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Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation [AFFCF]

Directory of Organizations Aiding Arizona Foster Children

Updated January 2019

Compiled by AFFCF Board Member Benjamin R. Norris

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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All information shown has been provided by the named entities, either on a website or otherwise. Information has been edited to consume less space.

Statewide Organizations Providing Goods/Services [Government Agency] .......................................................................... 3

National/Statewide Organizations Providing Goods/Services [Private Agencies] ................................................................ 7

National/Statewide Advocacy Organizations .................................................................................................................. 18

Statewide Professional Organizations ............................................................................................................................ 21

County-Specific Organizations .................................................................................................................................... 22

Apache ............................................................................................................................................................... 22

Cochise ............................................................................................................................................................... 24

Coconino ............................................................................................................................................................. 27

Gila .................................................................................................................................................................... 30

Graham ............................................................................................................................................................... 32

Greenlee ............................................................................................................................................................. 33

La Paz ................................................................................................................................................................ 34

Maricopa ............................................................................................................................................................ 35

Mohave ............................................................................................................................................................... 52

Navajo ................................................................................................................................................................ 54

Pima .................................................................................................................................................................. 56

Pinal .................................................................................................................................................................. 65

Santa Cruz ........................................................................................................................................................... 69

Yavapai .............................................................................................................................................................. 71

Yuma .................................................................................................................................................................. 75

Arizona Tribal Child Wellfare Programs ......................................................................................................................... 77

Other Organizations Specifically Aiding Native American Children in Foster Care ............................................................... 78

STATEWIDE ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING GOODS/SERVICES

Government Agencies

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ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES (DCS, FORMERLY CPS)

CHILD ABUSE HOTLINE Tel: 888.767.2445 TDD: 602.530.1831 Secondary Tel: (888.SOS.CHILD) TDD 800.530.1831 COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL AND DENTAL PROGRAM P.O. Box 29202, Phoenix, AZ 85038 Tel: 602.351.2245 Secondary Tel: 800.201.1795 Email: [email protected] Provider Services: Email: [email protected] Behavioral Health: Email: [email protected] Medical Services: Email: [email protected] Member Services: Email: [email protected] GENERAL INQUIRIES Tel: 602.255.2500 Email: [email protected] Address: P.O. Box 6030, S/C CH010-23A, Phoenix, AZ 85005-6030 INVESTIGATIVE OFFICE LOCATIONS

Central Region (from central Phoenix to the East): Regional Office: 3221 N. 16th St #400, Phoenix, AZ 85016 | Tel: 602.532.4000 Permanency Section: 3295 E. Broadway Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85040 | Tel: 602.771.0640 Osborn Office: 3550 N.Central Ave., 3rd Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85012 | Tel: 602.774.9500 North Central Office: 4000 N. Central Ave. #400, Phoenix, AZ 85016 | Tel: 602.265.0612 South Mountain Office: 3295 E. Broadway Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85040 | Tel: 602.771.0640 Tempe Office: 1201 S. Alma School Rd. #7, Mesa, AZ 85210 | Tel: 602.771.0460 Mesa Office: One N. MacDonald, Mesa, AZ 85201 | Tel: 602.255.4440 Gilbert Office: 1201 S. Alma School Rd. #6, Mesa, AZ85210 | Tel: 602.771.0460 Casa Grande Office: 1119 E. Cottonwood Ln., Casa Grande, AZ 85122 | Tel: 520.858.8880 Apache Junction Office: 11518 E. Apache Trail, Ste. 109, Apache Junction, AZ 85120 | Tel: 480.373.2080 Southwestern Region (from to central Phoenix the West): Regional Office: 3221 N. 16th St #400, Phoenix, AZ 85016 | Tel: 602.264.1360 Permanency Section: 5800 W. Glenn Dr. #150, Glendale, AZ 85301 | Tel: 623.500.1000 Glendale Office: 5800 W. Glenn Dr., Glendale, AZ 85301 | Tel: 623.580.1000 Peoria Office: 8990 W. Peoria Ave, 2nd Floor, Peoria, AZ 85345 | Tel: 602.771.0013 Pinnacle Peak Office: 1925 W. Pinnacle Peak Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85027 | Tel: 623.500.5801 Thunderbird Office: 13450 N. Black Canyon Hwy #170, Phoenix, AZ 85029 | Tel: 602.863.0799 West 101 Office: 1860 N. 95th Ln, 2nd Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85037 | Tel: 602.774.9700 Avondale Office: 965 E. Van Buren Street, Ste. 100, Avondale, AZ 85323 | Tel: 623.932.8000 Yuma Office: 2550 S. 4th Ave., Yuma, AZ 85364 | Tel: 928.247.8200 Parker Office: 1032 Hopi Ave., Parker, AZ 85344 | Tel: 928.699.8385

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ARIZONA DCS INVESTIGATIVE OFFICE LOCATIONS (CONT.)

Northern Region (Apache, Coconino, Mohave, Navajo and Yavapai Counties) Region Office: 1300 W. University, #100, Flagstaff, AZ 86001 St. Johns Office: 1200 W. Cleveland #2, St. Johns, AZ 85936 | Tel: Tel: 928.337.9150 Winslow Office: 219 E. 3rd St., Winslow, AZ 86047 | Tel: 928.289.3312 Show Low Office: 2500 E. Cooley St., Ste 410, Show Low, AZ 85901 | Tel: 928.532.4382 Prescott Office: 1000 Ainsworth St., C-320, Prescott, AZ 86305 | Tel: 928.759.1900 Prescott Valley Office: 3274 Bob Dr., Prescott Valley, AZ 86314 | Tel: 928.759.1845 Cottonwood Office: 1500 E. Cherry St., Ste. B, Cottonwood, AZ 86326 | Tel: 928.649.6844 Flagstaff Office: 2705 N. 4th Ave., Flagstaff, AZ 86004 | Tel: 928.637.1900 Bullhead City Office: 2601 Hwy 95, Bullhead City, AZ 86442 | Tel: 928.704.7776 Lake Havasu: 228 London Bridge, Lake Havasu, AZ 86403 | Tel: 928.854.0315 Kingman Office: 519 E. Beale, #150, Kingman, AZ 86401 | Tel: 928.753.5056 Fredonia Office: 432 N. Main St., Box 555, Fredonia, AZ 86022 Page Office: 1057 Vista Ave., Page, AZ 86040

Pima Region (Pima County) Alvernon Office: 1455 S. Alvernon Way, Tucson, AZ 85711 | Tel: 520.872.9123 Madera A Office: 2750 S. 4th Ave., Tucson, AZ 85713 | Tel: 520.741.2505 Madera C Office: 2769 S. 4th Ave., Tucson, AZ 85713 | Tel: 520.209.4601 South Country Club Office: 6363 S. Country Club, Ste. 151, Tucson, AZ 85706 | Tel: 520.740.1882 East Broadway Office: 6840 E. Broadway Ave., Tucson, AZ 85710 | Tel: 520.209.3500 Oracle Office (formerly Wetmore Office): 3550 N. Oracle Rd., Tucson, AZ 85705 | Tel: 520.887.7577 Southeast Region (Cochise, Gila, Graham, Greenlee and Santa Cruz Counties) Bisbee Office: 209 Bisbee Rd., Bisbee, AZ 85602 | Tel: Tel: 520.432.5337 Benson Office: 595 S. Dragoon St., Benson, AZ 85603 | Tel: 520.586.8359 Douglas Office: 1140 F Ave., Douglas, AZ 85607 | Tel: 520.805.6573 Sierra Vista Office: 157 Coronado Dr., Ste. J, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635 | Tel: 520.224.5984 Globe Office: 605 S. 7th St., Globe, AZ 85501 | Tel: 928.425.3101 Payson Office: 100 N. Tonto St., Ste. 102, Payson, AZ 85541 | Tel: 928.468.9860 Safford Office: 333 N. 8th Ave., Safford, AZ 85546 | Tel: 928.428.3000 Nogales Office: 1843 N. State Dr., Nogales, AZ 85621 | Tel: 520.377.5900

FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION Address: P.O. Box 6123, Site Code 940A, Phoenix, AZ 85005-6123 Tel: 1.877.KIDS.NEEDU (1.877.543.7633) Email: [email protected]

Tucson Adoption Subsidy Program Tel: 520.885.8002 Counties: Cochise, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, Pima, Pinal

Phoenix Adoption Subsidy Program Tel: 602.771.6470 Counties: Apache, Coconino, La Paz, Maricopa, Mohave, Yavapai, Yuma

Melissa Ward, Permanency Policy Specialist Tel: 928.759.1904 | Email: [email protected]




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FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION (CONT.) Marcia Cannal-Jarvis, Adoption Liaison (Pima County and Southern Arizona) Tel: 520.209.4876 | Email: [email protected] Corina Aguilar, Adoption Registry Specialist Tel: 602.774.5823 | Email: [email protected] Julie O'Dell, Statewide Adoptions Manager Tel: 602.255.2623 | Email: [email protected] Susetta (Sue) Schmelz, Adoption Policy Specialist Tel: 520.784.2569 | Email: [email protected]

PREVENTION AND FAMILY SUPPORT

Office of Prevention Email: [email protected] Arizona Families F.I.R.S.T. Statewide Program Coordinators Jeanine Diaz | Tel: 602.264.3376 x3319 | Email: [email protected] Leanne Hawkins | Tel: 602.264.3376 x3315 | Email: [email protected] Esthela Navarro | Tel: 520.281.1947 x249 | Email: [email protected] Northern Region Provider Antoinette Sablan | Tel: 928.774.9125 | Fax: 928.774.0697 | Email: [email protected] Southeast Region Provider (Southeastern Arizona Behavioral Health Services, Inc.) Lenor Maldonado | Tel: 928.428.4550 | Fax: 520.586.6118 | Email: [email protected] Note: Serves Cochise, Graham, Greenlee and Gila Counties

Southwest, Central, Pima Regions Provider: Brenda Deuel | Tel: 602.685.6023 | Fax: 602.685.6060 | Email: [email protected]

YOUNG ADULT PROGRAM (Independent Living)

Statewide Coordinator Megan Conrad | Tel: 602.255.2630 | Email: [email protected] | 3003 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85012 Apache, Coconino, Mohave, Navajo & Yavapai Independent Living Area Coordinator Jim Ayers | Tel: 928.649.6809 | Email: [email protected] | 1500 E. Cherry St. #B, Cottonwood, AZ 86326 Cochise, Gila, Graham, Greenlee & Santa Cruz Independent Living Area Coordinator Sharon Travis | Tel: 520.432.5613 | Email: [email protected] | 209 Bisbee Rd., Bisbee, AZ 85603

Maricopa County Independent Living Area Coordinator Mollie Linden | 602.771.7091 | Email: [email protected] | 3925 E. Broadway Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85040 Maricopa County Independent Living Area Coordinator Anris Reeves | Tel: 602.771.7080 | Email: [email protected] | 3925 E. Broadway Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85040 Maricopa County Independent Living Area Coordinator Debra Richards | Tel: 602.771.7077 | Email: [email protected] | 8990 W. Peoria Ave., 2nd Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85345 Maricopa County Independent Living Area Coordinator Mike Valles | Tel: 602.771.7050 | Email: [email protected] | 1860 N. 95th Lane, Ste. 200, Phoenix, AZ 85037



















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YOUNG ADULT PROGRAM (cont.) Pima County Independent Living Area Coordinator Ana Contreras | Tel: 520.209.4805 | Email: [email protected] | 1455 S. Alvernon Way, Tucson, AZ 85711 Pima County Independent Living Area Coordinator Rose Diaz | Tel: 520.209.4806 | Email: [email protected] | 1455 S. Alvernon Way, Tucson, AZ 85711 Yuma and La Paz Counties Independent Living Area Coordinator Maria Estrada | Tel: 928.247.8688 | Email: [email protected] | 1185 S. Redondo Center Dr., Yuma, AZ 85365

NATIONAL YOUTH IN TRANSITION DATABASE Email: [email protected] HEALTHY FAMILIES ARIZONA Arizona Statewide Coordinator Latarrie Martin | Tel: 602.255.2667 | Email: [email protected]

AHCCCS Customer Service Tel: 602.364.4558 / 1.800.867.5808 | Email: [email protected] CMDP Behavioral Health Unit Tel: 602.351.2245 / 1.800.201.1795 | Email: [email protected] (Select your language, then option 3, then option 2) Apache, Coconino, Gila, Mohave, Navajo & Yavapai Counties Health Choice Integrated Care Tel: 928.214.2370 / 1.800.640.2123 | Email: [email protected] Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, La Paz, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz & Yuma Counties Cenpatico Integrated Care Tel: 520.809.6432 / 1.844.365.3144 | Email: [email protected] Maricopa County & Pinal County Zip Codes 85120, 85140, 85143, 85220, 85240 & 85243 Mercy Maricopa Integrated Care Tel: 480.751.8471 / 1.800.564.5465 | Email: [email protected] Statewide for Children with Qualifying CRS Medical Condition United Healthcare Community Plan CRS Tel: 602.255.1692 / 1.800.348.4058 | Email: [email protected]












NATIONAL/STATEWIDE ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING GOODS/SERVICES

Private Agencies

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AID TO ADOPTION OF SPECIAL KIDS (AASK) Main Office 2320 N. 20th St., Phoenix, AZ 85006 Tel: 602.254.2275 Fax: 602.212.2564 Email: [email protected] Website: aask-az.org How to Help a Child (Information on becoming a foster/adoptive parent) Tel: 602.930.4900 West Valley Office 15396 N. 83rd Ave., Ste. A100, Peoria, AZ 85382 East Valley Office 175 E. Corporate Pl., Chandler, Arizona 85225 Chief Executive Officer: Ron Adelson AASK initially provided foster care/adoption support to children with special needs and still does, but now also supports all children in the Arizona foster care system. AASK primarily provides serves Maricopa and Pinal Counties. Among the services provided: • Recruiting and training (initial training and follow-up) for foster and adopt placements through contracts with DCS and Native

American tribes • Adoption/pregnancy counseling for pregnant women who know they want to give up the child for adoption • Training and matching volunteer mentors for children in group homes • Sibling Camp in Payson so siblings can go to summer camp together • Wendy’s Wonderful Kids: AASK works with the Dave Thomas Foundation to find adoption placements • Assistance to kinship placements so they can navigate the court system, behavioral health care and schools, accompanying

kinship caregivers to kinship care meetings as needed • Home Community-Based Services program: matches placements with respite and special needs care providers • Medically Fragile Foster Care program: 30-hour training and advanced courses provide knowledge and skills needed for foster

parents of children who are ages 0 to 5 years with significant medical, physical or development needs such as substance exposure, genetic defects, chromosomal disorders, failure to thrive, feeding issues and respiratory complications due to premature birth

• Todos los Niños program: services aimed at placing Latino children families of the same heritage; services offered in both English and Spanish

ARIZONA ASSOCIATION FOR FOSTER AND ADOPTIVE PARENTS 3110 E. Thunderbird Rd., Ste. 110, Phoenix, AZ 85032 Tel: 602.884.1801 Website: azafap.org Office Administrator: Kristi Sharp | [email protected] AZAFAP is a non-profit, statewide organization that serves families who adopt children and provide foster and kinship care. Working in partnership with child welfare professionals and the community, AAFAP’s purpose is to support, educate, empower and provide a unified voice for Arizona’s foster and adoptive families with the goal of increasing the well-being and stability of Arizona’s most vulnerable children. Specific services offered include: • Tax tips seminar for foster and adoptive parents • Clothing drive and boutique • Christmas in July event • Trauma training classes • Family camp adventure • Annual picnic • Bicycle drive • Foster care awareness


http://www.aask-az.org/

http://www.azafap.org/



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ARIZONA CENTER FOR AFTERSCHOOL EXCELLENCE 77 E Weldon Ave. Suite 210, Phoenix, AZ 85012 Tel: 602.734.5434 E-mail: [email protected] Website: azafterschool.org/directory Chief Executive Officer: Courtney C. Sullivan This is a free website with a comprehensive, state-wide, bilingual searchable directory of 1,500 out-of-school time (OST)/ afterschool/summer programs by location, services, ages of the youth served, and other criteria. ARIZONA CHILDREN’S ASSOCIATION Phoenix Corporate Office 711 E. Missouri, Ste. 200, Phoenix, AZ 85014 Tel: 602.234.3733 Tucson Corporate Office 3716 E. Columbia St., Tucson, AZ 85714 Tel: 520.622.7611 Website: arizonaschildren.org President and Chief Executive Officer: Denise Ensdorff Founded in 1912, we are one of the oldest and largest statewide comprehensive child welfare and behavioral health not-for-profit agencies in Arizona. Located in all 15 Arizona counties, we provide a variety of programs and services to meet the needs of more than 40,000 children, youth and families each year. Services offered are listed in the By County section of this document. ARIZONA FRIENDS OF FOSTER CHILDREN FOUNDATION (AFFCF) 360 E. Coronado Rd., Ste. 190, Phoenix, AZ 85004 Tel: 602.252.9445 | Fax: 623.487.3392 Website: affcf.org Executive Director: Kris Jacober AFFCF is a local 501(c)(3) organization that provides children in foster care in Arizona with awards for social, athletic and educational opportunities that are not funded by the standard Department of Child Safety allowances or in any other way. AFFCF qualifies for the Arizona Qualifying Foster Care Charitable Organization tax credit; donations of up to $500 by individuals or $1,000 for married couples may be eligible for a dollar-for-dollar reduction in Arizona income tax liability. General Awards Contact: Kyle Tarr, Program Coordinator | Tel: 602.252.9445 | Email: [email protected] For a complete list and details of what AFFCF can consider funding, please visit: affcf.org/general-awards/general-award-guidelines/ To receive funding, all requests must go through AFFCF’s application process. Anyone can submit an application on behalf of a child in foster care. Visit affcf.org/apply to access the application. The application does ask for the contact information of the child’s DCS or Tribal caseworker, as we must verify the child’s current status as a ward of the court in foster care in Arizona. Applicants must also provide supporting documentation that displays exactly what is being requested and the exact cost of the request. Documentation can be a brochure, a flyer, an email from the provider or a screenshot from a web page.

http://www.arizonaschildren.org/

http://www.affcf.org/


http://www.affcf.org/apply


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AFFCF (cont.) Keys to Success Contact: Diane Daily, Program Director | Tel: 919.413.3468 | Email: [email protected]

AFFCF’s Keys to Success (K2S) program helps youth aging out of the Arizona foster care system receive career planning, education and employment development services they need to achieve personal and financial stability. K2S currently operates in Maricopa County only and works with a variety of other organizations to provide youth the resources they need to attain independence. For more information, visit affcf.org/keys. Post-Secondary Scholarships Contact: Erika Klotz, Post-Secondary Program Manager | Tel: 602.775.5786 | Email: [email protected] AFFCF’s Post-Secondary Scholarship program funds tuition and fees for young people who age out of foster care and wish to attend college, university or vocational education program. To see eligibility guidelines and how to apply, visit affcf.org/scholarships.

