 28-March-2023
contactID: 14426 nadid: 27487
Joseph Homlar
Director
Colorado Department of Human Services
CO
Phone: (303) 866-3538
Information Last Updated: 14-September-2022
contactID: 14280 nadid: 27487

Connecticut

Children’s Community Programs Center for Kinship Services
CT
Information Last Updated: 28-March-2023
contactID: 14427 nadid: 30168
Family Centered Services Caregiver Support Team
CT
Information Last Updated: 13-September-2022
contactID: 14182 nadid: 30168
Diane Rosell, MSW
Program Supervisor
Systems and Grants Development
505 Hudson Street
The Connecticut Department of Children and Families
Hartford, CT 06106
Information Last Updated: 11-August-2023
contactID: 14340 nadid: 30168

Delaware

Vera Greenplate
Foster Care Resource Program Administrator
Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families
Delaware Division of Family Services
1825 Faulkland Road
Wilmington, DE 19805
Phone: (302) 892-6401
Information Last Updated: 11-August-2023
contactID: 10347 nadid: 780
Children's Choice
Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families
Delaware Division of Family Services
DE
Information Last Updated: 28-March-2023
contactID: 14428 nadid: 780

District of Columbia

Ana Burgos, LICSW
Program Administrator Clinical Case Management and Support
District of Columbia Child and Family Services Agency
200 I Street, SE
Family Resource Division
Washington, DC 20003
Phone: (202) 727-7328
Information Last Updated: 14-September-2022
contactID: 13936 nadid: 27520
Ann Reilly
Deputy Director Office of Out of Home Support
District of Columbia Child and Family Services Agency
200 I Street, SE
Washington, DC 20003
Phone: (866) FAM-KIN1
Phone: (202) 727-5206
Information Last Updated: 05-December-2022
contactID: 13955 nadid: 27660
Kinship Navigator Program
District of Columbia Child and Family Services Agency
DC
Information Last Updated: 28-March-2023
contactID: 14429 nadid: 27660

Florida

Monique McCaskill
CW Agency Education Contact
Florida Department of Children and Families
Building 1, Room 301-M
1317 Winewood Boulevard
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700
Phone: (850) 717-4710
Information Last Updated: 19-September-2023
contactID: 14266 nadid: 748
Children’s Home Network
Florida Department of Children and Families
FL
Toll-Free: (888) 920-8761
Information Last Updated: 28-March-2023
contactID: 14155 nadid: 748
Kids Central Inc.
Florida Department of Children and Families
FL
Information Last Updated: 28-March-2023
contactID: 14430 nadid: 748

Georgia

Tacia C Spooner
Kinship Director
Georgia Department of Human Services
2 Peachtree St. NW, 18th floor
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: (404) 309-7699
Information Last Updated: 19-September-2022
contactID: 13938 nadid: 27521
Kinship Care Portal
Georgia Department of Human Services
GA
Information Last Updated: 28-March-2023
contactID: 14431 nadid: 27521

Hawaii

Kintaro Yonekura
National Foster Care Month Contact
Hawaii Department of Human Services
1010 Richards Street
Suite 216
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 586-5699
Fax: (808) 586-4806
Information Last Updated: 23-June-2023
contactID: 10159 nadid: 970
Epic Ohana Finding
HI
Information Last Updated: 28-March-2023
contactID: 14432 nadid: 970
Foster or Relative Placement Services Catholic Charities Hawaii
Kinship Navigator Program
1010 Richards Street
Suite 216
HI
Phone: (866) 545-0882
Information Last Updated: 28-March-2023
contactID: 14342 nadid: 970

Idaho

Jen Haddad
Community Resource Development Specialist
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
1755 Westgate Drive
Boise, ID 83704
Phone: (208) 334-5771
Fax: (208) 332-5531
Information Last Updated: 08-August-2023
contactID: 13920 nadid: 27492
Idaho Careline
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
ID
Phone: (800) 926-2588
Phone: 211
Information Last Updated: 08-August-2023
contactID: 14158 nadid: 27492

Illinois

John Egan
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
1911 South Indiana
Chicago, IL 60616
Phone: (312) 328-2269
Information Last Updated: 26-September-2022
contactID: 14225 nadid: 30204
Relatives Raising Children
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
IL
Information Last Updated: 28-March-2023
contactID: 14433 nadid: 30204

