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

Email: afapa@afapa.org

https://afapa.org/

https://afapa.org/contact/

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

Email: acrf@nwresource.org

https://www.acrf.org/

nadid: 10558

Arizona

Arizona Association for Foster and Adoptive Parents

14202 N. 73rd Ave

Peoria, Arizona 85381

Phone: (602) 884-1801

Email: info@azafap.org

https://www.azafap.org/

https://www.azafap.org/contact/

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

https://www.csfpaonline.org/

nadid: 25095

Colorado

Colorado State Foster Parent Association

6655 W. Jewell Ave

Suite 107

Lakewood, Colorado 80232

Email: office@csfpa.net

https://csfpa.net/page-1285338

nadid: 30608

Colorado Coalition of Adoptive Families (COCAF)

PO Box 270398

Louisville, Colorado 80027-0398

Toll-Free: (303) 562-9864

Email: deborah.cave@cocaf.org

http://www.cocaf.org/

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

Email: info@cafafct.org

https://cafafct.org/

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

Email: info@dcfapac.org

https://www.dcfapac.org/

nadid: 30139

Florida

FloridaFAPA

Florida

Toll-Free: (866) 913-0977

Email: info@floridafapa.org

https://floridafapa.org/

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

https://fostergeorgia.com/adoptive-and-foster-parent-association-of-georgia/

nadid: 25114

Georgia Center for Resources and Support

80 Joseph E. Lowery Blvd. NW

Atlanta, Georgia 30314

Phone: (404) 929-0401

https://gacrs.org/

nadid: 25100

Hawaii

It Takes an Ohana Hawaii (Formerly the Hawaii Foster Parent Association)

Hawaii

Phone: (808) 540-2543

http://ittakesanohana.org/

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

https://illfapa.org/

nadid: 25102

Iowa

Iowa Foster and Adoptive Parents Association

Iowa

Phone: (515) 229-8747

http://www.ifapa.org/resources/kinship_resources.asp

nadid: 25104

Kansas

Kansas Foster and Adoptive Families Association

Kansas

Phone: (913) 283-4243

http://www.kfapa.org/

nadid: 25105

Kentucky

Kentucky Foster/Adoptive Care Association

346 Pleasant Hill Lane

Orlando, Kentucky 40460

Phone: (606) 784-7826

Email: KFACA1988@gmail.com

https://kfaca1988.org/

nadid: 25106

Kinship Families Coalition of Kentucky

Kentucky

https://kinshipky.org/

https://kinshipky.org/contact-us/

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

http://www.louisianafosters.la.gov/directory/office/louisiana-foster-adoptive-parent-association

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

Email: info@affm.net

https://affm.net/

nadid: 21192

Maryland

Maryland Resource Parent Association

Maryland

https://mrpa.org/

nadid: 26092

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Alliance for Families

Massachusetts

Phone: (781) 861-0890

https://www.mspcc.org/maff/

nadid: 25108

The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC)

3815 Washington Street

Suite 2

Boston, Massachusetts 02130

Phone: (617) 983-5800

Phone: (781) 861-0890

https://www.mspcc.org/kidsnet/

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

Email: Support@fosteringforwardmi.org

https://www.fosteringforwardmi.org/

nadid: 25110

Missouri

FosterAdopt Connect

Missouri

https://www.fosteradopt.org/

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

https://nfapa.org/welcome.html

https://nfapa.org/what_you_can_do/contact.html

nadid: 3211

Nevada

Foster Change

Nevada

Phone: 877-332-2272

https://www.fosterchangecc.org/

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

Email: FamilyAdvocate@FosterKinship.org

https://www.fosterkinship.org/

nadid: 27166

Raise the Future

Nevada

Phone: (702) 436-6335

https://www.raisethefuture.org/family-support/nevada

nadid: 30320