The Bobby Edd Penson Fund Contact: Erika Klotz, Post-Secondary Program Manager | Tel: 602.775.5786 | Email: [email protected] The Penson Fund is designed to help young men and women who have aged out of foster care overcome emergency expenses that derail their education. These funds are not intended to be used for long-term, ongoing expenses. Awards are limited to two requests per quarter. For eligibility and guidelines, please go to affcf.org/penson.

ARIZONA HELPING HANDS 3110 E. Thunderbird Rd., Ste. 100, Phoenix, AZ 85032 Tel: 480.889.0604 | Fax: 480.794.1015 Website: azhelpinghands.org President and CEO: Dan Shufelt Arizona Helping Hands’ mission statement is to support foster and indigent families at times of crisis or need by providing to them basic essentials such as bedding, clothes, personal effects, holiday and special occasion toys, school supplies and emergency assistance. AHH also acts as a resource helping to connect families to other community based services including foster care enrichment and support providers. AHH programs include (NOTE: in all cases, supplies are limited): • Birthday Dreams – personalized birthday gifts for children ages 1 to 12 that are wrapped and decorated by volunteers, and

include a toy, a book and sometimes a bicycle. Any foster parent with a Notice to Provider from DCS can fill out an onine application two to four weeks before the child’s birthday.

• Basic Needs – provides twin beds, cribs, clothing, diapers, high chairs, books and other items for foster families in need • Holiday Toy Drive – provides new toys for foster families and nonprofit organizations to make the holidays special for boys and

girls in foster care • Back to School – provides backpacks filled with school supplies to children in foster care • Dream Kits – includes personal care items such as shampoo, body wash, soap, toothbrush and other items for children coming

into foster care. ARIZONA KINSHIP SUPPORT SERVICES/KARE (collaboration of Arizona’s Children Association & Casey Family Programs) Statewide Caregiver Resource Line: 1.888.737.7494 Website: arizonakinship.org Maricopa County Tel: 480.748.9269 Pima County (The KARE Family Center) 220 E. Speedway Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85705 Tel: 520.323.4476 The Arizona Kinship Coalition works to increase the safety, permanency and well-being of children in kinship care. Services include: • Information and resource referrals (statewide) • Topical education related to kinship care (Phoenix & Tucson)


http://www.affcf.org/keys


http://www.affcf.org/scholarships


http://www.affcf.org/penson

http://www.azhelpinghands.org/

http://www.arizonakinship.org/


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ARIZONA KINSHIP SUPPORT SERVICES/KARE (cont.) • Help completing guardianship packets so caregivers can register children for school and apply for medical services

(Phoenix & Tucson) Legal resource information (Phoenix & Tucson)

• Assistance for families wishing to become guardians or adoptive parents through the juvenile court (Tucson) • Support groups (Tucson) • Help completing benefit applications such as TANF, AHCCCS and Kids Care (Phoenix & Tucson) • Advocacy for caregivers and children in school, court systems, health care and mental health agencies, benefits programs, DCS,

etc. (Phoenix & Tucson) ARIZONA PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN (AZPAC) 2025 N. 3rd St., Ste. 250, Phoenix, AZ 85004 Tel: 602.238.7138 | Fax: 602.285.0311 Satellite office: 2220 S. Country Club, Ste. 108, Mesa, AZ 85210 Tel: 480.388.3292 Website: azpartnershipforchildren.org Executive Director: Kristina Almus Arizona Partnership for Children is a limited liability partnership formed by Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona, Catholic Social Service of Central and Northern Arizona (now Catholic Charities) and Devereux Arizona. The organization delivers services through the partner agencies for DCS and First Things First.

In-Home Services • DCS Northern Region (provided by Catholic Charities) • DCS Southeastern Region (provided by Catholic Community Services) • DCS Southwest Region (with Arizona’s Children Association) Foster Care and Adoption Home Recruitment, Study and Supervision • Maricopa County (delivered by Catholic Charities and Devereux) • Pima County (delivered by Devereux and Catholic Community Services - St. Nicholas of Myra Adoption Center) • Coconino, Yavapai, Apache and Navajo Counties (delivered by Catholic Charities) • Mohave, La Paz and Yuma Counties (delivered by Catholic Charities and Catholic Community Services) • Pinal and Gila Counties (delivered by Catholic Community Services, St. Nicholas of Myra Adoption Center and Catholic

Charities) • Cochise, Santa Cruz, Graham and Greenlee Counties (delivered by Catholic Community Services)

Arizona Families F.I.R.S.T. • DCS Northern Region (provided by Catholic Charities) • DCS Southwest Region (provided by Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona, Inc. for TERROS, Inc.) Interstate Compact for Placement of Children (ICPC) • Pinal and Gila Counties (provided by St. Nicholas of Myra Adoption Center) Parent Aide Services • DCS Southwest Region (provided by Catholic Charities and Devereux) • DCS Central Region (provided by Catholic Charities and Devereux) • DCS Pima Region (provided by Catholic Community Services and Devereux) • DCS Southeast Region (provided by Catholic Community Services) First Things First - Home Visitation Program (Parents as Teachers) • DCS Southeast/Central Maricopa Region (provided by Catholic Charities and Devereux)

https://azpartnershipforchildren.org/


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ARIZONANS FOR CHILDREN, INC. 2435 E. La Jolla Drive, Tempe, AZ 85282 Tel: 480.838.0085 Website: arizonansforchildren.org/ President: Kaye McCarthy Arizonans for Children serves foster children and children in equivalent care with Indian tribes. Most services are rendered for large groups of children at one time; there is no formal application process. AFC works primarily in Maricopa County, but will help children from other counties from time to time. All services are free; AFC is funded through grants and private donors. Services include: • Three children’s visitation centers located in Phoenix, Mesa and Peoria for family visits • Mentoring/tutoring program • Cooking program • Pioneers STEM program • Art and craft classes • Woodworking classes • Financial literacy and aging out program • Events and special programs AZ FOSTER YOUTH 411 Tel: 866.999.6384 Website: fosteryouth411.org Foster Youth 411 is a website designed for youth and young adults who need resources and information to facilitate immediate survival and long-term success. It provides information and access to various services including shelter, counseling, help for parenting or pregnant youth, legal information (obtaining vital documents), education/employment assistance, financial information, support groups (for substance abuse, foster youth and more) transportation and food, as well as inexpensive recreational and social activities. The site also provides hotline numbers for emergency access to food, shelter, suicide prevention and domestic violence [including date violence and sexual assault] resources. CENTRAL ARIZONA KINSHIP CARE COALITION Tel: 888-737-7494 (NOTE: This is the same number for Arizona Kinship Support Services Statewide Caregiver Resource Line) Email: [email protected] Website: azkincare.org Central Arizona Kinship Care Coalition is a coalition of other organizations concerned with kinship care issues and puts kinship caregivers in contact with resources for education, employment, housing, respite, respite vouchers, financial and legal services and other benefits.

Monthly Meetings Second Monday of every month (except July) | 12PM – 2PM Family Involvement Center | 5333 N. 7th St., A-100, Phoenix, AZ 85014 | Tel: 602.4124095

BRIDGING SUCCESS - ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY (ASU) 411 N. Central Ave., Ste. 780, Phoenix, AZ 85004 Tel: 602.496.0054 Email: [email protected] Website: students.asu.edu/foster-youth Program Coordinator: Justine Cheung The Bridging Success program connects foster youth to ASU and supports them until they graduate with a college degree from the Downtown Phoenix, Polytechnic, Tempe or West campuses. Bridging Success can help former foster youth complete their college applications, provide resources for filling out the FAFSA and identify scholarship opportunities. Once admitted to ASU the Bridging Success team provides personal coaching to help you navigate personal and academic challenges, workshops to enhance your learning and build professional skills and connections to on and off-campus resources.

http://arizonansforchildren.org/

http://www.fosteryouth411.org/


http://www.azkincare.org/


https://students.asu.edu/foster-youth


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BRIDGING SUCCESS - MARICOPA COMMUNITY COLLEGES Tel: 480.731.8093 Email: [email protected] Website: my.maricopa.edu/support/foster-youth Program Coordinator: Sam Garman The Bridging Success program at Maricopa Community Colleges focuses on three areas for former foster youth: retention, degree completion and transfer. Students supported by the Bridging Success Initiative will have access to the many resources of the Maricopa Community Colleges including tutoring, academic counseling, career planning, skill development as well as additional support they may need. At each college there are staff and faculty who have received training about the potential challenges a youth aging out of care may face. These staff and faculty are committed to helping students take the next step in their education and advocating for their success. C.U.D.D.L.E. OUTREACH P.O. Box 3022, Page, AZ 86051 Tel: 928.645.2944 | Fax: 928.645.2293 E-mail: [email protected] Website: cuddleoutreach.org Founder and Director: Linda Dodds C.U.D.D.L.E. is an all-volunteer organization that exists to comfort and provide quality emergency supplies for children in crisis, to prevent the cycle of abuse by showing children how to focus on their talents and strengths, allowing them opportunity to success in their future. C.U.D.D.L.E. Wellness Kits are distributed through DCS and first repsonders and include a handmade quilt, a washcloth bag filled with toiletries and hygiene essentials, a stuffed animal and a children’s illustrated Bible. The group also provides a Survival Essentials program for children which includes topics such as Understanding Ourselves and Others; Seven Habits of a Highly Effective Teen; What’s in a Price Tag; Closets, Cupboards and Cars; Budgets, Banks and Contracts and How to Plan for Your Future and Make It Happen. DUET 10000 N. 31st St., Ste. D200, Phoenix, AZ 86040 Tel: 602.274.5022 Website: duetaz.org Duet guides grandparents (and relatives “kin”) with tools and resources to thrive and keep the family together. Programs and services offered by Duet include support groups, educational workshops, social activities for families, benefit and legal guidance, respite assistance and resource informational and referral. FOSTERCARE ALUMNI OF AMERICA 5810 Kingstowne Center Drive, Ste. 120-730, Alexandria VA 22315 Tel: 918.862.2586 Email: [email protected] Website: fostercarealumni.org Arizona Chapter Contact: Eshawn Peterson | 480.987.4940 Email: [email protected] FosterCare Alumni of America’s mission is to ensure a high quality of life for those in and from foster care through the collective voice of alumni. FCAA chapters around the country plan alumni reunions, “family” barbeques or holiday events to claim family traditions as their own. FCAA also organizes foster walks around the country to draw attention to the issues facing current and former foster youth and to raise funds for FCAA. FCAA’s National Foster Care Youth and Alumni Policy Council provides relevant and timely information on policies and practices that affect children and families throughout the country, including commenting on legislation and policies that impact youth in foster care; proposing recommendations to improve the lives of youth; and monitoring and measuring the effectiveness of programs and policies. Some of the issues that have been addressed by FCAA’s National Foster


https://my.maricopa.edu/support/foster-youth


http://www.cuddleoutreach.org/

http://www.duetaz.org/


http://www.fostercarealumni.org/



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FOSTERCARE ALUMNI OF AMERICA (cont.) Care Youth and Alumni Policy Council include aging out, higher education, mental health, normalcy and vulnerability. FCAA also provides foster care alumni speakers from its national network of alumni experts across the country; FCAA’s Foster Sharing training helps participants to identify opportunities in a safe, effective, and strategic way; understand how to maximize their credibility; and practice developing and delivering their personal story. The “resources” tab on FCAA’s website provides access to studies and other documentation that support FCAA’s positions. FOSTER CARE TO SUCCESS 23811 Chagrin Blvd.,Ste. 210, Cleveland, OH 44122 Tel: 571.203.0270 | Fax: 855.773.8299 E-mail: [email protected] Website: fc2success.org Foster Care to Success is the oldest and largest national nonprofit organization working solely with college bound foster youth. The group helps navigate the tricky waters of academia, understand the importance of personal fiscal responsibility, determine achievable career goals and create networks of friendship and support. FC2S provides a variety of services including the following: • Education Training Vouchers • Academic Success Coaching • Scholarships and Grants • Reach USA • Student Care Packages NOTE: FC2S runs several college scholarship programs that are not available in Arizona. Check their website to learn more. FOSTERCLUB Headquarters 620 S. Holladay Dr. #1, Seaside, OR 97138 Tel: 503.717.1552 | Fax: 503.717.1702 E-mail: [email protected] Washington, D.C. Office 718 7th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001 Tel: 202.681.5420 Website: fosterclub.com Founder/Executive Director: Celeste Bodner FosterClub connects young people from foster care with unique tools and programs, and engages young people to transform life for themselves, their peers, and to ultimately improve the child welfare system. The national organization delivers services and programs in these key areas: developing young leaders, training (for youth and for foster parents), outreach, public policy and public awareness. FosterClub’s notable programs include the following:

All-Star Internship Every summer, 20 - 25 young people from the foster care system will receive intensive leadership and public speaking training and then sent to teen conferences and foster care-related events across the country. In addition to motivating, educating and empowering foster youth across America, the FosterClub All-Stars will raise awareness about the 400,000 children in foster care today and the 29,000 youth who transition from foster care every year, mostly without the support of a permanent and stable family. Congressional Foster Youth Shadow Experience This opportunity brings foster youth and policymakers to the same table. Over the course of three days, participants attend young leader training focusing on federal foster care policy, strategic sharing and team-building exercises. The program concludes with the foster youth participants shadowing congressional members, allowing them to share their #FosterYouthVoices to give the representative a well-rounded understanding of the experiences of youth in foster care, which will help as they pursue policies that impact all foster youth.


http://www.fc2success.org/


http://www.fosterclub.com/


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FOSTERCLUB (cont.) National Foster Care Youth and Alumni Policy Council The National Foster Care Youth and Alumni Policy Council convenes to provide federal stakeholders with relevant and timely information as policies and procedures are created that will affect children and families throughout the country. The Council represents a collective viewpoint of youth and alumni who have experienced the child welfare system first-hand. The Council consists of 20 members geographically distributed across the country, reflecting a broad range of diversity encompassing, but not limited to ethnicity, location of residency, religion, gender and child welfare experiences.

FOSTERING ADVOCATES ARIZONA 3030 N. 3rd St., Ste. 650, Phoenix, AZ 85012 Tel: 602.266.0707 x211 Website: fosteringadvocatesarizona.org Established by the Children’s Action Alliance, Fostering Advocates Arizona strives to make a difference for young adults transitioning out of foster care. Their work centers around five priorities: 1) involve young adults, 2) build partnerships and resources, 3) investigate, communication and evaluate, 4) inspire good public policy and 5) drive opportunities for financial success. The Fostering Advocates Arizona website offers a wealth of resources for independent living services, transitional independent living programs, education and employment, financial literacy, housing, obtaining vital documents, advocacy and support and other resources. FOSTERING SUCCESS – THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA Student Union Memorial Center, Room 404, 1303 E. University Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85721 Tel: 520.626.5710 | Fax: 520.621.3799 Email: [email protected] Website: fosteringsuccess.arizona.edu Fostering Success is a community on campus to support UA students that have experienced the foster care system, are struggling with homelessness or lack a natural support system. The support structure of peer-to-peer mentorship with professional support staff available for consultation and referrals, and the commitment to evolving based on the needs of participants provides a unique space for UA students to overcome their individual barriers and gain the confidence to know they will be successful adults. HOPE AND A FUTURE, INC. Physical address 909 W. McDowell Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85007-1729 Mailing address P.O. Box 61172, Phoenix, AZ 85082 Tel: 602.258.5860 Email: [email protected] Website: azhope.com President: Michael Brewer Hope and a Future is an Arizona 501(c)(3) nonprofit Christian organization that provides the following services to children in foster care:

Royal Family Kids Camp Royal Family Kids Camp is an unforgettable week of summer camp for children, 7 to 11 years of age, who live the rest of the year in group homes or foster homes. The children create powerful and positive memories to keep them “going and growing” until they return the next summer for another great week at camp. A trusted camp cousin has charge of just two campers and each camper also has a surrogate grandma and grandpa, as well as a large support staff of aunts and uncles. Tthe ratio of staff-to-campers is high to ensure success and safety. During the week there is a birthday bash with cake, games and presents to celebrate each child’s birthday. A background check is conducted on every volunteer who also receive intensive training to

http://www.fosteringadvocatesarizona.org/


https://fosteringsuccess.arizona.edu/


http://www.azhope.com/


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HOPE AND A FUTURE, INC. (cont.) manage any behavioral or emotional issues. Medical personnel are also available to administer first aid and medication. All campers are afforded complete confidentiality, which means no promotional pictures or unauthorized cameras. However, staff will take pictures as keepsakes for the children and the children receive a camp scrapbook with the pictures at the end of camp.