Indiana

Karen Hayden-Sturgis
Kinship Navigator Program Director
250 N. Main Street
Indiana Department of Child Services
Lafayette, IN 47901
Phone: (765) 432-4544
Information Last Updated: 14-August-2023
contactID: 14278 nadid: 27495
Kinship Indiana Support Services
IN
Toll-Free: (800) 244-5373
Information Last Updated: 14-August-2023
contactID: 14226 nadid: 27495

Iowa

Adoption and Kinship Family Support
Iowa Foster and Adoptive Parents Association
IA
Phone: (515) 229-8747
Information Last Updated: 07-August-2023
contactID: 13940 nadid: 25104
Sara Buis, MPA
Family Centered Services Program Manager
Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
Bureau of Child Welfare and Community Services
IA
Phone: (515) 281-4212
Information Last Updated: 19-September-2022
contactID: 14343 nadid: 1767
Families First Counseling Services
IA
Information Last Updated: 19-September-2022
contactID: 14162 nadid: 30148

Kansas

Corey Lada
Adoption/Guardianship
Kansas Department for Children and Families
Division of Protection and Prevention Services
555 S. Kansas Avenue
4th Floor
Topeka, KS 66603
Phone: (785) 230-6446
Information Last Updated: 07-August-2023
contactID: 14053 nadid: 25228
Kansas Family Advisory Network
Kansas Department for Children and Families
Division of Protection and Prevention Services
555 S. Kansas Avenue
4th Floor
Topeka, KS 66603
Toll-Free: (800) 969-5764
Information Last Updated: 28-March-2023
contactID: 14434 nadid: 25228
Randi Halonen
Kinship Navigator Program Manager & Ombudsman
Kansas Family Advisory Network
KS
Phone: (316) 264-2400
Toll-Free: (800) 969-5764
Information Last Updated: 20-April-2023
contactID: 14164 nadid: 30150

Kentucky

Maurice Lee
State Relative Service Array Coordinator
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Department for Community Based Services/Division of Protection & Permanency
130 West 43rd Street
Covington, KY 41015
Phone: (859) 292-6340
Information Last Updated: 15-August-2023
contactID: 14198 nadid: 12404
Kentucky Kinship Resource Center
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Department for Community Based Services/Division of Protection & Permanency
KY
Information Last Updated: 15-August-2023
contactID: 14402 nadid: 12404

Louisiana

LaTrese LeCour, MS
State Foster Care Manager, CW Agency Education Contact
Louisiana Department of Children & Family Services
627 North 4th Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Phone: (225) 342-4005
Information Last Updated: 20-September-2023
contactID: 14293 nadid: 2214
Tarnisha Mayfield
Kinship Navigator
Louisiana Department of Children & Family Services
PO Box 3318
627 North Fourth Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Phone: (225) 342-9726
Information Last Updated: 15-August-2023
contactID: 10410 nadid: 2215

Maine

Tribe - Penobscot Nation
Department of Social Services
Michael Augustine
4 Down Street
Indian Island, ME 04468
Phone: (207) 817-3165 ext. 1
Information Last Updated: 19-July-2023
contactID: 14272 nadid: 30215
Travis Bryant
Director
Adoptive and Foster Families of Maine & the Kinship Program
ME
Phone: (800) 833-9786
Information Last Updated: 19-July-2023
contactID: 14233 nadid: 21192
Bobbi Johnson
Associate Director of Child Welfare Services, CW Agency Education Contact
Maine Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Child and Family Services
2 Anthony Avenue
State House Station 11
Augusta, ME 04333
Phone: (207) 624-7989
Fax: (207) 624-7970
Information Last Updated: 20-September-2023
contactID: 13802 nadid: 27059
Adoptive and Foster Families of Maine & the Kinship Program
Maine Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Child and Family Services
ME
Information Last Updated: 28-March-2023
contactID: 14435 nadid: 27059

Maryland

Trina Townsend
Kinship Navigation Program Administrator
Maryland Department of Human Services
Social Services Administration
311 W. Saratoga Street
5th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21201
Cell: (410) 404-1566
Information Last Updated: 14-August-2023
contactID: 14310 nadid: 25912
Kinship Navigator Program
Maryland Department of Human Services
Social Services Administration
MD
Information Last Updated: 28-March-2023
contactID: 14436 nadid: 25912

