State Foster/Adoptive Family Associations/Coalitions

State Foster/Adoptive Family Associations/Coalitions

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

State-level associations/coalitions of families that work to strengthen foster and adoptive parents and kinship/relative caregiver families through training, support, advocacy, and outreach activities. State-specific warmlines for foster/resource parents are included, as available. If your State has a foster/adoptive family association that is ON THE WEB and not included on this list, please contact Child Welfare Information Gateway at OrganizationUpdates@childwelfare.gov

Alabama

Alabama Foster and Adoptive Families Association
1091 County Road 1659
Cullman, Alabama 35058
Phone: (888) 545-2372
nadid: 25092

Alaska

Alaska Center for Resource Families
815 2nd Avenue
Suite 202
Fairbanks, Alaska 99701
Phone: (907) 479-7307
Toll-Free: (800) 478-7307
nadid: 10558

Arizona

Arizona Association for Foster and Adoptive Parents
14202 N. 73rd Ave
Peoria, Arizona 85381
Phone: (602) 884-1801
nadid: 25094
Arizona Department of Child Safety
Arizona
For Foster and Kinship questions, please call the warmline at 1-877-543-7633 option 3.
nadid: 30699

California

Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services
California
The Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services provides a caregiver warmline (7 days a week). For information, call (877) 323-7165
nadid: 30700
California State Foster Parent Association
California
Phone: (707) 689-8866
nadid: 25095

Colorado

Colorado State Foster Parent Association
6655 W. Jewell Ave
Suite 107
Lakewood, Colorado 80232
nadid: 30608
Colorado Coalition of Adoptive Families (COCAF)
PO Box 270398
Louisville, Colorado 80027-0398
Toll-Free: (303) 562-9864
nadid: 25096

Connecticut

Connecticut Alliance of Foster and Adoptive Families
2189 Silas Deane Highway, Suite 2
Rocky Hill, Connecticut 06067
Phone: (860) 258-3400
Toll-Free: (800) 861-8838
nadid: 25097

District of Columbia

Foster and Adoptive Parent Advocacy Center (FAPAC)
508 Kennedy Street NW
Room 303
Washington, District of Columbia 20011
Phone: (202) 269-9441
nadid: 30139

Florida

FloridaFAPA
Florida
Toll-Free: (866) 913-0977
FloridaFAPA seeks to support, educate, and advocate on behalf of foster and adoptive families.
nadid: 30302

Georgia

Adoptive and Foster Parent Association of Georgia
Georgia
nadid: 25114
Georgia Center for Resources and Support
80 Joseph E. Lowery Blvd. NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30314
Phone: (404) 929-0401
nadid: 25100

Hawaii

It Takes an Ohana Hawaii (Formerly the Hawaii Foster Parent Association)
Hawaii
Phone: (808) 540-2543
nadid: 25101
Hawaii Department of Human Services
Hawaii
Warm Line/Support Line for Resource Caregivers (open 7 days per week, 8:30 AM-10.00 PM) open 7 days per week. Oahu (808) 545-1130/Neighbor Islands 1-866-545-0882 (Toll-free)
nadid: 30703

Illinois

Illinois Foster/Adoptive Parent Association
Illinois
nadid: 25102

Iowa

Iowa Foster and Adoptive Parents Association
Iowa
Phone: (515) 229-8747
nadid: 25104

Kansas

Kansas Foster and Adoptive Families Association
Kansas
Phone: (913) 283-4243
nadid: 25105

Kentucky

Kentucky Foster/Adoptive Care Association
346 Pleasant Hill Lane
Orlando, Kentucky 40460
Phone: (606) 784-7826
nadid: 25106
Kinship Families Coalition of Kentucky
Kentucky
The Kinship Families Coalition of Kentucky is a community group dedicated to raising awareness of the issues surrounding kinship care in Kentucky and forwarding recommendations for policy changes to increase supports for kinship families. Members from across the state of Kentucky include relative caregivers, advocacy organizations, and support service providers.
nadid: 30476

Louisiana

Louisiana Foster and Adoptive Parents Association
Louisiana
Phone: (318) 614-8177
nadid: 25107