Teen Reach Adventure Camp (TRAC) TRAC is a positive, faith-based summer camp experience that offers hope and encouragement to foster children who are 12 to 15 years old that may have suffered abuse, neglect or abandonment. The camp is specifically designed to ensure the success of every foster child who attends camp. Each three-day camp provides a unique ratio of one counselor to every two children, and each camp is single-gender to promote a greater level of comfort between staff and attendees. Through quality time with each child and encouragement, each child leaves camp with a positive outlook on life. Campers will experience outdoor activities, hiking, archery, zipline, fishing, canoes and participate in a low-level challenge course that helps them recognize the importance of self-respect, teamwork and communication while having fun! Life 360 Life 360 is a year-round life skills mentoring program for Arizona foster children who are at least 15 years old and builds on the successful relationships established during our summer camp programs (however, there is no requirement that participants have gone to camp). The program focuses on basic skills like money management, household management, planning for college, budgeting, interviewing for jobs, job skills, nutrition and meal planning. This program is primarily for Maricopa County.

John S. Brewer Memorial Scholarship Fund Created to help any foster child through ongoing educational assistance, career training and college scholarships, the John S. Brewer Memorial Scholarship Fund provides assistance for high school tutoring, vocational training, college tuition and housing assistance while in college. The application can be found online at azhope.com/scholarship-application/

Annual Christmas Celebration Hope and a Future throws a festive gathering for children who attend Hope and a Future programs, their foster families and organization volunteers. The celebration includes a catered dinner for those in attendance, arts and crafts for the children, holiday desserts and gifts for each child. The gifts include appropriate age-specific toys and new articles of clothing for each child. Since 2005, HF has invited all children who’ve ever taken part in HF programs, their foster families and their group homes. This program takes place in Maricopa County.

OCJ KIDS (OPPORTUNITY, COMMUNITY AND JUSTICE [FOR] KIDS) Physical Address 21630 N. 9th Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85027 Mailing Address 524 W. Westcott Dr., Phoenix, AZ 85027 Tel: 602.439.2171 E-mail: [email protected] Website: ocjkids.org Contact: Shevaun Sullivan | Email: [email protected] OCJ Kids’ mission is to equip foster and at-risk children and youth by providing them tools, resources, and positive role models to succeed and excel in every area of life. OCJ Kids serves children in foster across the state, focusing primarily (but not exclusively) on foster children in group homes. In Maricopa County and in other counties with group homes, OCJ Kids sends volunteer mentors to the home. Specific services offered include the following:

Recruiting and Training Volunteers OCJ Kids recruits and trains volunteers to visit with foster children in group homes, potentially leading to volunteers becoming a mentor or a life coach for a foster child. Events OCJ Kids holds four events: • Career Development Fair (provides resume development and interview skills)

https://azhope.com/scholarship-application/


http://www.ocjkids.org/



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OCJ KIDS (cont.)

• Cowboy Camp (an overnight horse camp for children in special needs group homes, sex-offender group homes, etc. to attend camp despite the special needs/restrictions on having contact with others that otherwise would prevent them from going to a summer camp)

• Tools for Success Back to School Party ( provides relationship building skills as well as backpacks and school supplies) • One Bright Star Christmas Party (for partnering group homes). Transition Success Centers The Transition Success Centers supply welcome kits, transitional suitcases, kinship kits, emergency overnight sleep kits, clothing and visitation rooms for children and youth in the foster care system.

PREVENT CHILD ABUSE ARIZONA P.O. Box 26495, Prescott Valley, AZ 86312 Tel: 928.445.5038 / 602.255.5540 / 877.820.9222 | Fax: 928.778.5300 E-mail: [email protected] Website: pcaaz.org Executive Director: Rebecca “Becky” Ruffner | [email protected] Prevent Child Abuse Arizona is shifting the public conversation about child maltreatment so that prevention is the priority. PCA Arizona provides training, parenting education and prevention services to families, foster parents, child welfare professionals, social service providers, law enforcement, court personnel and the public.

Best for Babies: CJ James | Email: [email protected] This program provides both training and support to court and DCS personnel in establishing best practices for dealing with foster children ages 0-3 years. Issues addressed include prenatal exposure to maternal substance abuse and low birth weight, which are associated with an increased likelihood of behavioral problems, chronic health conditions and developmental delays. The goals of Best for Babies are: (1) to increase shared knowledge of the unique needs of maltreated infants and toddlers; and (2) to increase community collaboration in the child welfare system to improve outcomes. A particular concern is that the unique and immediate needs of infants and toddlers in the child welfare system are often overlooked, since the focus of ongoing services is likely to be the more visible legal and mental health issues of their birth parents. Never Shake a Baby: Beth Eggers-Sedlet | Email: [email protected] This program is an evidence-based program aimed at providing parents information and skills to prevent shaken baby syndrome (SBS). NSBAZ is available throughout the state to all parents who have just given birth. The NSBAZ program is offered by the nurse to new parents just prior to discharge with their newborn. Parents who voluntarily participate are given a tip sheet on how to handle a crying infant, watch a video on shaken baby syndrome and are asked to sign a commitment form that states that they were educated on the dangers of shaking babies. They also make a plan to handle their crying child and inform all who take care of their child about their plan and about SBS. Triple P Positive Parenting Program©: Cricket Mitchell | Email: [email protected] The Triple P – Positive Parenting Program© is one of the world’s most effective parenting programs. Triple P works by giving parents the skills to raise confident, healthy children and teenagers and to build stronger family relationships. It also helps parents manage misbehavior and prevent child rearing problems occurring in the first place. Triple builds upon parents’ existing strength and teaches them simple and practical strategies they can adapt to suit their own values, beliefs and needs.

STREETLIGHTUSA P.O. Box 6178, Peoria, AZ 85385 Tel: 623.435.0900 E-mail: [email protected] Website: streetlightusa.org Chief Executive Officer: Skye Steele Founded by a network of 60 churches in 2009, StreetLightUSA is the national leader in providing care and healing to victims of child sex trafficking and sexual trauma. Most girls are placed through the state; there are only a few private placements. Girls are placed from across the country, but most are from Arizona. Services include:


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STREETLIGHTUSA (cont.) • Therapeutic residential care • Specialized trauma care • Therapeutic activities • Crisis intervention and stabilization • Mentoring • Onsite tutoring and career planning • Awareness program • Prevention program YAVAPAI FAMILY ADVOCACY CENTER 8485 E. Yavapai Rd., Prescott Valley, AZ 86314 Tel: 928.775.0669 Website: yfac.org Director: Missy Sikora | Email: [email protected] A project of Prevent Child Abuse Arizona, the Yavapai Family Advocacy Center’s mission is to reduce trauma to victims of abuse by providing a safe and supportive environment and facilitating a team approach to advocacy, investigation and prosecution. Services include advocacy, referrals to crisis centers, referrals to legal services, forensic exams and interviews, support groups and bilingual services. YEAR UP ARIZONA 1245 E. Buckeye Road, Room # A166, Phoenix, AZ 85034 Tel: 480.376.0898 Email: [email protected] Website: yearup.org Executive Director, Arizona: Kim Owens Year Up offers a free, one-year program that includes: six months professional training in IT, finance or customer service; a six-month corporate internship with a respected company; up to 24 college credits; a weekly educational stipend throughout the program; and guidance and support from a staff advisor and mentor who is an experienced professional. For the first six months of the program, students develop technical and professional skills in the classroom. Students then apply those skills during the second six months on an internship at one of Year Up’s corporate partners.

Eligibility requirements: • 18-24 years old • High school graduate or GED recipient • Of low to moderate income; • A U.S. Citizen, permanent resident or have an employment authorization card • Available five days a week (Monday - Friday) for the full year of the program • Highly motivated to learn new technical and professional skills

http://www.yfac.org/



http://www.yearup.org/

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ARIZONA GRANDPARENT AMBASSADORS 7932 E. Jennifer Anne Drive, Tucson AZ 85730 Email: [email protected] Website: azag.org Central Arizona Contact: Phoenix, Tempe, Chandler, Mesa, Apache Junction and surrounding areas [email protected] Southern Arizona Contact: Tucson, Green Valley, Nogales, Sierra Vista, Yuma and surrounding areas Tel: 520.312.8067 | Email: [email protected] Arizona Grandparent Ambassadors hosts an annual statewide advocacy summit for grandfamilies and other kinship families. Summits include sharing stories, resources and developing advocacy skills. They also host regional meetings and advocacy training and keep members informed of opportunities to be heard at the Arizona Legislature. CHILDREN’S ACTION ALLIANCE Phoenix Office 3030 N. 3rd St. #650, Phoenix, AZ 85012 Tel: 602.266.0707 | Fax: 602.263.8792 Tucson Office 738 N. 5th Ave. #220, Tucson, AZ 85705 Tel: 520.329.4930 E-mail: [email protected] Website: azchildren.org President and CEO: Dana Wolfe Naimark Children’s Action Alliance lobbies the government at both federal and state levels on issues of concern for children in general – especially low-income children. They produce briefing sheets and talking point lists for politicians and others, as well as conducts research and collects others’ research to support its positions. Children’s Action Alliance is part of a national initiative, KIDS COUNT, to collect data and publish statistical reports on the condition of children. While Children’s Action Alliance does not provide goods or services itself, they do provide a referral system to various resources on their website at: azchildren.org/need-help Children’s Action Alliance works with other organizations on various issues such as the following:

Foster Care • The Jim Casey Youth Opportunities • Nina Scholars • FindYouthInfo.gov • Reference Guide to Arizona Scholarships, Grants and Financial Aid Information

Budget and Taxes • Childrensbudget.org • State Priorities Partnership • The Economic Policy Institute

Child Abuse and Neglect • State Policy Advocacy and Reform Center • Casey Family Programs • Prevent Child Abuse America • Child Trends • Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago • Department of Child Services • Arizona Supreme Court


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CHILDREN’S ACTION ALLIANCE (cont.)

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families • Child Welfare Information • FindYouthInfo.gov • The North American Council on Adoptable Children • Arizona Citizen Review Panel Program • Arizona Sexual Assault Network

Early Care and Education • Arizona Child Care Resource and Referral • The Birth to Five Helpline (877.705.KIDS) • First Things First • Enriching the Nation: Public Investment in High-Quality Prekindergarten by Robert G. Lynch of the Economic Policy Institute • Zero to Three • Kids Count Right Start • National Association for the Education of Young Children • Pre-K Now Grandfamilies • Arizona Grandparent Ambassadors • Arizona Kinship Support Services Health • Kids Health Link • Arizona Adolescent Health Coalition • AHCCCS • The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ( • Comprehensive Health Surveillance System of the Arizona Department of Education • Families USA • First Focus • FindYouthInfo.gov • Phoenix Children’s Hospital’s Parent Action Committee

Juvenile Justice • The Juvenile Justice Services Division of the Arizona Supreme Court • The Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections • FindYouthInfo.gov • The Annie E. Casey Foundation • The Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth • Models for Change • Coalition for Juvenile Justice • National Center for Juvenile Justice • National Juvenile Justice Network • National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges • The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention • Campaign for Youth Justice • National Mental Health Association’s page on juvenile justice • Juvenile Info Network • Fight Crime: Invest in Kids


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CHILDREN’S RIGHTS 88 Pine St #800, New York, NY 10005 Tel: 212.683.2210/Toll Free: 888.283.2210 | Fax: 212.683.4015 Email: [email protected] Website: childrensrights.org Executive Director: Sandy Santana Children’s Rights uses the law to hold governments accountable and to defend kids when foster care systems fail. Children’s Rights began as a project of the New York Civil Liberties Union and later, the American Civil Liberties Union. In 1995, they became an independent nonprofit organization. The Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest is local counsel for Children’s rights in this litigation. PROTECTING ARIZONA’S FAMILY COALITION 77 E. Columbus Ave., Ste. 202, Phoenix, AZ 85012 Tel: 602.550.1338 E-mail: [email protected] Website: pafcoalition.org Executive Director: Shannon Schell Protecting Arizona’s Family Coalition is a coalition of health and human service groups throughout Arizona. While prohibited as a nonprofit from endorsing candidates, it focuses on voter registration, voter education and voter participation. Issues of concern to the organization include: • Health and human services • Health care coverage • Domestic violence • Mental illness

• Substance abuse • Children’s services • Poverty • Hunger

• Homelessness • Affordable housing • Assisting people with

disabilities/independent living PAFCO itself does not provide services. WILDFIRE (formerly Arizona Community Action Association) 2700 E. Palm Ln., Suite 315, Phoenix, AZ 85004 Tel: 602.604.0640 | Fax: 602.604.0644 Email: [email protected] Website: wildfireaz.org Executive Director: Cynthia Zwick Formerly known as Arizona Community Action Association, Wildfire is a growing movement to end poverty. The group advocates for fair practices, collaborates on policy issues and supports community action initiatives. Beyond easing the effects of poverty, Wildfire’s efforts aim to ignite lasting change: to stop poverty before it starts.

Advocacy Wildfire is investing in collaborative strategies that ensure both businesses and employees can thrive in our economy. In addition to engaging in policy solutions at the state and local level, Wildfire is working directly with businesses to advance a quality jobs strategy that actively invests in employees to ignite far reaching returns for everyone in Arizona. Access Wildfire promotes access to a foundation of financial security for all Arizonans. By lifting up policies that address wealth inequality and working to ensure tools are available to assist build wealth regardless of race, gender, or economic background, Wildfire is working to create a state where instead of just getting by, everyone is able to thrive. Sustainability Wildfire partners with over 75 community and faith-based organizations to ensure individuals and families who need supportive services have access to them. At the same time, they leverage these partnerships to make sure these services are sustainable and don’t see further cuts until the vision of an Arizona where all may thrive is achieved.


http://www.childrensrights.org/


http://www.pafcoalition.org/


http://www.wildfireaz.org/

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ARIZONA COUNCIL OF HUMAN SERVICE PROVIDERS 2100 N. Central Ave., Suite 225, Phoenix AZ 85004 Tel: 602.252.9363 | Fax: 602.252.8664 Website: azcouncil.com President and CEO: Emily Jenkins The Arizona Council of Human Service Providers is a trade association representing the interest of behavioral health, substance abuse, child welfare and juvenile justice service agencies. Their mission is to support the work of their member organizations to improve the lives of Arizona’s diverse populations. The organization works toward the following goals:

Goal 1 Provide leadership and influence payment reform and the integration of behavioral, primary, and specialty care, taking into account the needs of Arizona’s diverse residents, urban and rural/frontier providers, small provider organizations, and specialty providers addressing complex needs Goal 2 Help Council members: (a) access funding resources that will support the integration of electronic medical and behavioral health records and the exchange of health information between systems of care and (b) learn to collect, manage, and use information to improve care, report outcomes, and make a business case for compensation commensurate with impact Goal 3 Provide leadership and influence the transformation of child welfare by the Department of Child Safety Goal 4 Provide leadership to increase the number of licensed behavioral health and child welfare professionals.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS (Arizona Chapter) 1050 E. Southern Ave., Ste. 1, Tempe, AZ 85282 Tel: 480.968.4595 E-mail: [email protected] Website: naswaz.com The Arizona Chapter of National Association of Social Workers is the largest professional association of social workers in Arizona. The Arizona Chapter is divided into four geographically-defined branches: • Branch 1 - Gila, La Paz, Maricopa, Pinal and Yuma counties • Branch 2 - Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, Pima and Santa Cruz counties • Branch 3 - Apache, Coconino, Mohave and Navajo counties, plus the towns of Payson, Sedona and Cottonwood • Branch 4 - West Yavapai County (Prescott and its surrounding area)

http://www.azcouncil.com/


http://www.naswaz.com/

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ARIZONA CHILDREN’S ASSOCIATIONPhoenix Corporate Office 711 E. Missouri Ave., Ste. 200, Phoenix, AZ 85014

Tucson Corporate Office 3716 E. Columbia St., Tucson, AZ 85714 Website: arizonaschildren.org

This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. Services offered in Apache County include:

Outpatient Behavioral Health Cliff Binkley | Tel: 928.527.1000 | Email: [email protected]

Family Education and Support Services Paula Joseph | Tel: 602.371.1376 | Email: [email protected]

Family Preservation and Reunification Elizabeth Lemoine Taylor | Tel: 602.253.1620 | Email: [email protected]

Foster Care and Adoption Larri Lyn Stell | Tel: 928.443.1991 | Email: [email protected] Kate Delafield | Tel: 928.443.1991 | Email: [email protected]

Young Adult Services Elizabeth Glascom | Tel: 844.747.1533 | Email: [email protected] Information/Referral Line Tel: 480.247.1413 | Email: [email protected]

CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA (PART OF AZPAC) 6049 E. Hwy 90, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635 Tel: 520.458.4203 / 520.876.0047 x 102 | Fax: 520.459.1285 Website: ccs-soaz.org

Executive Director: Linda Hollis, Ph.D.