Massachusetts

Tribe - Mashpee Wampanoag Nation
Department of Human Services
Maria Turner
483 Great Neck Road South
Mashpee, MA 02649
Phone: (774) 205-4568
Information Last Updated: 07-December-2022
contactID: 14271 nadid: 30214
Jennifer Kitchenham
Kinship Navigator Program Manager
Massachusetts Department of Children and Families
600 Washington Street
6th Floor
Boston, MA 02111
Phone: (617) 748-2244
Information Last Updated: 05-December-2022
contactID: 14119 nadid: 12302
Massachusetts Kinship Navigator
Massachusetts Department of Children and Families
MA
Toll-Free: (844) 924-4KIN (4546)
Information Last Updated: 28-March-2023
contactID: 14231 nadid: 12302

Michigan

Michigan Kinship Care Resource Center
MI
Toll-Free: (800) 535-1218
Information Last Updated: 28-March-2023
contactID: 14438 nadid: 30764
Tribe - Keweenaw Bay Indian Community
Tribal Social Services
Corey Pietila
Director
Baraga, MI 49908
Phone: (906) 353-6623
Information Last Updated: 05-December-2022
contactID: 14270 nadid: 30213
Renee Gonzales, L.M.S.W.
Division Director
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Foster Care, Guardianship, and Adoption
235 S. Grand Avenue
Lansing, MI 48933
Phone: (517) 249-0111
Information Last Updated: 11-October-2023
contactID: 10527 nadid: 24012

Minnesota

Minnesota Kinship Navigation Tool
Minnesota Department of Human Services
Family and Children Services Division
MN
Information Last Updated: 29-March-2023
contactID: 14234 nadid: 20282
Deborah Beske Brown
Minnesota Department of Human Services
Family and Children Services Division
444 Lafayette Road North
PO Box 64944
St. Paul, MN 55164
Phone: (651) 431-4731
Information Last Updated: 20-September-2022
contactID: 14279 nadid: 20282
Nichole Taylor
Kinship Coordinator
Minnesota Department of Human Services
Family and Children Services Division
444 Lafayette Road North
PO Box 64944
St. Paul, MN 55164
Phone: (651)431-5890
Information Last Updated: 20-September-2022
contactID: 14222 nadid: 20282

Mississippi

Verdavia Coleman
Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services
750 N. State Street
Jackson, MS 39202
Phone: (601) 359-4607
Fax: (601) 359-4360
Information Last Updated: 14-August-2023
contactID: 10359 nadid: 2919
Kinship Navigator Program
Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services
Southern Mississippi Planning and Development District
MS
Phone: (800) 444-8014
Information Last Updated: 14-August-2023
contactID: 14415 nadid: 2919

Missouri

Missouri Kinship Hotline
MO
Toll-Free: 1-(833) KIN-4KID/1-833-546-4543
Information Last Updated: 29-March-2023
contactID: 14215 nadid: 30200
Sherry Moller
Missouri Department of Social Services
Children's Division
205 Jefferson Street
Jefferson City, MO 65103
Phone: (573) 441-5033
Fax: (573) 884-8078
Information Last Updated: 10-August-2023
contactID: 14214 nadid: 12564
Parent Link Kinship Navigator Program
University of Missouri
MO
Information Last Updated: 29-March-2023
contactID: 14441 nadid: 30200

Montana

Montana State University
Kinship Navigator Program
MT
Toll-Free: (833) 445-3395
Information Last Updated: 11-August-2023
contactID: 14348 nadid: 3175

Nebraska

Camas Holder
Division of Children and Family Services
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509
Information Last Updated: 14-August-2023
contactID: 10371 nadid: 3212
Lutheran Social Services
NE
Information Last Updated: 20-April-2023
contactID: 14456 nadid: 3212
Nebraska Children’s Home Society
NE
Phone: (402) 451- 0787
Information Last Updated: 14-August-2023
contactID: 14455 nadid: 3212

Nevada

Kinship Navigator Program
NV
Phone: (844) 810-1667
Information Last Updated: 29-March-2023
contactID: 14148 nadid: 30140
Ali Caliendo
Executive Director
State Kinship Care Coordinator/Guardianship Support
NV
Toll-Free: (844) 810-1667
Information Last Updated: 29-March-2023
contactID: 14369 nadid: 30140
Megan Tingle
Social Services Specialist III
Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Child and Family Services
4126 Technology Way
3rd Floor
Carson City, NV 89706
Phone: (775) 684-4418
Fax: (775) 684-4456
Information Last Updated: 22-June-2023
contactID: 10222 nadid: 23723