Maine

Adoptive and Foster Families of Maine & the Kinship Program
34 Main Street
Orono, Maine 04473
Phone: (207) 827-2331
Toll-Free: (800) 833-9786
nadid: 21192

Maryland

Maryland Resource Parent Association
Maryland
nadid: 26092

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Alliance for Families
Massachusetts
Phone: (781) 861-0890
nadid: 25108
The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC)
3815 Washington Street
Suite 2
Boston, Massachusetts 02130
Phone: (781) 861-0890
Phone: (617) 983-5800
MSPCC Kid’s Net Program provides a range of services to connect foster, pre-adoptive, and kinship families to the information, resources, respite and support networks they need to address the unique challenges that come with raising foster children.
nadid: 29900

Michigan

Fostering Forward Michigan
Michigan
Phone: (517) 225-7145
nadid: 25110

Missouri

FosterAdopt Connect
Missouri
nadid: 25111

Nebraska

Nebraska Foster and Adoptive Parent Association
3601 N. 25th Street
Suite D
Lincoln, Nebraska 68521
Phone: (402) 476-2273
Toll-Free: (877) 257-0176
nadid: 3211

Nevada

Foster Change
Nevada
Phone: 877-332-2272
Foster Change is the official Foster, Kinship and Adoptive Family Association of Southern Nevada serving families that provide care by offering free trainings and access to continued education, resources, seasonal family events, and support groups. Foster Change also serves as a neutral bridge between the Department of Family Services and foster, kinship, and adoptive families, in an effort to ensure that communication and collaboration are integrated through a unified vision.
nadid: 11094
Foster Kinship
Nevada
nadid: 27166
Raise the Future
Nevada
Phone: (702) 436-6335
nadid: 30320

New Hampshire

New Hampshire (NH) Foster and Adoptive Parent Association
New Hampshire
Phone: (603) 545-5022
nadid: 25113

New Jersey

Embrella
New Jersey
Phone: (609) 520-1500
nadid: 25115

New York

New York Adoptive and Foster Family Coalition
New York
Phone: (646) 688-4321
nadid: 25116

North Carolina

Foster Family Alliance
2609 Atlantic Avenue
Suite 105
Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: (800) 578-7770
nadid: 30083

Ohio

Ohio Family Care Association
303 E. Broad Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: (614) 222-2712
nadid: 27252

Oklahoma

Foster Care and Adoptive Association of Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Phone: (877) 322-6411
nadid: 27234

Oregon

Oregon Foster Parent Association
PO Box 366
410 Mill Street
Salem, Oregon 97308
Phone: (503) 361-3906
Toll-Free: (888) 544-3402
nadid: 26969
Northwest Adoptive Families Association (Oregon)
Oregon
Phone: (971) 328-1580
nadid: 25117

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania State Resource Family Association
Pennsylvania
Phone: (800) 951-5151
nadid: 25118

Rhode Island

Foster Forward (Rhode Island)
55 South Brow Street
East Providence, Rhode Island 02914
Phone: (401)438-3900
nadid: 25119

South Carolina

South Carolina Foster Parents Association
PO Box 39
Elgin, South Carolina 29045
Toll-Free: (888) 828-3555
nadid: 25120

Tennessee

Tennessee Foster Adoptive Care Association
P.O. Box 332428
Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37133
Phone: (865) 824-8699
nadid: 29722

Texas

Texas Foster Family Association
Texas
nadid: 25121

Utah

Utah Foster and Adoptive Families Association
Utah
nadid: 25122

Virginia

NewFound Families
Virginia
Phone: (877)823-2237
Toll-Free: (877) 823-2237
nadid: 25258

Washington

Foster Parents Association of Washington State
Washington
Toll-Free: (800) 391-2273:
nadid: 25124

West Virginia

WV Foster Adoptive & Kinship Parents Network
1422 Kanawha Blvd. East
Charleston, West Virginia 25301
Phone: (304) 807-9535
nadid: 30315

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Foster and Adoptive Parent Association, Inc.
901 7th Street
Menasha, Wisconsin 54952
Phone: (920) 725-4450
nadid: 25125