As part of the Arizona Partnership for Children, Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona recruits and prepares families to welcome children into their homes and care for them. They offer ongoing supportive services to enhance the foster family experience, as well as medically complex training for families wishing to foster infants/children who need a higher level of care. CCS’s foster care specialists are always on call to help place children and respond to foster families. The greatest need is for foster families who will care for sibling groups and children age 4 and older – especially teens. They also work with non-relative and relative foster homes.

HUMAN RESOURCE TRAINING, INC. 1951 W. Camelback Rd., Ste. 450, Phoenix, AZ 85015 Email: [email protected] Website: hrtaz.com

Areas outside of Maricopa County: Tel: 888.KID.4HRT (888.543.4478) x704 | Toll Free: 888.433.1344

This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. Human Resource Training provides foster care and adoption services as well as in-home family support services including family preservation, parent aide and reunification. HRT ongoing support includes: 24 hours on-call support personnel, respite, advocacy, and attendance at DCS case staffings and CFT with the foster parents. Children with Tribal affiliation are served in HRT homes in similar ways as other program participants. HRT serves individuals from sovereign tribes throughout Arizona, including the









http://www.ccs-soaz.org/


http://www.hrtaz.com/

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HUMAN RESOURCE TRAINING, INC. (cont.) Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, Navajo, Gila River, White Mountain Apache and the Hopi Tribe. HRT’S behavioral health foster care program (HCTC – Home Care to Home Care Clients) is supervised by degreed professionals that have over 30 years of experience in foster care and behavioral health. A slightly higher reimbursement rate is offered to providers serving Tribal Youth, Developmental Disabilities and Therapeutic Care to account for the therapeutic outcome expectations. HRT believes its foster parents to be an integral part in the continuum of care and refers to its program as a Family of Families.

INTERMOUNTAIN CENTERS 2115 N. Hwy. 89 (P.O. Box 3509), Chino Valley, AZ 86323 Tel: 928.636.2881 | Fax: 928.636.6292 Website: intermountaincenters.org

This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. For more details, see Intermountain Centers listing under Pima County.

PATHWAYS 2323 E. Greenlaw Ln., Ste. 10-B, Flagstaff, AZ 86004 Tel: 928.226.1097 Website: pathwaysofaz.com

This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency in this county. Pathways is a foster care licensing agency, both at the DCS and HCTC (therapeutic) level. Families receive ongoing round the clock support.

NOTE: There is no CASA Support Council in Apache County. However, the Court’s CASA Coordinator, Richard “Rick” Blair (Tel: 928.245.0118/[email protected]) is interested in forming one and is looking for others interested in forming a CASA Support Council.

http://www.ichd.net/

http://www.pathwaysofaz.com/

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This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. Services offered in Cochise County include:

Outpatient Behavioral Health Jennifer VandeWeg | Tel: 520.224.9100 | Email: [email protected]


Family Preservation and Reunification Elizabeth Lemoine Taylor | Tel: 602.253.1620 | Email: [email protected] Samantha Healy | Tel: 520.327.7122 | Email: [email protected]

Foster Care and Adoption Jill Green | Tel: 520.224.9108 | Email: [email protected]


ARIZONA KINSHIP SUPPORT SERVICES/KARE 400 W. Fry Blvd., Ste. 11, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635 Tel: 520.458.2131 x1821 Statewide Caregiver Resource Line: 888.737.7494 Website: arizonakinship.org

For more detail, see listing under Arizona Kinship Support Services/KARE in National/Statewide Organizations Providing Goods/Services [Private Agencies]

ARIZONA PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN 2025 N. 3rd St., Ste. 250, Phoenix, AZ 85004 Tel: 602.238.7138 | Fax: 602.285.0311

Satellite office: 2220 S. Country Club, Ste. 108, Mesa, AZ 85210 Tel: 480.388.3292

Website: azpartnershipforchildren.org

Cochise County Contact (Catholic Social Service in SE Arizona): Tel. 520.458.4203 x107

This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. For more details, see above under Arizona Partnership for Children in National/Statewide Organizations Providing Goods/Services [Private Agencies].












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This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. For more information, see listing under Pima County.

CHRISTIAN FAMILY CARE Phoenix Office 3603 N. 7th Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85013 Tel: 602.234.1935/800.939.5432 | Fax: 602.234.0022

Tucson Office 6063 E. Grant Rd., Tucson, AZ 85712 Tel: 520.296.8255 | Fax: 520.296.8773

Website: cfcare.org

This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. For more details, see the Christian Family Care listing under Maricopa County.

COCHISE CONNECTIONS 1071 N. Grand Ave., Ste. 122, Nogales, AZ 85621 Tel: 520.461.4880 Website: cochiseconnections.org Resource Guide: drive.google.com/file/d/0B3LLA9qjBdIHVkxFZjFxaFVaNlE/view

Cochise Connections is a free electronic resource guide that connects people, events, services and organizations to resources in Cochise County. They have an online directory that contains contact information for the following:

• Agencies providing emergency services dealing with issues including medical, mental health, behavioral health, law enforcement,poison control, domestic violence, sexual assault, teen runaway, stalking and suicide prevention, among others

• Food assistance and clothing assistance• Shelters/low-income housing• Non-emergency contacts for agencies dealing with issues including children and families generally, child care, employment,

medical, mental health, behavioral health, teen pregnancy, support groups and legal assistance, among others

COCHISE COUNTY COUNCIL FOR CASA, INC. P.O. Box 4013 Sierra Vista, AZ 85636 Tel: 520.378.5195

Council Vice President: Ned Letto | Email: [email protected]

The Cochise County Council for CASA is a nonprofit organization focused on supporting the local CASA program. They provide financial support for both the CASA volunteers and directly to children in foster care including tutoring, beds, clothing, apartment set-ups, outings and gas for CASAs. The court’s CASA coordinator, Abby Dodge (Tel: 520.432.7521 | [email protected]) is brings requests to the CASA support council. The Council meets at 7 a.m. the third Wednesday of each month.


http://www.cfcare.org/

http://www.cochiseconnections.org/

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COMMUNITY PROVIDER OF ENRICHMENT SERVICES, INC. Southeastern AZ Office 324 S. Ocotillo Ave., Benson, AZ 85602 Tel: 520.720.6122/800.397.5493 | Fax: 520.720.6236 Email: [email protected] Website: cpes.com/arizona

For more detail, see entry for Community Provider of Enrichment Services, Inc. under Maricopa County.

GAP MINISTRIES 2861 N. Flowing Wells, Ste. 161, Tucson, AZ 85705 Tel: 520.877.8077 E-mail: [email protected]: gapmin.com

This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. For more details, see the entry below for GAP Ministries under Pima County.

INTERMOUNTAIN CENTERS 500 E. Fry Blvd., Sierra Vista, AZ 85635 Tel: 520.609.6706 Website: intermountaincenters.org

Supervisor: Izyajara Rivas


LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF THE SOUTHWEST Phoenix Office 2502 E. University Dr., Ste. 125, Phoenix, AZ 85034 Tel: 480.396.3795 / 844.891.2168

Tucson Office 6303 E. Tanque Verde Rd., Ste. 101, Tucson, AZ 85715 Tel: 520.748.2300 / 844.891.2168

Email: [email protected] Website: lss-sw.org

This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. For more detail, see entry for Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest under Maricopa County.


http://www.cpes.com/arizona


http://www.gapmin.com/



http://www.lss-sw.org/

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ARIZONA BAPTIST CHILDREN’S SERVICES & FAMILY MINISTRIES424 S. Beaver St., Flagstaff, AZ 86001 Tel: 928.606.0623 Website: abcs.org

Statewide Fostercare Director: Nichole Tamburstuen | Tel: 480.296.8786 / 602.346.2382 | Email: [email protected]

For more details, see Arizona Baptist Children’s Services & Family Ministries under Maricopa County.



This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. Services offered in Coconino County include:



Foster Care and Adoption Larri Lyn Stell | Tel: 928.443.1991 | Email: [email protected] Kate Delafield | Tel: 928.443.1991 | Email: [email protected]



Satellite office 2220 S. Country Club, Ste. 108, Mesa, AZ 85210 Tel: 480.388.3292


Coconino County Contact (Catholic Charities): Tel: 928.774.9125 ext. 53008


http://www.abcs.org/











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CATHOLIC CHARITIES COMMUNITY SERVICE 4747 N. 7th Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85013 Tel: 602.285.1999 Email: [email protected] Website: catholiccharitiesaz.org

Contact: Sally Gramke | Tel: 602.943.3843 | Email: [email protected]

Catholic Charities actively recruits and licenses families and single adults who are willing to open their hearts and homes to children in Arizona’s Department of Child Safety. They supervise care and support foster families to assure the needs of foster children and our families are met and welcome families from diverse cultural, ethnic, social and religious backgrounds.

CHRISTIAN FAMILY CARE Phoenix Office 3603 N. 7th Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85013 Tel: 602.234.1935/800.939.5432 | Fax: 602.234.0022

Tucson Office 6063 E. Grant Rd., Tucson, AZ 85712 Tel: 520.296.8255 | Fax: 520.296.8773

Website: cfcare.org

This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. For more details, see the Christian Family Care listing under Maricopa County.

COCONINO CASA FOR KIDS, INC. 330 Elden Lookout Road. Flagstaff, AZ 86001 Email: [email protected] Website: coconinoCASAforKids.org

Contact: Becky Lewis | Tel: 928-566-9353 | Email: [email protected]

Coconino CASA for Kids is the CASA Support Council for Coconino County. They make grants through an online application process via their website to support the work of CASA volunteers.

COMMUNITY PROVIDER OF ENRICHMENT SERVICES, INC. Northern AZ Regional Office 516 N. Humphreys St., Flagstaff, AZ 86001 Tel: 928.214.0991 | Fax: 928.214.0992

Behavioral Health Services 419 N. San Francisco, Flagstaff, AZ 86001 Tel: 928.213.8263 | Fax: 928.213.8265

Website: cpes.com/arizona

For more detail, see entry for Community Provider of Enrichment Services, Inc., under Maricopa County.


http://www.catholiccharitiesaz.org/



http://www.coconinocasaforkids.org/




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C.U.D.D.L.E. OUTREACHP.O. Box 3022, Page, AZ 86040Tel: 928.645.2944 | Fax: 928.645.2293E-mail: [email protected]: cuddleoutreach.org

Founder and Director: Linda Dodds

See C.U.D.D.L.E. Outreach listing in National/Statewide Organizations Providing Goods/Services [Private Agencies]. C.U.D.D.L.E. also has a program that is limited to the Page area and that is open to all children 13 - 17 interested in working in the medical profession called “Scrub’bees.” This program familiarizes kids with the various aspects of working in the medical profession.


Areas outside of Maricopa County: Tel: 888.KID.4HRT (888.543.4478 x704 / Toll Free: 888.433.1344

This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. For more information, see the Human Resource Training listing under Apache County.

INTERMOUNTAIN CENTERS 345 S. River Run Rd., Ste. 200, Flagstaff, AZ 86001 Tel: 928.522.3324 Website: intermountaincenters.org

Director: Rebecca Watson


LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF THE SOUTHWEST Phoenix Office 2502 E. University Dr., Ste. 125, Phoenix, AZ 85034 Tel: 480.396.3795 / 844.891.2168

Tucson Office 6303 E. Tanque Verde Rd., Ste. 101, Tucson, AZ 85715 Tel: 520.748.2300 / 844.891.2168




This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency in this county. Pathways is a foster care licensing agency, both at the DCS and HCTC (therapeutic level. Families receive ongoing round the clock support.


http://www.cuddleoutreach.org/







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This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. Services offered in Gila County include:



Foster Care and Adoption Karen Hagert | Tel: 480.474.2263 | Email: [email protected]






COMMUNITY PROVIDER OF ENRICHMENT SERVICES, INC. Payson Office 408 W. Main St., Unit 2, Payson, AZ 85541 Tel: 928.474.2028


For more detail, see entry for Community Provider of Enrichment Services, Inc., under Maricopa County.

INTERMOUNTAIN CENTERS Corporate Office 994 S. Harrison, Tucson, AZ 85748 Tel: 520.721.1887 Website: intermountaincenters.org












COUNTY-SPECIFIC ORGANIZATIONS Gila County

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LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF THE SOUTHWEST Phoenix Office 2502 E. University Dr., Ste. 125, Phoenix, AZ 85034 Tel: 480.396.3795/844.891.2168

Tucson Office 6303 E. Tanque Verde Rd., Ste. 101, Tucson, AZ 85715 Tel: 520.748.2300/844.891.2168




This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency in this county. Pathways is a foster care licensing agency, both at the DES and HCTC (therapeutic level. Families receive ongoing round the clock support.

RIM COUNTRY ARIZONANS FOR CHILDREN Physical Address 1105 N. Easy St., Payson, AZ 85541-3814

Mailing Address P.O. Box 2711, Payson, AZ 85547

Contact: Pat Johnson | Tel: 928.978.5610 | Email: [email protected]

This is the only CASA Support Council in Gila County. Rim Country Arizonans for Children helps any children in foster care in northern Gila County (i.e., in the Payson area, but not in the Globe area. They coordinate a radio-thon to raise money each year. They bought loaner car seats for CASAs. They can give winter coats, tutoring, bikes, etc. and they seldom turn a request down.

NOTE: Friends of CASA (the former CASA support council in Payson) no longer exists and has turned over its assets to Rim Country Arizonans for Children. The Globe-area CASA support council called “Gila Council for Kids” is also apparently now defunct.





COUNTY-SPECIFIC ORGANIZATIONS Graham County

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This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. Services offered in Graham County include:

Outpatient Behavioral Health Traci Grabb | Tel: 520.622.7611 | Email: [email protected]

Family Education and Support Services Paula Joseph | Tel: 602.371.1376 | Email: [email protected] Shelly Tellez | Tel: 480.288.4723 | Email: [email protected]


Foster Care and Adoption Angy Andazola | Tel: 520.456.5195 | Email: [email protected]





This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. For more details, see under Arizona Partnership for Children in National/Statewide Organizations Providing Goods/Services [Private Agencies].



This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. For more details, see listing under Apache County.

NOTE: There is no CASA Support Council in Graham County.












COUNTY-SPECIFIC ORGANIZATIONS Greenlee County

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This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. Services offered in Greenlee County include:

Outpatient Behavioral Health Traci Grabb | Tel: 520.622.7611 | Email: [email protected]



Foster Care and Adoption Angy Andazola | Tel: 520.456.5195 | Email: [email protected]








This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. For more details, see listing under Pima County.

NOTE: There is no CASA Support Council in Greenlee County.











COUNTY-SPECIFIC ORGANIZATIONS La Paz County

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This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. Services offered in La Paz County include:

Outpatient Behavioral Health Sal Aquino | Tel: 928.344.8800 | Email: [email protected]

Family Education and Support Services Paula Joseph | Tel: 602.371.1376 | Email: [email protected] Shelley Fischer | Tel: 928.680.4458 | Email: [email protected]


Foster Care and Adoption Teresa Navarro | Tel: 520.456.5195 | Email: [email protected]



Areas outside of Maricopa County: Tel: 888.KID.4HRT (888.543.4478 x704 | Toll Free: 888.433.1344

La Paz County Contact: Tel: 888.443.1344 x117


NOTE: There is no CASA Support Council in La Paz County.











COUNTY-SPECIFIC ORGANIZATIONS Maricopa County

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A NEW LEAF 868 E. University Dr., Mesa, AZ 85203 Tel: 480.969.4024 / Foster Care Line: 480.733.3053 E-mail: [email protected] Website: turnanewleaf.org Chief Executive Officer: Michael Hughes This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. A New Leaf provides training and licensing for foster and adoptive placements. It also matches experienced people interested in becoming licensed, therapeutic foster parents and/or respite providers. Children range from infancy to 18 years of age with high levels of behavioral, emotional and psychiatric needs. Their Therapeutic Foster Care program strives to provide children and adolescents with the opportunity to live in a nurturing and stable environment with a family-like structure and prevent at-risk youth and adolescents from escalating to higher levels of care. A PLACE TO CALL HOME 1830 S. Alma School Rd., Ste. 122, Mesa, AZ 85210 Tel: 480.456.0549 / Emergency After Hours: 480.244.7800 | Fax: 480.456.0553 Email: [email protected] Website: tocallhome.com This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. A Place To Call Home recruits, trains, licenses and supports foster and adoptive placements, including kinship, medically fragile, developmental disabilities (DDD) and Tribal foster fare placements. Behavior specialists on staff complete individualized behavior treatment plans and they have a respite coordinator to assist families in scheduling respite care. A Place To Call Home also offers 24-hour telephone assistance. AGAPE ADOPTION AGENCY OF ARIZONA, INC. 4302 E. Broadway Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85040 Tel: 480.272.7994 | Fax: 480.323.2064 Website: agapeaz.org Founders: Douglas and Leslie Reprogle This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. Agape recruits, trains and licenses foster and adoptive families. Agape provides kinship caregivers with important information about the advantages and disadvantages of becoming licensed to care for the children in their homes. Agape has collaborated and received advanced training and grant support from the National Network of Adoption Advocacy Programs, a collaborative partnership dedicated to supporting and enhancing the effectiveness adoption programs and developing programs in diverse cultural communities which use the One Church, One Child concept. Agape is affiliated with the Arizona State University School of Social Work Field Education Office and provides social work internship opportunities for up-and-coming professionals.