New Hampshire

New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
NH
Toll-Free: (844) ASK-DHHS
Information Last Updated: 20-April-2023
contactID: 14218 nadid: 27524
NH Children’s Trust Fund Kinship Navigator Program
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
NH
Information Last Updated: 29-March-2023
contactID: 14420 nadid: 30761
Relative Care and Kinship Care
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
NH
Information Last Updated: 24-April-2023
contactID: 14442 nadid: 30761

New Jersey

Kinship Navigator Program
New Jersey Department of Children and Families
NJ
Phone: Kinship Hotline: 211
Information Last Updated: 20-April-2023
contactID: 14163 nadid: 30149
Sanford Starr
Assistant Commissioner
New Jersey Department of Children and Families
Division of Child Protection & Permanency
50 East State Street
Trenton, NJ 08625
Phone: (609) 888-7412
Information Last Updated: 14-September-2022
contactID: 14219 nadid: 10276
The Children's Home Society of New Jersey
New Jersey Department of Children and Families
NJ
Information Last Updated: 20-April-2023
contactID: 14458 nadid: 30149

New Mexico

SHARE New Mexico
NM
Phone: Kinship Hotline: 855-546-1212 (855-KIN-1212)
Information Last Updated: 20-April-2023
contactID: 14165 nadid: 30151
Anthony Beltran
Placement & Adoption Resource Bureau Chief
New Mexico Department of Children, Youth and Families
Placement and Adoption Resource Bureau
PO Drawer 5160
PERA Building, Room 254
Santa Fe, NM 87502
Phone: (575) 997-6218
Information Last Updated: 05-July-2023
contactID: 14309 nadid: 24553

New York

New York State Kinship Navigator
NY
Phone: Kinship Hotline: 1-877-454-6463
Information Last Updated: 20-April-2023
contactID: 13926 nadid: 27505
Carol McCarthy
Director
Bureau of Permanency Services
Office of Children and Family Services
52 Washington Street
Room 332 North
Rensselaer, NY 12144
Phone: (518) 473-5754
Information Last Updated: 25-July-2023
contactID: 14027 nadid: 28821

North Carolina

Tribe - Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
EBCI PHHS Family Safety Program
Meghan Arnold
Evidence Based Intervention Specialist
117 John Crowe Hill, PO Box 666
Cherokee, NC 28719
Phone: (828) 359-1542
Fax: (828) 359-0218
Information Last Updated: 05-December-2022
contactID: 14341 nadid: 30372
Carla McNeill, MSW
Section Chief of Permanency Planning
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Social Services, Child Welfare
820 S. Boylan Avenue
2409 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-2409
Phone: (919) 527-6391
Cell: (919) 208-9678
Fax: (919) 733-3052
Information Last Updated: 22-June-2023
contactID: 10328 nadid: 23727
Kinship/Relative Care
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Social Services, Child Welfare
NC
Information Last Updated: 20-April-2023
contactID: 14457 nadid: 23727

North Dakota

KINSHIPND
ND
Information Last Updated: 29-March-2023
contactID: 14448 nadid: 30766
North Dakota Department of Human Services
ND
Information Last Updated: 20-April-2023
contactID: 14450 nadid: 30153
Christina Pond
Kinship Navigator
North Dakota Department of Human Services
600 E. Boulevard Avenue
Dept 325
Bismarck, ND 58505-0250
Phone: (701) 328-1453
Information Last Updated: 29-March-2023
contactID: 14167 nadid: 30153

Ohio

Kinship Navigator
Ohio Foster, Adoption and Kinship Care
OH
Information Last Updated: 28-March-2023
contactID: 14168 nadid: 30154
Veronica Burroughs, LISW-S
OhioKAN Project Manager
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
Office of Families and Children
PO Box 183204
Columbus, OH 43218-3204
Phone: (614) 644-7801
Information Last Updated: 10-August-2023
contactID: 13927 nadid: 27508
Ohio Kinship Supports Intervention ProtectOhio
Ohio Foster, Adoption and Kinship Care
OH
Information Last Updated: 20-April-2023
contactID: 14459 nadid: 30154