Pathways Program Agape’s Pathways program for birth mothers provides critical assistance in helping women identify a comprehensive adoption parenting plan and delivers consistent support to help them chart a plan and navigate a successful course for the following: • Emotional well-being: eight hours of professional counseling provided to each participant • Educational success – a carefully tailored program developed in conjunction with local educators and colleges designed to

help participants complete high school and obtain an associate’s degree or higher • Professional development - participants partnered with professionals to help with resume development and job interviews

Safe Haven Agency Agape is an Arizona Safe Haven agency, which means it is qualified to receive infants from birth parents who feel they are unable to care for them and choose to relinquish them within 72 hours after their birth, in order to place them in adoptive homes. Agape partners with the national It’s My Very Own – Bags of Love program which distributes a “Bag of Love” containing toys, toiletries and a hand-made quilt are distributed to every child who is placed in an Agape foster home.


http://www.turnanewleaf.org/


http://www.tocallhome.com/

http://www.agapeaz.org/


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AID TO ADOPTION OF SPECIAL KIDS (AASK)Main Office 2320 N. 20th St., Phoenix, AZ 85006 Tel: 602.254.2275 | Fax: 602.212.2564 Email: [email protected] Website: aask-az.org

How to Help a Child (Information on becoming a foster/adoptive parent) Tel: 602.930.4900

West Valley Office 15396 N. 83rd Ave., Ste. A100, Peoria, AZ 85382

East Valley Office 175 E. Corporate Pl., Chandler, Arizona 85225

Chief Executive Officer: Ron Adelson

This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. For more information, see Aid to Adoption for Special Kids above, under National/Statewide Organizations Providing Goods/Services [Private Agencies].

ALWAYS: Arizona Legal Women and Youth Services Mailing address (physical address is confidential): 24 W. Camelback Rd., Suite #A335, Phoenix, AZ 85013 Tel: 602.248.7055 Website: alwaysaz.org

Co-Founder: January Contreras, JD

ALWAYS provides free legal services in Maricopa County to young adults up to age 24 who are impacted by homelessness, sex trafficking, and/or abuse. If a youth is under 24 and living in a shelter, transitional living, a group home, or is couch surfing, ALWAYS may be able to help. ALWAYS assists qualified young women and men with legal services in areas including: orders of protection; cleaning-up past criminal history in Arizona; obtaining a good cause exception from the Arizona Board of Fingerprinting; immigration (including visas for victims of trafficking and other crimes) and family law. Note, however, that ALWAYS does not represent clients in matters involving pending criminal charges and/or dependency or severance actions brought by DCS. The ALWAYS service delivery model relies on in-house full-time and part-time legal staff and pro bono attorneys. Applicants must complete an on-line form on the ALWAYS website. ALWAYS partner organizations and supporters include the following:

• HomeBase Youth Services Program of Native American Connections• TRUST (Training and Resources United to Stop Trafficking)• Hickey Family Foundation• Arizona Foundation for Legal Services and Education• Arizona Foundation for Women• Carstens Family Funds• One N Ten• Our Family Services• The Phoenix Dream Center

ARIZONA BAPTIST CHILDREN’S SERVICES & FAMILY MINISTRIES1717 W. Northern Ave. #112, Phoenix, AZ 85021 Tel: 602.346.2382 | Toll Free: 800.678.0648 Website: abcs.org


Maricopa County Contact: Debbie Bayes | Tel: 602.346.2311



http://www.alwaysaz.org/




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ARIZONA BAPTIST CHILDREN’S SERVICES & FAMILY MINISTRIES (cont.) This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. Arizona Baptist Children’s Services and Family Ministries provides foster care/adoption licensing services for Christian families within its ministry in Maricopa, Pima and Yuma counties, and also around Prescott and Flagstaff. They are a member of the No Child Waiting Coalition, which promotes care of foster children in Arizona and orphans overseas. ABCS views foster care as a mission and its foster families as missionaries. ABCS also encourages and facilitates the trading and exchange of beds, cribs and other items between its member families. Services provided include: • Parenting education • Supervised visits for families in the Department of Child Safety (DCS) system • Pregnancy counseling (free service) • Family and individual counseling on a slide scale (fees range from $40 - $80/session, based on family income) ARIZONA CHILDREN’S ASSOCIATION Phoenix Corporate Office 711 E. Missouri Ave., Ste. 200, Phoenix, AZ 85014 Tucson Corporate Office 3716 E. Columbia St., Tucson, AZ 85714 Website: arizonaschildren.org This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. Services offered in Maricopa County include:

Outpatient Behavioral Health Jason Jonker | Tel: 623.414.4325 | Email: [email protected] Family Education and Support Services Paula Joseph | Tel: 602.371.1376 | Email: [email protected] Family Preservation and Reunification Elizabeth Lemoine Taylor | Tel: 602.253.1620 | Email: [email protected] Samantha Healy | Tel: 520.327.7122 | Email: [email protected] Foster Care and Adoption Vanessa Sanchez | Tel: 602.253.1620 | Email: [email protected] Mary Duncan | Tel: 602.253.1620 | Email: [email protected] Kinship Support Services Julie Treinen | Tel: 520.323.4476 | Email: [email protected] Young Adult Services Elizabeth Glascom | Tel: 928.217.1035 | Email: [email protected] Information/Referral Line Tel: 480.247.1413 | Email: [email protected]

ARIZONA FAITH & FAMILIES 7558 W. Thunderbird Rd., Ste. 1-440, Peoria, AZ 85381 Tel: 623.300.6073 Email: [email protected] Website: faithandfamilies.com Co-Founder and Executive Director: Nikki Lehman This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county.











http://www.faithandfamilies.com/


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ARIZONA KINSHIP SUPPORT SERVICES/KARE Tel: 623.414.4325 | Statewide Caregiver Resource Line: 1.888.737.7494 Website: arizonakinship.org

See listing under National/Statewide Organizations Providing Goods/Services [Private Agencies].




Maricopa County Contact: Tel: 602.943.3843


ARIZONA SUNSHINE ANGELS (formerly SUNSHINE ANGELS) 3822 W. Helena Dr., Glendale, AZ 85308 Tel: 602.391.3669 E-mail: [email protected]: sunshineangels.com

Board President: Sandra Hurst

Arizona Sunshine Angels is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization that was founded to support foster children living in group homes, specifically foster children in the care of several residential and group homes in Maricopa County. The Angels are volunteers who become the “grandparents,” “friends” and unconditional support missing in the children’s lives. Specific services include:

• Welcome Boxes• Birthday Celebrations• Graduation Celebrations• Angel Scholarships• Summer Camp• Angels at Christmas• Kids Closet

• Angels Attic• Back to School Backpacks/Supplies for Kids• Angels Fun Activities• Mentoring• Tutoring• Educational Incentives• Haircuts

CASEY FAMILY PROGRAMS 378 E. Palm Ln, Phoenix AZ 85004 Tel: 602.252.9449 / Toll-Free: 877.840.9135 | Fax: 602.252.9665 Website: casey.org

President and Chief Executive Officer: William C. Bell

This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. Casey Family Programs recruits, trains and supports resource families to care for older youth (ages 11 to 18), with an emphasis on their role as partners in the effort to achieve legal and relational permanency. They engage extended family to support the youth and families who are involved with the foster care system. Casey Family Programs honors the unique culture of each youth and family, including racial and ethnic identity, sexual orientation and gender identity, and religious and spiritual beliefs.




http://www.sunshineangels.com/

http://www.casey.org/


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CHILD CRISIS ARIZONA Corporate Headquarters & Mailing Address: 817 N. Country Club Dr., Mesa, AZ 85201 Tel: 480.834-9424 | Fax: 480.834.9340 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: childcisisaz.org Phoenix Office 2334 E. Polk St. Phoenix, AZ 85006 Tel: 602.273.7363 | Fax: 602.244.1316 Mesa Emergency Children’s Shelter (Whitemans Safe Haven for Children) 604 W. 9th St. Mesa, AZ 85201 Tel: 480.969.2308 | Fax: 480.969.9277 Chief Executive Officer: Torrie A. Taj Child Crisis Arizona provides emergency shelter, foster care, adoption, counseling, early education, home visitation and parenting support services to Arizona’s most vulnerable children and families. Child Crisis Arizona’s mission is to provide Arizona’s children a safe environment, free from abuse and neglect, by creating strong and successful families. The services/programs offered include:

Emergency Children’s Shelter Child Crisis Arizona operates the only licensed Emergency Children’s Shelter facility for children age birth through 10 in Maricopa County. The shelter is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, year-round. Children are placed in the shelter through referrals from the Arizona Department of Child Safety and Tribal Social Services, and by community members who for whatever reason may not be able to provide care for their child and need a safe place temporarily. More than just a place to sleep, Child Crisis Arizona’s home-like shelter meets all of a child’s needs. Specially trained staff and volunteers provide help, comfort, care and support. Children in the shelter receive: • Nurturing care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week • Balanced meals and healthy snacks • Clothing and personal care items • Medical screenings and attention to health issues, including vaccinations and visits to the doctor and dentists as needed • Educational support and counseling While kids are at the shelter, they participate in activities like art, music, dancing and swimming lessons, as well as visits from therapy dogs. Through the generosity of our donors and community partners, children at the shelter and in our foster and adoption programs may also attend field trips to museums, cultural events, attractions and family-friendly activities Foster Care and Adoption Services Child Crisis Arizona’s Foster Care and Adoption program is committed to helping children in out-of-home care by licensing and certifying parents for foster care and adoption. Child Crisis Arizona provides extensive support to foster care and adoption families and is proud of the low disruption rate. Child Crisis Arizona offers a combination of services and support, along with realistic training, to prepare families for placement of children of all ages and backgrounds. Early Education Services Child Crisis Arizona operates Early Head Start programs in Phoenix and Mesa, with family support specialists work with participating families through prenatal, home-based and center-based visits. Maricopa County Head Start also operates a head start program at their Mesa location. Child Crisis also operates an award-winning preschool program for children ages three to five who live in Phoenix’s Garfield neighborhood. Family support specialists provide guidance to the entire family through parent education classes, family activities and referrals to community resources offered by Child Crisis Arizona’s community partners.


http://www.childcisisaz.org/

tel:%20(602)%20273-7363

tel:%20(480)%20969-2308

http://childcrisisaz.org/who-we-are/our-supporters/

http://childcrisisaz.org/what-we-do/adoption-foster-care/

http://childcrisisaz.org/what-we-do/adoption-foster-care/

https://childcrisisaz.org/disruption-foster-care/


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CHILD CRISIS ARIZONA (cont.)

Counseling Child Crisis Arizona runs a licensed children’s counseling center. Counselors work with children who have experienced a variety of challenges, including trauma and attachment. Child Crisis Arizona provides and refers various resources to families in need. We also provide information to obtain financial assistance from the state in order to relieve some of the stress of caring for kids. Counseling services are available through referral only. In addition to counseling, they host monthly support groups and parenting classes for Relatives As Parents (RAP). Classes help and support relative-caretakers with parenting duties, social and developmental issues in children and managing the daily responsibilities of relative care. Monthly legal guardianship clinics are available to help relative caretakers gain legal guardianship of related children.

Home Visitation Services In-home support for families referred by the State of Arizona Department of Child Services (DCS). Child Crisis Arizona’s Family Preservation Services intervention program focuses on improving the safety and well-being of families, and allows children to remain safely in their homes.

Parenting Classes and Workshops The Family Education Program offers workshops, classes, support groups, legal clinics and family-friendly activities. All these programs center around teaching positive parenting skills that build strong families. They are one of the only educational providers in the area that offers classes specific to a father’s unique role in parenting, as well as grandparents or other kin raising children related to them. They also provide education for those divorcing to develop a plan to co-parent. Certain services, including classes, activities and guardianship clinics are also offered in Spanish.

CHRISTIAN FAMILY CARE 2346 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85004 Tel: 602.234.1935 Toll-Free: 800.939.5432 | Fax: 602.234.0022 Website: cfcare.org

President and Chief Executive Officer: Mark Upton

This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. Christian Family Care provides help to any child or family in need regardless of their color, culture, disability, ethnic group, gender, race, religion or socioeconomic status. CFC provides services in Maricopa, Pima, and Pinal (through the Pima office) counties at this time. Services provided include: • Foster care - includes therapeutic and DDD foster placements and adoptive placements (they will assist kinship placements, but it

is not a focus for the organization)• Events such as date nights/respite care and family nights for the families they serve• Safe Families for Children Program - provides sanctuary to children when parents are struggling with problems such as drug

addiction, domestic abuse, incarceration or illness, minimizing the risk for abuse or neglect and giving parents the time and toolsthey need (for now, the program is only in Maricopa)

• Free pregnancy counseling to mothers considering putting the child up for adoption• Youth counseling for children in foster care, at no cost to the child• Marital and individual counseling; these services require payment of a fee.

(THE) CINDERELLA AFFAIR 411 N. McKemy Ave., Chandler, AZ 85226 Website: cinderellaaffair.org

The Cinderella Affair is an all-volunteer project supported by East Valley Women’s League. It is our mission to make attending prom affordable for all high school junior and seniors in Arizona, as well as make it an event in their lives to remember! The program was founded in 2002 to assist girls by collecting and distributing new and gently-used formalwear. The Cinderella Affair has also provided dresses for exchange students from the Tempe Sister Cities program.

East Valley Women's League Contact: Audrey Cowley Website: evwl.org


http://www.cinderellaaffair.org/

http://evwl.org/

http://www.evwl.org/


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COMMUNITY PROVIDER OF ENRICHMENT SERVICES, INC. Tempe Regional Office 3930 E. Ray Rd., Ste. 201, Phoenix, AZ 85044 Tel: 602.431.9511 | Fax: 602.431.9538 Phoenix Office – Behavioral Health Services 3930 E. Ray Rd., Ste. 201, Phoenix, AZ 85044 Tel: 602.685.1940 | Fax: 602.685.1944 Website: cpes.com/arizona This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. CPES licenses individuals and families to provide regular foster care to children ages 0-17. Foster families may choose to provide emergency foster care, respite (short term) or foster care to adoption. They also provide specialized training to individuals and families interested in caring for medically fragile children. The particular healthcare needs of these children vary and may include cardiac, respiratory or neurological conditions. The goal of this service is provided a stable home environment with an emphasis on managing the child’s healthcare concerns. CREATING EXCITING FUTURES (formerly Challenge Youth Fund) 2201 E. Camelback Rd., Ste. 405B, Phoenix AZ 85016 Tel: 480.382.1867 Email: [email protected] Website: creatingexcitingfutures.org Contact: Anne Lorimor Creating Exciting Futures’ mission is to create exciting futures full of opportunities for underserved children. Anne Lorimor originally founded the program in 2004 as the Challenge Youth Fund, a donor-advised fund of Arizona Community Foundaton. Ms. Lorimor recently set a record by becoming the oldest woman to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro as a fundraiser for the organization and she is planning to repeat the feat in 2019. DEVEREUX ARIZONA 2025 N. 3rd St., Ste. 300, Phoenix, AZ 85004 Tel: 602.283.7100 | Fax: 602.896.2580 Website: devereux.org Executive Director: Lane Barker Devereux Arizona trains and licenses individuals to become foster parents for children from birth to 18 years of age. We provide both traditional and therapeutic foster care in Tucson (Pima County) and Phoenix (Maricopa County). Their foster care programs include traditional foster care, kinship care and therapeutic foster care. Their prevention programs provide parents tools and resources to strengthen families including Parent Aides, Parents as Teachers and Family Support Coordination. FAMILY INVOLVEMENT CENTER 5333 N. 7th St., Ste. A-100, Phoenix, AZ 85014 Tel: 602.412.4095 | Fax: 602.288.0156 Email: [email protected] Website: familyinvolvementcenter.org Executive Director: Jane Kallal

The Family Involvement Center provides assistance to families (including kinship caregivers) with children with behavioral, mental, emotional and/or developmental issues in Maricopa County and the Prescott/Prescott Valley area. FIC is family-run (the majority of employees and the board of directors have personal experience raising children with emotional, physical and/or behavioral health challenges) and is a member of the Central Arizona Kinship Care Coalition. The following programs are offered at FIC on an ongoing basis: • Spanish-speaking Parent Support Group • GRACE Support Group (Grandparents, Relatives and Caregivers Empowered)



http://www.creatingexcitingfutures.org/

http://www.devereux.org/


http://www.familyinvolvementcenter.org/


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FAMILY INVOLVEMENT CENTER (cont.)

• Parent Empowerment Group• Circle of Hope (Support group and professional training for Parent-to-Parent Support Providers)• Family Leadership Network• Children and Families Advisory Partnership (CFAP• Youth Creating Change (for 12- to 17-year-olds interested in positive community change).

The following classes and trainings are offered at FIC as scheduled throughout the year:

• Active Parenting Now (7-week series)• Active Parenting for Teens (7-week series)• Cooperative Parenting and Divorce (8-week series)• Real Talk (Gender and age specific 8-week series for youth)• Salsa, Sabor y Salud (8-week series)• Strengthening Families and Communities (13-week series)• Mental Health First Aid (for anyone 18 years and older)• Youth Mental Health First Aid (for professionals working with youth ages 12 - 18)• Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced Training for Parent-to-Parent Support Roles• Children's Mental Health Awareness Book Club• Children's Mental Health Awareness activities (hosted annually January - May)

Parent Assistance Center (PAC)Tel: 602.288.0155 / Toll-Free: 877.568.8468 | Email: [email protected]

Telephone (or walk-in) support is available from the Parent Assistance Center (PAC) in English and Spanish Monday through Friday, from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, except on holidays. PAC is staffed by parents, called Parent Partners, who have raised or are currently raising children with emotional, physical, and behavioral health care needs. The PAC offers the following:

• Parent-to-parent support• Information/assistance on accessing services• Assistance with the probation, juvenile justice and Department of Child Safety• Connection to community resources• Parenting tips, classes and resources• Special education guidance• Assistance with enrollment in public health services (i.e. AHCCCS, RHBA, etc.)• Help understanding official documents

Training Institute Contact: Toni Donnelly | Tel: 602.412.4074 | Email: [email protected]

FIC offers a wide-range of parent education and training courses for families (including parents/caregivers and youth), community members and professionals. FIC also facilitates trainings designed specifically for parent-to-parent support roles as well as other professional trainings. To date, FIC's Training Institute has provided training in Arizona and in Chicago, California, Maryland, Ohio, Texas, Washington D.C., Florida and New Jersey.

Youth Development & Support Services Contact: Kandy Luty | Tel: 602.412.4080 | Email: [email protected]

FIC offers respite services for parents and caregivers, as well as day camp programming for youth during school breaks.

Respite Care Respite can be provided for a few hours or longer, depending on the needs of the family. It typically takes place in the family’s home or in another setting in the community. FIC provides respite services for families of children ages 0 to 17 who are enrolled in behavioral health services.

Youth Support Services Day Camps FIC provides programming for youth ages 6 to 12 during winter, spring and summer breaks from school. Day camp programming includes games, crafts, opportunities to connect with other kids and fun activities out in the community.





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FAMILY INVOLVEMENT CENTER (cont.) Prosocial Activities Prosocial activities are incorporated in both the respite and day camp programs. These activities are designed to increase social capital, communication skills, team-building skills and recreational activities. They may include a group activity, an outing to a park, a hike or other recreational activities.

FAMILY SERVICE AGENCY Central Office 2400 N. Central Ave., Ste. 101, Phoenix, AZ 85004 Tel: 602.264.9891 | Fax: 602.234.2639 Mesa Office 1107 S. Gilbert Rd., Ste., 104, Mesa, AZ 85204 Tel: 480.507.8619 | Fax: 480.507.8618 Metro Office 10220 N. 31st Ave., Ste. 103, Phoenix, AZ 85051 Tel: 602.863.1862 | Fax: 602.863.4388 Website: fsaphoenix.org Executive Director: Clarice Parham Family Service Agency is a private, not-for-profit, non-sectarian, United Way member agency. Established in 1902, FSA is the longest continually operating, locally founded social service agency in Arizona. Family Service Agency is a licensed Adoption and Child Welfare Placing Agency with 70 years of providing adoption services. FAMILY SUPPORT RESOURCES, INC. 10220 N. 31st. Ave., Ste. 110, Phoenix, AZ 85051 Tel: 623.931.9300 | Fax: 623.931.9822 Website: fsrfamily.com Contact: Patty McCall, Foster Care and Adoption Program Manager | Tel: 623-931-9300 x330 | Email: [email protected] This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. Family Support Resources’ Foster Care and Adoption program provides the following supports: • 24-hour crisis team • On-call support • Family-to-family support and mentoring

• Regular support meetings • Family appreciation events • Freed advanced education training

FREE ARTS OF ARIZONA 352 E. Camelback Rd., Ste. 101, Phoenix, AZ 85012 Tel: 602.258.8100 | Fax: 602.258.1881 E-mail: [email protected] Website: freeartsaz.org Executive Director: Alicia Sutton Campbell Free Arts for Abused Children of Arizona is a nonprofit organization that brings the healing powers of the creative arts to abused, neglected and homeless children through partnering with group homes, treatment centers, shelters and other institutions in Maricopa County. Free Arts provides opportunities in a variety of art forms, including physical arts, photography, culinary arts, performance art, etc., through more than 500 volunteers. Programs include Weekly Mentor, Professional Artist Series, Free Arts Days, Camp Series and Youth Leadership and Alumni.

http://www.fsaphoenix.org/

http://www.fsrfamily.com/



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FREE ARTS OF ARIZONA (cont.)

Weekly Mentor This program pairs adult volunteer mentors with groups of children from one of Free Arts’ partner child social service agencies for weekly, hour-long art sessions. Using our mindfully-crafted arts curriculum, mentors help children begin to process their trauma, build trusting relationships and freely express themselves. Mentors are trained in youth development and therapeutic art techniques, as well as provide resources and best practices to encourage strength-based communication and empowerment.

Professional Artist Series Free Arts commissions professional artists to teach children specific art skills and introduce them to career opportunities in the arts. Past workshops have covered a range of topics and mediums including dancing, acting, creative writing, painting, welding, drumming, photography and more. Artists lead sessions designed to teach transferable art, social, and coping skills. Most series conclude with a public exhibit or performance. These opportunities to develop and showcase skills vastly improve children’s self-esteem.

Free Arts Days Free Arts Days connect children to their community by creating meaningful, one-day, creative programs in collaboration with local arts and culture organizations, including Ballet Arizona, Children’s Museum of Phoenix, Desert Botanical Garden, Herberger Theater Center, Phoenix Art Museum, The Phoenix Symphony and Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. Children of all ages come together from different shelters and foster care group homes to participate in Free Arts Days. Surrounded by caring volunteers in a community setting, children experience a sense of connection, value and self-worth.

Camp Series Free Arts offers three different camp experiences. Through the program, children explore various art forms with the guidance of professional teaching artists, experienced staff and caring volunteers. Each week-long, therapeutically-intense art camp concludes with a final performance where participants share their art with the public.

Youth Leadership and Alumni The Youth Leadership Team provides a safe space for program participants to continue to access Free Arts and connect to each other, even after they leave the foster care or shelter system. These young adults continue to build the skills needed to increase self-efficacy and resilience.

HELEN’S HOPE CHEST126 E. University Dr., Mesa, AZ 85201 Tel: 480-969-5411 Website: mesaunitedway.org/helenshope/

Executive Director: Katie Pompay

Helen’s Hope Chest is a United Way Charity that provides goods to/for children in foster care or in kinship care (and to biological children of the same families, so that the children in care are not made to feel different in an uncomfortable way), including:

• Clothing• Children’s books• Diapers• Toys and games (including batteries and gift cards

for teens)

• Sports equipment• Hygiene products• Blankets (not mattresses or beds)• School supplies

Recipients need to provide either a notice to provider (for children in foster care) or a kinship number for children in kinship care (available by calling 480.834.9424 x4590). Open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday from 8 am to 4 pm, closed on Friday and Sunday.

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HOPE COMMUNITY SERVICES (FORMERLY WEST VALLEY CHILD CRISIS CENTER) 18001 N. 79th Ave., Ste. C56, Glendale, AZ 85308 Tel: 623.848.8863 | Fax: 623.848.8864 E-mail: [email protected]: hcs-az.org

President and Chief Executive Officer: Kary Goitia

This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. Hope Community Services (HCS) is a foster care and adoption licensing agency (recruiting, training, licensing and supporting foster placements, and adoptive placements). HCS provides safe placement services, parent education and training and behavioral health services for children who have experienced trauma such as abuse, neglect, or abandonment.

Foster Care Services HCS is contracted to license and monitor foster, adopt, and kinship homes. Foster care services include home visits, a support group, a support hotline, events and a donation room stocked with toys, clothing and other goods for children in care.

Kinship Care Services HCS assists and supports those caring for their grandchildren or another relative’s children throughout the process.

Training Services HCS provides training for foster, adoptive and kinship parents in both English and Spanish. Foster, adoptive and kinship parents must attend Orientation and Pre-service Training classes to become licensed. Once licensed, foster and adoptive parents must complete six hours of Advanced Training Educational Workshops to remain in licensing compliance. Class schedules and materials are posted on the HCS website.

HUMAN RESOURCE TRAINING, INC. 1951 W. Camelback Rd., Ste. 450, Phoenix, AZ 85015 Tel: 602.433.1344 / Toll-Free: 888.433.1344 | DDD on Call: 602.703.2858 | Fax: 602.149.1570 Email: [email protected] Website: hrtaz.com

Parenting Classes 2131 E. Broadway Rd., Ste. 14, Tempe, AZ 85282 Tel: 480.967.6895 | Fax: 480.967.4986


LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF THE SOUTHWEST 2502 E. University Dr., Phoenix, AZ 85034 Tel: 480.396.3795 | Fax: 480.325.3643 Email: [email protected] Website: lss-sw.org

Chief Executive Officer and President: Connie Phillips

This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency (recruiting, training, licensing and supporting foster placements. Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest Foster Care Services assists families that wish to foster children in their homes. LSS-SW provides support services to family providers, including:

• Room and board reimbursements• Extensive training• Monthly in-home support• Emergency support telephone numbers

• Foster parent mentors• Family fun events• Respite care


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LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF THE SOUTHWEST (cont.) Other services provided by LSS-SW include:

Family Resource Centers In partnership with First Things First, provide families with children birth to five years old access to information and links to the resources they need to be confident and capable in their ability to support their child’s safety, health and overall well-being. For assistance with completing SNAP or AHCCCS applications, clients can contact the center nearest them. Each center has a certified assistor that is trained and available to help.

Locations: East Mesa: 612 S. Ellsworth Rd., Mesa, AZ 85208 | Tel: 480.489.5773 | Email: [email protected] Mesa: 142 N. Date Street, Mesa, AZ 85201 | Tel: 480.489.5772 | Email: [email protected] Central Phoenix: 1500 W. Maryland Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85015 | Tel: 602.501.8840 | Email: [email protected] Sunnyslope: 9424 N. 7th Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85021 | Tel: 602.501.8652| Email: [email protected]

Family Resource Network Link LSS-SW belongs to the First Things First Family Resource Network, which gives parents and caregivers the tools they need to support the learning and healthy development of their young children. To find a family resource center, visit familyresourceaz.org.

MENDING HEARTS FAMILY SERVICES 18301 N. 79th Ave., Building F, Ste. F-168, Glendale, AZ 85306 Tel: 602.633.2246 | Fax: 602.687.7069 Website: mendingheartsfs.org President and Chief Executive Officer: Sharon Carl Mending Hearts Family Services is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency (recruiting, training, licensing and supporting foster placements. Mending Hearts also provides: • Family and individual counseling • Children’s counseling • Post-adoption services (includes counseling and seminars for adoptive parents with children and teenagers • Grief counseling • Sexual abuse counseling for children and adults MESA UNITED WAY 137 E. University Dr., Mesa, AZ 85201 Tel: 480.969.8601 | Fax: 480.834.8184 Website: mesaunitedway.org President and Chief Executive Officer: Mark Young Mesa United Way maintains a directory of community services/resources in the East Valley at the following web address: mesaunitedway.org/resources/ CLOTHING Casa De Amor Baptist Center | Tel: 480.464.2877 East Mesa Baptist Church | Tel: 480.986.9827 | Website: eastmesafoodbank.com/donate.html Holy Trinity Community AME | Tel: 480.964.6559 New Life Pregnancy Center | Tel: 602.726.2307 | Website: newlifepregnancy.com New Hope Community Center | Tel: 480.807.1668 | Website: bccmesa.com Open Arms Care Center | Tel: 480.539.0175 | Website: openarmscc.com/ Paz De Cristo | Tel: 480.464.2370 | Website: pazdecristo.org/?page_id=414 Salvation Army: Tel: 480.962.9103 | Website: mesa.salvationarmy.org/ Won Last Chance, Inc. | Tel: 480.485.7651 | Wesite: wonlastchance.com/





http://www.familyresourceaz.org/

http://www.mendingheartsfs.org/

http://www.mesaunitedway.org/

http://www.mesaunitedway.org/resources/

http://www.eastmesafoodbank.com/donate.html

http://www.newlifepregnancy.com/

http://bccmesa.com/

http://www.openarmscc.com/

https://pazdecristo.org/?page_id=414

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MESA UNITED WAY (cont.)

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES A New Leaf | Tel: 480.890.3039 | Website: turnanewleaf.org/ Arizona Child & Family Advocacy Network | Tel: 480.644.4075 | Website: acfan.net/ Arizona Coalition to End Sexual & Domestic Violence | Tel: 602.279.2937 / 800.782.6400 | Website: acesdv.org/ Mesa Family Violence Unit | Tel: 480.644.4675 | Website: mesaaz.gov

FOOD ASSISTANCE Food Boxes Casa De Amor | 819 S. McDonald Dr., Mesa, AZ 85207 | Tel: 480.464.2877 Christ the King | 1551 E Dana Ave., Mesa, AZ 85204 | Tel: 480.964.1719 x219 | Website: ctk-catholic.org/ Church of the Master | 6659 E. University Dr., Mesa, AZ 85205 | Tel: 480.985.1660 |Website: cotmmesa.org Desert Manna Food Pantry | 590 N. 96 St., Mesa, AZ 85207 | Tel: 480.981.3993 | Website: desertmannafoodpantry.org/ East Mesa Food Bank | 752 S. Ellsworth Rd., Mesa, AZ 85208 | Tel: 480.986.9827 | Website: eastmesafoodbank.com First Presbyterian | 161 N. Mesa Dr., Mesa, AZ 85201 | Tel: 480.649.0206 | Website: fpcmesa.org Gateway Bible Church | 1621 N. Pasadena, Mesa, AZ 85201 | Tel: 480.834.9091 | Website: gatewaybiblechurchonline.com/ Life Destiny Church | 2601 E. Brown Rd., Mesa, AZ 85207 | Tel: 480.588.7960 | Website: lifesdestinychurch.org/ Lutheran Social Services | Tel: 480.654.4539 | Website: firstevlutheran.com/about-us.html Lutheran Social Services | 5956 E. University Dr., Mesa, AZ 85205 | Tel: 480.654.4539 Paz De Cristo | 424 W. Broadway Rd., Mesa, AZ 85210 | Tel: 480.464.2370 | Website: pazdecristo.org Manna Food Bank | 116 N. Lindsey Rd., Ste 11, Mesa, AZ 85203 | Tel: 480.765.2884 | Website: mannafoodbank.net/ New Hope Community Center | 6915 E. University Dr., Mesa, AZ 85207 | Tel: 480.981.0802 Red Mountain Methodist | 2936 N. Power Rd., Mesa, AZ 85215 | Tel: 480.981.3833 | Website: rmumc.com/ Resurrection Street Ministry | 1135 E. Main St., Mesa, AZ 85203 | Tel: 480.615.2799 | Website: rsmaz.org/food-bank Salvation Army | 241 E. 6th St., Mesa, AZ 85201 | Tel: 480.833.8322 | Website: mesa.salvationarmy.org/ United Food Bank | 245 S. Nina Dr., Mesa, AZ 85210 | Tel: 480.926.4897 | Website: unitedfoodbank.org Velda Rose Methodist | 5540 E. Main St., Mesa, AZ 85205 | Tel: 480.832.2111 | Website: veldarose.org

HEALTH SERVICES AHCCS/KidsCare | Tel: 800.654.8713 | Website: azahcccs.gov/ Adelante Healthcare | Tel: 877.809.5092 | Website: adelantehealthcare.com/locations/mesa/ Community Health Programs | Tel: 602.506.6900 | Website: maricopa.gov/3849/Public-Health Mesa Family Health Center | Tel: 480.344.6200 | Website: mihs.org Mission of Mercy | Tel: 602.861.2233 | Website: amissionofmercy.org/ Redirect Health (low cost insurance) | Tel: 888.995.4945 | Website: redirecthealth.com/ Terros | Tel: 602.685.6000 | Website: terros.org/ Valle De Sol | Tel: 602.258.6797 | Website: valledelsol.com