Oklahoma

Tribe - Cherokee Nation
Cherokee Nation Indian Child Welfare
Stephanie Brown
PO Box 1669
Tahlequah, OK 74465
Phone: (918) 458-6934
Information Last Updated: 02-December-2022
contactID: 14269 nadid: 30212
Stacey Bates
Oklahoma Department of Human Services
2400 N Lincoln Blvd
Sequoyah Building
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Phone: (405) 501-4876
Information Last Updated: 22-September-2023
contactID: 14125 nadid: 27200
North Care Family Kinnections
Oklahoma Department of Human Services
OK
Information Last Updated: 22-September-2023
contactID: 14443 nadid: 27200

Oregon

Oregon Kinship Navigator
Portland, OR
Phone: Kinship Hotline: (833) 201-5557
Information Last Updated: 28-March-2023
contactID: 14262 nadid: 30208
Kevin George
Grant Manager for Oregon Kinship Navigator
Oregon Department of Human Services
Office of Child Welfare Programs
500 Summer Street, NE
Salem, OR 97301
Phone: (503) 510-3233
Information Last Updated: 21-September-2022
contactID: 14261 nadid: 30155
Stacey Loboy
Foster Care and ICPC Program Manager
Oregon Department of Human Services
Office of Child Welfare Programs
500 Summer Street, NE
Human Services Building Adoption Unit 2nd Floor
Salem, OR 97301
Phone: (541) 968-6215
Information Last Updated: 10-February-2023
contactID: 10378 nadid: 4503

Pennsylvania

State Kinship Navigator Program
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services
PA
Information Last Updated: 29-March-2023
contactID: 14444 nadid: 29989
Diane Michel
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services
625 Forster Street
H & W Building Annex
Harrison, PA 17120
Phone: (717) 705-2911
Information Last Updated: 10-August-2023
contactID: 14238 nadid: 29989

Puerto Rico

Kinship Navigator Hotline
Línea de Orientación y Apoyo Familiar (LOAF hotline)
PR
Phone: (888) 359-7777
Information Last Updated: 20-April-2023
contactID: 14452 nadid: 30779

Rhode Island

Kinship Caregiver Guide
Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth, and Families
Division of Resource Families
RI
Information Last Updated: 20-April-2023
contactID: 14453 nadid: 14020
The Family Services Unit
Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth, and Families
Division of Resource Families
RI
Information Last Updated: 20-April-2023
contactID: 14446 nadid: 14020
Melissa Aguiar Rivard
Administrator, Recruitment Development and Support
Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth, and Families
Division of Resource Families
101 Friendship Street, 2nd Floor
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: (401) 528-3551
Fax: (401) 528-3650
Information Last Updated: 10-February-2023
contactID: 14207 nadid: 14020

South Carolina

Kinship Navigator Halos
SC
Information Last Updated: 10-August-2023
contactID: 14437 nadid: 27527

South Dakota

Katie Larson
Program Specialist
South Dakota Department of Social Services
Division Child Protection Services
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: (605) 773-3227
Information Last Updated: 20-April-2023
contactID: 14347 nadid: 5285

Tennessee

Relative Caregiver Program
Tennessee Department of Children's Services
TN
Information Last Updated: 20-April-2023
contactID: 14346 nadid: 30375
Marjahna Hart-Curry
State Director, Relative Caregiver Program
Tennessee Department of Children's Services
315 Deaderick
UBS Tower, 10th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: (615) 532-5624
Information Last Updated: 21-August-2023
contactID: 13930 nadid: 27513

Texas

Anna McArtor
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
701 West 51st Street
MC W-157
Austin, TX 78751
Phone: (512) 925-5871
Information Last Updated: 20-April-2023
contactID: 13931 nadid: 27514

Utah

Kinship Navigator Program
Children’s Service Society GrandFamilies and Kinship Care
UT
Information Last Updated: 29-March-2023
contactID: 14451 nadid: 30767
Kyla Clark
Program Administrator
Utah Department of Human Services
195 North 1950 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
Phone: (801) 755-6278
Information Last Updated: 20-April-2023
contactID: 13932 nadid: 27515

Vermont

Vermont Kin as Parents
VT
Phone: Kinship Hotline: (802) 871-5104
Information Last Updated: 20-April-2023
contactID: 14179 nadid: 30165
Barbara Joyal
System of Care Unit Director
Vermont Department for Children and Families
280 State Drive HC1 North
Waterbury, VT 05671-1030
Phone: (802) 760-0599
Information Last Updated: 22-June-2023
contactID: 10432 nadid: 26317