COUNSELING SERVICES Hotlines Arizona Teen Crisis Solutions | Tel: 623.879.9600 | Website: suicide.org Boys Town National Hotline | Tel: 800.448.3000 GLBT National Hotline | Tel: 888.843.4564 Hopeline | Tel: 800.784.2433 | Website: hopeline.com Maricopa County Warm Line | Tel: 602.347.1100 Mental Health of Arizona | Tel: 480.994.4407 | Website: mentalhealthaz.org Mesa Treatment Hotline | Tel: 866.846.6761 National Hotline | Tel: 800.799.7233 | Website: catholiccharitiesaz.org/phoenix/domesticviolence National Institute on Drug Abuse | Tel: 800.662.4357 | Website: samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline National Parent Helpline | Tel: 855.427.2736 Pathway Victim Advocacy Services | Tel: 602.819.0082 | Website: catholiccharitiesaz.org/phoenix/domesticviolence Pathway Domestic Violence Counseling | Tel: 480.287.6503 | Website: catholiccharitiesaz.org/phoenix/domesticviolence Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN)| Tel: 800.656.4673 | Website: rainn.org/ Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence | Tel: 877.995.5547 | Website: safehelpline.org Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence | Tel: 480.736.4949 / 866.205.5229 | Website: lafrontera-empact.org/crisis-lines/ Teen Lifeline | Tel: 602.248.8336 / 800.248.8336 | Website: teenlifeline.org/ Teen Crisis | Tel: 800.999.9999 | Website: teenlineonline.org/yyp/covenant-house-nineline/

http://acfan.net/

http://www.acesdv.org/

http://ctk-catholic.org/

http://www.eastmesafoodbank.com/

http://gatewaybiblechurchonline.com/

http://www.rmumc.com/

http://www.adelantehealthcare.com/locations/mesa/

http://www.maricopa.gov/3849/Public-Health

http://www.mihs.org/

https://www.amissionofmercy.org/

http://www.redirecthealth.com/

http://www.suicide.org/

https://hopeline.com/

http://mentalhealthaz.org/

https://www.catholiccharitiesaz.org/phoenix/domesticviolence

https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline



https://www.rainn.org/

https://www.safehelpline.org/

http://teenlifeline.org/

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MESA UNITED WAY (cont.) GENERAL AmeriPsych | Tel: 602.728.0630 | Website: ameripsych.org A New Leaf Dorothy B. Mitchell Counseling Center | Tel: 480.969.6955 ASU Counselor Training Center | Tel: 480.965.5067 Broadway Christian | Tel: 480. 981.0802 | Website: bccmesa.com Catholic Charities | Tel: 602.285.1999 | Website: catholiccharitiesaz.org/ Centro De Amistad | Tel: 480.833.0227 Community Bridges | Tel: 877. 931.9142 | Website: communitybridgesaz.org Desert Vista Behavioral Health | Tel: 480.344.2100 | Website: mihs.org EMPACT Counseling Center | Tel: 480.784.1514 Family Service Agency | Tel: 480.507.8619 | Website: fsaphoenix.org Jewish Family & Children’s Counseling Services | Tel: 602.256.0528 Lifewell | Tel: 602.808.2822| Website: lifewell.us/ MARC Community Resources Inc. | Tel: 480.969.3800 | Website: marccr.com/ Mesa Family Health Center | Tel: 480.344.6200 Partners in Recovery | Tel: 480.218.3280 | Website: partnersinrecovery.us.com Stapley Counseling & LADDER | Tel: 602.685.6000 | Website: terros.org Terros | Tel: 602.685.6000 | Website: terros.org PARENTING Arizona Brainfood, Inc. | Tel: 480.415.0066 | Website: azbrainfood.org Birth to Five Helpline | Tel: 877.705.5437 | Website: birthtofivehelpline.org Big Brother Big Sisters | Tel: 602.264.9254 | Website: bbbsaz.org Boys and Girls Club | Tel: 480.844.3965 | Website: clubzona.org Black Family & Children’s Services | Tel: 602.243.1773 | Website: bfcsfamily.org Chicanos Por La Causa | Tel: 602.257.0700 | Website: cplc.org Child and Family Resources, Inc. | Tel: 602.234.3941 | Website: childfamilyresources.org Child Care Resources and Referrals | Tel: 800.308.9000 | Website: arizonachildcare.org Child Crisis Center | Tel: 480.304.9440 | Website: childcrisisaz.org CPLC Parenting Arizona | Tel: 602.248.0428 | Website: parentingaz.org Desert Sound | Tel: 480.304.4762 | Website: desertsounds.org Expect More Arizona | Tel: 602.381.2267 | Website: expectmorearizona.org Head Start | Tel: 480.464.9669 | Website: eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/HeadStartOffices Native American Community Health Center | Tel: 602.279.5262 | Website: nativehealthphoenix.org Native American Fathers and Families Association | Tel: 480.833.5007 | Website: nativeamericanfathers.org Quality First | Tel: 877.803.7234 | Website: qualityfirstaz.com SUBSTANCE ABUSE Alcoholic Anonymous | Tel: 602.957.7457 | Website: aa.org Broadway Christian | Tel: 480.981.0802 | Website: bccmesa.com Community Bridges | Tel: 877.931.9142 | Website: communitybridgesaz.org Coast to Coast Referrals | Tel: 800.281.4731 | Website: recoverynowtv.com Cocaine Anonymous | Tel: 602.279.3838 | Website: ca.org/ East Valley Addiction Recovery | Tel: 480.962.7711 | Website: communitybridgesaz.org East Valley Substance Abuse | Tel: 480.833.8122 East Valley Intergroup Inc. | Tel: 480.834.9033 | Website: aamesaaz.org Lifewell | Tel: 602.808.2822 | Website: lifewell.us SMART Recovery | Website: smartrecovery.org Transitional Living Communities | Tel: 480.969.1471 | Website: transitionalliving.org Women In New Recovery | Tel: 888.393.0544 | Website: winr.org SUICIDE PREVENTION EMPACT Suicide Prevention Center | Tel: 480.784.1500 / 800.273.8255 | Website: lafrontera-empact.org/ National Hopeline Network | Tel: 800.442.4673 National Suicide Prevention Hotline | Tel: 800.SUICIDE (800.784.2433) National Suicide Prevention Lifeline | Tel: 800.273.8255

http://www.ameripsych.org/

http://www.bccmesa.com/

https://www.catholiccharitiesaz.org/

http://communitybridgesaz.org/

http://www.mihs.org/

http://fsaphoenix.org/

http://www.lifewell.us/

http://marccr.com/

http://www.partnersinrecovery.us.com/

http://www.terros.org/

http://www.terros.org/

http://www.azbrainfood.org/

http://www.birthtofivehelpline.org/

http://www.bbbsaz.org/

http://www.clubzona.org/

http://www.bfcsfamily.org/

https://cplc.org/

http://www.childfamilyresources.org/

http://www.arizonachildcare.org/

http://childcrisisaz.org/

http://parentingaz.org/

https://desertsounds.org/

https://www.expectmorearizona.org/

https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/HeadStartOffices/

http://www.nativehealthphoenix.org/

http://www.nativeamericanfathers.org/

http://www.qualityfirstaz.com/

http://www.aa.org/

http://www.bccmesa.com/


http://www.recoverynowtv.com/

https://ca.org/


http://aamesaaz.org/

http://www.lifewell.us/

http://www.smartrecovery.org/

http://www.transitionalliving.org/

http://www.winr.org/

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ONWARD HOPE, INC. 2821 N. 33rd Ave., Ste. 6, Phoenix, AZ 85009 Tel: 602.441.2723 After Hours / Emergency Line: 480.387.4940 | Fax: 480.323.2114 E-mail: [email protected]: onwardhope.org

Founder and Executive Director: Eshawn Peterson

This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. Onward Hope is a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training, licensing and supporting foster and adoptive families. Foster care-related services offered include:

• Free childcare for all advanced education training• Foster and adoptive family mentoring• Dedicated family support specialist• 24-hour assistance• Annual spring gathering and holiday event• Support groups for foster and adoptive parents, children in foster care and biological children• Community/organization donations of items such as blankets, diapers, clothing, toiletries, food, complimentary tickets to

community and sporting events.• Street outreach to homeless and at-risk youth• Hands-on independent living workshops with case management• Youth-led advisory board• Mentoring for youth and young adults• Transitional housing for foster care alumni• Drop-in center for young people

PATHWAYS Phoenix Office 2830 W. Glendale Ave., Ste. 23, Phoenix, AZ 8501 Tel: 602.455.4626 | Fax: 602.455.4624 Website: pathwaysofaz.com

Chief Executive Officer/State Director: Brenda Greer

This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency in this county. Pathways is a foster care licensing agency, both at the DES and HCTC (therapeutic) level. Families receive ongoing round the clock support and respite services is available.

RISE FAMILY SERVICES, INC. Mesa Office 4554 E. Inverness Ave., Mesa, AZ 85206 Tel: 866.242.2714

Surprise Office 18540 N. Parkview Pl., Surprise, AZ 85374 Tel: 623.847.3749

Website: riseservicesinc.org/arizona

Founder and President: Dr. Gerald Nebeker

This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. RISE provides foster and adopt services in the following Arizona counties: Maricopa, Pima and Pinal (RISE provides DDD services statewide). RISE recruits, trains and licenses placements for children in foster care, respite care, and kinship care; children in the care of the Department of Developmental Disabilities (DDD); and medically fragile children. RISE also certifies families to adopt through the foster care system. RISE licenses single and two-parent families with no limitations on religion, ethnicity or sexual


http://www.onwardhope.org/


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RISE FAMILY SERVICES, INC. (cont.) orientation. Training at RISE is free. RISE also offers free advanced training classes throughout the year to licensed placements. RISE provides 24-hour emergency support and assistance and visits placements regularly. RISE supports placements through mentoring relationships, respite and appreciation events like picnics, holiday parties and training classes and a wide array of supports to placements with DDD children. SOUTHWEST HUMAN DEVELOPMENT 2850 N. 24th St., Phoenix, AZ 85008 Tel: 602.266.5976 Email: [email protected] Website: swhd.org Head Start: 602.468.3431 Chief Executive Officer: Ginger Ward SWHD is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency (recruiting, training, licensing and supporting foster placements). Other services provided by SWHD include:

Child Development and Mental Health Children's Developmental Center: Tel: 602.468-3430 | Email: [email protected] The overall goal of Southwest Human Development’s child development and mental health programs is to support early relationships and promote healthy development. Programs include: • Birth to Five Helpline | Tel: 877.705.KIDS (5437) • First Connections • Fussy Baby Program

• Good Fit Counseling Center | Tel: 602.200.0434 • Newborn Intensive Care Program • Nurse-Family Partnership

Family Support and Child Welfare Services Southwest Human Development offers an array of education and support services for families to help parents and caregivers as they raise their children. Programs include:

Family Support • Arizona Child and Adolescent Survivor Initiative • Common Sense Parenting • Direct Support Services • Foster Care and Adoption Studies

• Healthy Families • Parent Partners Program • Supervised Parenting Time

Child Welfare • Building Resilient Families • CARING • Family Preservation • Substance-Exposed Newborns Safe Environment

(SENSE) Program

• Family Reunification and Stabilization • Interstate Compact of Placement of Children • Kinship Assessments and Annual Leadership

Reporting

Foster Care and Adoption Southwest Human Development is proud to offer training to prospective and current foster and adoptive parents throughout Maricopa County at no cost to participants. Early Literacy and Head Start SWHD’s early literacy programs help young children build the skills they need to become successful readers now, while laying the foundation for lifelong literacy • Head Start and Early Head Start • Raising a Reader

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SOUTHWEST HUMAN DEVELOPMENT (cont.) Disabilities Services Southwest Human Development specializes in working with children ages birth to 5 – a time when intervention can make a real and lasting difference. All team members have knowledge about the many factors that influence a child’s health and well-being, including environment, relationships, the events in a child and family’s life, the child’s development and medical conditions.

VOICES FOR CASA CHILDREN, INC. 4300 N. Miller Rd.,, Ste. 116, Phoenix, AZ 85251 Tel: 480.685.4888 Website: voicesforcasachildren.org Executive Director: Robin Pearson Voices for CASA Children is a nonprofit, volunteer-driven organization that believes in giving every lost and voiceless child a brighter future. They accomplish this by: • Recruiting, training and retaining Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs) • Creating opportunities that help every child know that they are cared for and safe; i.e. enriching children’s lives by partnering

with other organizations such as AFFCF • Engaging the community to help drive awareness about the plights of Arizona’s abused and neglected children; and lobbying

government for benefits for foster children Voices four CASA Children also holds its annual signature fundraising event, a Superhero Walk & Run, in the spring.

http://www.voicesforcasachildren.org/

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ARIZONA BAPTIST CHILDREN’S SERVICES & FAMILY MINISTRIES Mohave County Office 1605 McCulloch Blvd. S., Lake Havasu City, AZ 86406 Tel: 319.795.2458 Website: abcs.org


For more details, see Arizona Baptist Children’s Services & Family Ministries under Maricopa County.



This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. Services offered in Mohave County include:




Foster Care and Adoption Laura Butcher | Tel: 928.208.9457 | Email: [email protected]





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CASA COUNCIL OF MOHAVE COUNTY P.O. Box 6605, Kingman, AZ 86402-6605 Tel: 928-.278.2100 | Fax: 928.692.9677 E-mail: [email protected]: casasupport.org

The CASA Council of Mohave supports children in foster care by providing funds to pay for a variety of activities/items for children in foster care: equine therapy, sports fees and equipment, computers, tutoring, summer camps, music lessons and instruments, martial arts classes, dance lessons and art classes. The Council also covers electronics, regular-use clothes and furniture. For disabled kids, they put books/educational materials on tablets. They work closely with the placement to make sure that these materials will be used. Funds can be requested via the Council’s website. The Council raises funds through direct donations online and their annual golf tournament.



This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. For more information, see listing under Coconino County.






PATHWAYS Flagstaff Offices (services Mohave County) 2323 E. Greenlaw Ln., Ste. #10-B, Flagstaff, AZ 86004 Tel: 928.226.1097 Website: pathwaysofaz.com


This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency in this county. Pathways is a foster care licensing agency, both at the DES and HCTC (therapeutic level. Families receive ongoing round the clock support. Their Flagstaff site offers regular and professional foster certification and monitoring, adoption preparation, respite services and emergency foster care.


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This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. Services offered in Navajo County include:




Foster Care and Adoption Lari Lynn Stell | Tel: 928.443.1991 | Email: [email protected] Kate Delafield | Tel: 928.443.1991 | Email: [email protected]




This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. For more information, see the listing under Coconino County.


Areas outside of Maricopa County: Tel: 888.KID.4HRT (888.543.4478) x704 / Toll Free: 888.433.1344















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NAVAJO COUNTY FRIENDS OF CASA P.O. Box 1774, Show Low, AZ 85902-1774 Tel: 928.242.3139 Website: navajocountyfriendsofcasa.com

President: George Turner

The Navajo County Friends of CASA is the local CASA support council. They are a local, all volunteer group of concerned citizens committed to helping improve the lives of disadvantaged kids. NCFC provides basic material needs to help displaced kids in foster care and their caregiver families. They work closely with both the Show Low and Winslow DCS offices and caseworkers to identify critical needs and to serve the entire population of foster children with programs such as back-to-school supplies, new winter coats and various social and family bonding events throughout the year. NCFC sometimes covers Apache County which has no support council of its own, however, they don’t cover children on the Native American reservations, as they have federal aid.



PATHWAYS Flagstaff Offices (services Mohave County) 2323 E. Greenlaw Ln., Ste. #10-B, Flagstaff, AZ 86004 Tel: 928.226.1097 Website: pathwaysofaz.com


This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency in this county. Pathways is a foster care licensing agency, both at the DES and HCTC (therapeutic) level. Families receive ongoing round the clock support. Their Flagstaff site offers regular and professional foster certification and monitoring, adoption preparation, respite services and emergency foster care.

http://navajocountyfriendsofcasa.com/



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A PLACE TO CALL HOME 1200 N. El Dorado Pl., Building C, Ste. 300, Tucson, AZ 85715 Tel: 520.318.9906 / Emergency After Hours: 520.404.1598 | Fax: 520.881.9051 Email: [email protected] Website: tocallhome.com

This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. For more information, see A Place To Call Home’s listing under Maricopa County.

ARIZONA BAPTIST CHILDREN’S SERVICES & FAMILY MINISTRIES1779 N. Alvernon Way, Tucson, AZ 85712 Tel: 602.346.2382 / Toll Free: 800.678.0648 Website: abcs.org

Statewide Foster Care Director: Nichole Tamburstuen | Tel: 480.296.8786/602.346.2382 | Email: [email protected]

Pima County Contact: Joann Stevens, Director of Foster Care | Tel: 520.795.7541

This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. For more details, see Arizona Baptist Children’s Services & Family Ministries above, under Maricopa County.



This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. Services offered in Pima County include:

Outpatient Behavioral Health Traci Grabb | Tel: 520.622.7611| Email: [email protected] Liz Wong | Tel: 520.327.1171 | Email: [email protected]

Family Education and Support Services Paula Joseph | Tel: 602.371.1376 | Email: [email protected] Christopher Dobbins | Tel: 520.622.7611 | Email: [email protected]


Foster Care and Adoption Dawn Glavin | Tel: 520.318.4882 | Email: [email protected]

Kinship Services Julie Treinen | Tel: 520.323.4476 | Email: [email protected]















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ARIZONA KINSHIP SUPPORT SERVICES/KARE The KARE Family Center 220 E. Speedway Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85705 Tel: 520.323.4476

Statewide Caregiver Resource Line: 1.888.737.7494 Website: arizonakinship.org

For more information, see entry under National/Statewide Organizations Providing Goods/Services [Private Agencies].