Virgin Islands

Carla Benjamin
Assistant Commissioner
Virgin Islands Department of Human Services
Division of Children and Family Services
3012 Golden Rock
St. Croix, VI 00820
Phone: (340) 718-2980
Information Last Updated: 21-September-2023
contactID: 10505 nadid: 24023
Charrisse Hart
Administrator
Adoption/Guardianship
Virgin Islands Department of Human Services
Division of Children and Family Services
1303 Knud Hansen Complex Suite 1
St. Thomas, VI 00802
Phone: (340) 774-0930 ext. 4392
Cell: (340) 473-5794
Fax: (340) 774-0082
Information Last Updated: 21-September-2022
contactID: 14265 nadid: 24023

Virginia

C. Garrett Jones, LCSW
Resource Family Program Manager/NFCM Point of Contact
Virginia Department of Social Services
801 East Main Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: (804) 726-7527
Cell: (434) 906-1856
Information Last Updated: 20-July-2023
contactID: 14136 nadid: 28922
Cody Lynch
Senior Program Consultant
Virginia Department of Social Services
Division of Family Services, Contract Services
801 East Main Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: (804 )726-7628
Information Last Updated: 20-July-2023
contactID: 14349 nadid: 28922
State Kinship Navigator
Virginia Department of Social Services
VA
Toll-Free: (888) 593-1972
Information Last Updated: 29-March-2023
contactID: 14449 nadid: 28922

Washington

Kinship Navigator Program
Department of Social and Health Services, Aging and Long Term Support Administration
WA
Information Last Updated: 20-April-2023
contactID: 14454 nadid: 30780
Tribe - Port Gamble S'Klallam
Children and Families Services Department
Cheryl Miller
31912 Little Boston Road
Kingstown, WA 98346
Phone: (360) 297-9665
Information Last Updated: 27-July-2023
contactID: 14268 nadid: 30211
Geene Delaplane
Kinship and Guardianship Program Manager
Washington Department of Children, Youth, and Families
P.O. Box 40983
Olympia, WA 98504
Phone: (360) 688-0391
Information Last Updated: 24-July-2023
contactID: 14307 nadid: 27516

West Virginia

Kendra Boley-Rogers, MSW/LSW
Program Manager/Children and Adult Services
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
Bureau for Social Services
350 Capitol Street
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: (304) 872-0803
Information Last Updated: 22-June-2023
contactID: 10381 nadid: 6234
Rachel Kinder
FrameWorks Director
Mission West Virginia
168 Midland Trail
Suite 1
Hurricane, WV 25526
Phone: (304) 562-0723
Information Last Updated: 29-March-2023
contactID: 14337 nadid: 30371
Bonnie Duns
Program Director
West Virginia State University Extension Service
Healthy Grandfamilies
PO Box 1000
500 Curtis Complex
Institute, WV 25112
Phone: (304) 204-4007
Information Last Updated: 29-March-2023
contactID: 14109 nadid: 29871
Carla Harper
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
Bureau for Social Services
707 Professional Park Drive
Summersville, WV 26651
Phone: (304) 352-4506
Information Last Updated: 18-September-2022
contactID: 14247 nadid: 6234
Melissa Lilly
Director
West Virginia State University Extension Service
Healthy Grandfamilies
600 Curtis Complex – PO Box 1000
Institute, WV 25112
Phone: (304) 204-4371
Information Last Updated: 18-September-2022
contactID: 14336 nadid: 30370

Wisconsin

Kinship Navigator Program
Wisconsin Department of Children and Families
WI
Information Last Updated: 28-March-2023
contactID: 14440 nadid: 27518
Holly Telfer
Kinship Care Specialist
Wisconsin Department of Children and Families
201 West Washington Avenue
Madison, WI 53703
Phone: (608) 422-6921
Information Last Updated: 21-September-2022
contactID: 13935 nadid: 27518

Wyoming

Tom Kennah
Wyoming Department of Family Services
3817 Beech Street
Suite 200
Laramie, WY 82070
Phone: (307) 721-1951
Information Last Updated: 24-July-2023
contactID: 14248 nadid: 30143
Kinship Connections of Wyoming
WY
Information Last Updated: 20-April-2023
contactID: 14335 nadid: 30369