CASA DE LOS NINOS 1120 N. 5th Ave., Tucson, AZ 85705 Tel: 520.624.5600 | Fax: 520.623.2443 Website: casadelosninos.org

Thrift Store 1302 E. Prince Rd., Tucson, AZ 85719

Chief Executive Officer: Susie Huhn

Casa de los Niños’ mission is to promote child well-being and family stability in our community. They deliver a continuum of services –evidence-based and best practice models meld together prevention, intervention, and treatment strategies to effectively address the needs of at-risk children and their families within our community. Programs include:

Prevention • Nurse-family partnerships (for first-time parents)• Free parent enrichment classes in English and Spanish

• Parents as Teachers program

Intervention • Foster care and adoption services • Supervised visitation program

Behavioral Health Treatment • In-home services (must be referred by DCS

investigator/case manager)• Family groups

CASA SUPPORT COUNCIL FOR PIMA COUNTY P.O. Box 36017, Tucson, AZ 85740 Tel: 520.724.2060 Website: pimacountycasa.org

President: Linda Koral

The CASA Support Council for Pima County provides goods and services only for kids who have CASAs. Among the things they do for CASAs are the following:

• Assist in the recruitment of CASA volunteers• Fund ongoing training and professional development of CASAs• Sponsor annual CASA recognition luncheon the third Thursday each April• Reimburse CASA volunteers for the expenses they incur in serving children in the program

Among the things they do for foster children are the following:

• College scholarships• Backpacks• Tutoring• Clothing and shoes• Beds and mattresses

• Summer camp• Refurbished computers• Musical instruments• Cultural experiences• Holiday parties and birthday celebrations


http://www.casadelosninos.org/

http://www.pimacountycasa.org/


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This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona recruits and prepares families to welcome children into their homes and care for them. To show their commitment to the children and the foster families, they offer ongoing supportive services to enhance the foster family experience. Their foster care specialists are always on call to help place children and respond to foster families.

CHRISTIAN FAMILY CARE 6063 E. Grant Rd., Tucson, AZ 85712 Tel: 520.296.8255 / Toll-Free: 800.939.5432 | Fax: 520.296.8773 Website: cfcare.org




addiction, domestic abuse, incarceration or illness, minimizing the risk for abuse or neglect and giving parents the time and toolsthey need (for now, the program is only in Maricopa)

• Free pregnancy counseling to mothers considering putting the child up for adoption• Youth counseling for children in foster care, at no cost to the child• Marital and individual counseling; these services require payment of a fee.

COMMUNITY PROVIDER OF ENRICHMENT SERVICES, INC. Corporate Headquarters 4825 N. Sabino Canyon Rd., Tucson, AZ 85750 Tel: 520.884.7954 | Fax: 520.884.0383

Recruitment and Training 6979 E. Broadway Blvd., Ste. 125, Tucson, AZ 85710 Tel: 520.325.9688 | Fax: 520.325.3561

Behavioral Health Services 4444 E. Grant Rd., Ste.116, Tucson, AZ 85712 Tel: 520.882.0090 | Fax: 520.882.6821


President and Chief Executive Officer: Mark Monson

For more details, see entry for Community Provider of Enrichment Services, Inc., under Maricopa County.





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DEVEREUX ARIZONA 2025 N. 3rd St., Ste. 300, Phoenix, AZ 85004 Tel: 602.283.7100 | Fax: 602.896.2580 Website: devereux.org Executive Director: Lane Barker Devereux Arizona trains and licenses individuals to become foster parents for children from birth to 18 years of age. We provide both traditional and therapeutic foster care in Tucson (Pima County) and Phoenix (Maricopa County). Their foster care programs include traditional foster care, kinship care and therapeutic foster care. Their prevention programs provide parents tools and resources to strengthen families including Parent Aides, Parents as Teachers and Family Support Coordination. GAP MINISTRIES 2861 N. Flowing Wells Ste. #161, Tucson, AZ 85705 Tel: 520-877-8077 E-mail: [email protected] Website: gapmin.com Founder and President: Greg Ayers This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. GAP Ministries is a non-denominational Christian organization that helps those in need regardless of religious beliefs. Services provided include: • SPLASH (Spirit Powered Love Aggressively Shaping Hearts)

DCS contracted group homes for 130 children daily in 14 residential homes

• Backpack-2-School Free backpacks filled with school supplies to Title 1 schools in Tucson provided at free Backpack-to-School carnivals

• Holiday of Hope Each year at Christmas, GAP asks churches or individuals to adopt one of the 14 SPLASH Houses to provide Christmas presents, with the idea that each child receive at least three or four gifts from their wish list. GAP Ministries also accept donations for individual kids. The Festival of Trees is an annual fundraiser benefiting Holiday of Hope in which custom Christmas trees are beautifully decorated by local businesses or groups and sold to the public to raise funds.

• MERGE (Maturity Education Responsibility Growth Excellence) Licensed by DCS, Merge is available to teenagers in the SPLASH houses, and who are at least 16 years of age. The program assists young people as they begin to transition out of the care of DCS by teaching budgeting, time management, how to handle more freedom, developing confidence to live on their own, learning how to ask for help when needed, assuming more responsibility for daily activities and learning to respect their space and the space of others.

• STEP This program provides transitional housing for at-risk foster teens/young adults. It is a multi-year program for 18 - 25 year olds who already have strong independent living skills, but need a last boost into adulthood. The STEP program is designed to support young adults for as long as their transition requires.

• Community Training Kitchen, Diner and Mobile Kitchen/Food Truck The Kitchen reclaims highly perishable donated food to make meals for foster care group homes, children in low-income schools, and community outreaches. It serves as a training kitchen for individuals in vulnerable populations, including young adults aging out of foster care or beginning a career search, and the unemployed or underemployed can participate in a 12 week culinary arts certification program. GAP’s mobile kitchen/food truck allows GAP to take food into needy neighborhoods. Groups may use GAP’s Diner and high-tech conference room, including catering, for a low cost. The Food Truck may also be available for catered events when not in use serving community needs.

• One Life Internship This program offers three tracks to choose from: ministry school course track (to become a minister), education course track

http://www.devereux.org/




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GAP MINISTRIES (cont.) (specialized training in social services) or vocational course track (certificates of proficiency in culinary arts, auto mechanics, janitorial/housekeeping, warehouse, general maintenance). Students earn money for each certificate of completion earned.

GAP keeps a small store stocked with clothing that is both purchased and donated to help meet the needs of the children in its care. GAP also makes available to those in need small household appliances, bedding, cleaning supplies, paper goods, and other items to set up and maintain a household. Some items are donated and some are purchased at a discounted price from partnering retailers. Additional services not directed to foster children: BOOST (Building Overflow out of Serving Together) provides food to partnering agencies who then gave to the community in need. GAP also provided its partners with over $100,000 worth of household items and products. GAP has a food pantry to meet the needs of the children in our SPLASH Houses, and when there is an overflow, that food is used in the BOOST program. GRACE RETREAT 6894 N. Camino Martin, Ste. 100, Tucson, AZ 85741 Tel: 520.276.9661 | Fax: 520.328.8830 Website: graceretreatfostercare.org Contact: Christina Boatner | Email: [email protected] This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. Grace Retreat licenses families to provide foster care and certifies families for adoption. Once a family is licensed, Grace Retreat monitors and maintains licensure, facilitates placing children in the home and provides continuing support, which includes 24-hour support by telephone, play/support groups, therapist available to support family and respite (childcare). INTERMOUNTAIN CENTERS Mailing Address P. O. Box 17749, Tucson, AZ 85731-7749 Tel: 520.721.1887 | Fax: 520.721.0069 Website: intermountaincenters.org Administrative Office 994 S. Harrison Rd., Tucson, AZ 85748 Tel: 520.721.1887 | Fax: 520.344.8892 In-Home/Residential 1020 S. Harrison Rd., Tucson, AZ 85748 Tel: 520.721.1887 x7350 | Fax: 520.344.8591 Health Services 5055 E. Broadway, C-104, Tucson, AZ 85711 Tel: 520.623.9833 Director: Amy Cue | Tel: 520.623.9833 x1628 Green Valley Office 101 S. La Canada Dr., Ste. 14B, Green Valley, AZ 85614 Tel: 520.399.1498 | Fax: 520.648.7437 Sells Office Tohono Plaza Bldg. #4, Ste. 409, BIA State Rt. 19, Sells, AZ 85634 Tel: 520.383.1791 | Fax: 520.383.1795 Program Director: Kara Wiesmann, LBSW | Tel: 520.305.0393 Intermountain Academy 1100 W. Fresno St., Tucson, AZ 85745 Tel: 520.232.2900 Director: Kyle Lininger | Tel: 520.306.7581 Parent Aide Program (Pima County and Southeastern Arizona)

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1100 W. Fresno St., Tucson, AZ 85745 Tel: 520.232.2900 | Fax: 520.207.5963 Supervisor: Olivia Bruntmyer | Tel: 520.262.9814

President and Chief Executive Officer: Rose M. Lopez

This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. Intermountain Centers recruits, trains, licenses and supports foster families and therapeutic foster families. They also recruits and trains Native American families to provide specialized foster care for Native American children, specifically working with Tohono O’odham and Pascua Yaqui foster families. Support includes:

• Training in the behavioral model• Licensing application administration• 24/7 coordinator support• Respite care as needed

• Monthly training• Special services for children enrolled in DDD• Networking with other provider families

Intermountain Centers also operates group residences for youth in Tucson as well as foster, specialized foster and therapeutic foster care homes throughout Pima County. The residential program has been developed to meet the needs of children and adolescents that previously have been unsuccessful in other home-based settings. Youth are referred by the Arizona DCS and tribal child welfare agencies. Each of Intermountain’s group residences for children has 24-hour therapeutic supervision for the residents. The residences include:

Assessment & Intervention Center (ages 12 – 17) • 30-day intensively-staffed assessment center for adolescents with a wide variety of diagnoses• Youth leave the facility with a Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) and Behavioral Treatment Plan (BPT) to support

continued stabilization of behaviors within the community• Can be used for unplanned placement immediately (does not require prior authorization)• Licensed as a Behavioral Health Residential Facility (BHRF/previously called therapeutic group home)• Used as an alternative to hospitalization or Behavioral Health Inpatient Facility (BHIF/previously called Residential Treatment

Center)

Summit House Intermountain provides a 60-day residential treatment program for adolescents in Southern Arizona diagnosed with substance use disorders. Daily programming is structured by clinicians to include therapeutic groups, health and wellness education, social skills development, recreation opportunities, management of emotions, individual and family therapy sessions, and community-based programming.

• Evidence-based model, Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach (A-CRA)• On-site director, licensed psychologist

Angel House (ages 12 to 17) Angel House is a regular BHRF (no target population) for youth ages 12 to 17. Authorization is required for all members. The average length of stay is 60 to 90 days. This can be a good step-down placement from hospital settings or RTC. Youth at Angel House attend regular schools throughout the Tucson community.

Zia Apartments (Independent Living) • Not a covered behavioral health service• Apartment setting for youth ages 16 through 18 with a focus on independent living skills and transitioning to independence• Supervision and comprehensive clinical programming can occur on-site

Babad Ki Group Home • Not a covered behavioral health service• Provides services to youth involved in Native American Child Welfare• Program focuses on provision of individualized, culturally-appropriate services using behavioral interventions


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LA PALOMA FAMILY SERVICES 870 W. Miracle Mile, Tucson, AZ 85705 Tel: 520.750.9667 Email: [email protected] Website: lapalomakids.org

Foster Care Program Supervisor: Cristina Greenberg

This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. La Paloma recruits, trains, and supports foster parents who are capable of providing a safe, structured and nurturing environment for children that are displaced from their homes. They also provide services to children in foster care with both basic and therapeutic needs in the Tucson Metro area and Southern Arizona. The foster homes focus on improving present relationships and circumstances to the foster youth in their homes and ensure that their physical, emotional, educational, and recreational needs are being met.

LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF THE SOUTHWEST Tucson Office 6303 E. Tanque Verde Rd., Ste. 101, Tucson, AZ 85715 Tel: 520.748.2300/844.891.2168



PATHWAYS Tucson Main 1161 N. El Dorado Pl., Ste. 103, Tucson, AZ 85715 Tel: 520-748-7108 | Fax: 520.747.6605

Northwest Tucson 3295 W. Ina Rd., Ste. 150, Tucson, AZ 85741 Tel: 520.744.4376 | Fax: 520579.1138

Website: pathwaysofarizona.com


This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency in this county. Pathways is a foster care licensing agency that recruits, trains and licenses foster caregivers, both at the DCS and HCTC (therapeutic) level. Families receive ongoing round the clock support and respite care is available.

TMM FAMILY SERVICES, INC. 1550 N. Country Club Rd., Tucson, AZ 85716-3152 Tel: 520.327.0199 | Fax: 520.327.0557 Email: [email protected] Website: tmmfs.org

Vice President, Development/Community Relations: Brooke Nowack

TMM Family Services provides quality housing and support services to children, families and seniors in need. Their programs include affordable housing, a transitional living program for at-risk mothers and their children, and the Community Closet, which distributes free clothing and bedding to the most needy individuals and families through their Voucher program.


http://www.lapalomakids.org/



http://www.pathwaysofarizona.com/



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VISIONQUEST 600 N. Swan Rd., Tucson, AZ 85711 Tel: 520.881.3950 Website: vqarizona.com Foster Care Contact Kara Gouveia | Tel: 520.471.8306 | Email: [email protected] Living Programs & Community-Based Services Contact Carol Keller | Tel: 520.881.3950 x2504 | Email: [email protected] Case Aide Services Contact Leslie Valdez | Tel: 520.326.8816 | [email protected] This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. VisionQuest is an employee-owned comprehensive national youth services organization rooted in Native American culture (however, the program is open to children of all ethnic backgrounds and is not limited to or focused on children from Native American backgrounds). VisionQuest provides Foster Care and foster parent training along with school based programming, case aid visitation services in the community, and family court services. They offer three unique placement types for dependent youth in order to offer individualized programming and support a continuum of care: VQ Community, VQ Semi-Independent, and VQ Sibling. All of VisionQuest’s programs are committed to evidence-supported and evidence-based practices and incorporates a number of these components into the daily milieu: • Sanctuary Model of Trauma Informed Care • Aggression Replacement Training • Casey Life Skills • The Council for Boys and Young Men • Girls Circle

http://www.vqarizona.com/




http://www.thesanctuaryinstitute.org/about-us/the-sanctuary-model

http://aggressionreplacementtraining.com/

http://lifeskills.casey.org/

https://onecirclefoundation.org/material-tc.aspx

https://onecirclefoundation.org/material-gc.aspx

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A NEW LEAF 868 E. University Dr., Mesa, AZ 85203 Tel: 480.969.4024 | Foster Care Line: 480.733.3053 E-mail: [email protected]: turnanewleaf.org

Chief Executive Officer: Michael Hughes

This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. For more details, see the listing for A New Leaf under Maricopa County.

A PLACE TO CALL HOME 1200 N. El Dorado Pl., Building C, Ste. 300, Tucson, AZ 85715 Tel: 520.318.9906 / Emergency After Hours: 520.404.1598 | Fax: 520.881.9051 Email: [email protected] Website: tocallhome.com

This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. For more details, see the listing for A Place To Call Home under Maricopa County.

AID TO ADOPTION OF SPECIAL KIDS (AASK)Main Office 2320 N. 20th St., Phoenix, AZ 85006 Tel: 602.254.2275 | Fax: 602.212.2564 Email: [email protected] Website: aask-az.org

How to Help a Child (Information on becoming a foster/adoptive parent) Tel: 602.930.4900

West Valley Office 15396 N. 83rd Ave., Ste. A100, Peoria, AZ 85382

East Valley Office 175 E. Corporate Pl., Chandler, Arizona 85225

Chief Executive Officer: Ron Adelson

This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. For more information, see Aid to Adoption for Special Kids above, under National/Statewide Organizations Providing Goods/Services [Private Agencies].

ARIZONA BAPTIST CHILDREN’S SERVICES & FAMILY MINISTRIESPhoenix Office 2632 W. Augusta Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85051 Tel: 602.346.2300 Website: abcs.org

Statewide Foster Care Director: Nichole Tamburstuen | Email: [email protected] | Tel: 480.296.8786/602.346.2382



http://www.turnanewleaf.org/








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Tucson Corporate Office 3716 E. Columbia St., Tucson, AZ 85714 Website arizonaschildren.org

This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. Services offered in Pinal County include:

Outpatient Behavioral Health Derek Allen | Tel: 480.503.8530 | Email: [email protected]

Family Education and Support Services Paula Joseph | Tel: 602.371.1376 |Email: [email protected] Shelley Tellez| Tel: 480.288.4723 |Email: [email protected]


Foster Care and Adoption Karen Haggert | Tel: 480.474.2263 |Email: [email protected] Mary Duncan | Tel: 602.253.1620 |Email: [email protected]


ARIZONA KINSHIP SUPPORT SERVICES/KARE Seeds of Hope/Mondayo Anaya Community Center 1487 N. Crane St., Casa Grande, AZ 85122 Statewide Caregiver Resource Line: 1.888.737.7494 Website: arizonakinship.org

See listing under National/Statewide Organizations Providing Goods/Services [Private Agencies].




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This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. For more details, see listing under Coconino County.

CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA (PART OF AZPAC) 140 W. Speedway, Ste. 130, Tucson, AZ 85705 Tel: 520.623.0344 / Toll Free: 800.234.0344 x 102 | Fax: 520.770.8578 Website: ccs-soaz.org



CHRISTIAN FAMILY CARE 2346 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85004 Tel: 602.234.1935 Toll-Free: 800.939.5432 | Fax: 602.234.0022 Website: cfcare.org




addiction, domestic abuse, incarceration or illness, minimizing the risk for abuse or neglect and giving parents the time and tools they need (for now, the program is only in Maricopa)

• Free pregnancy counseling to mothers considering putting the child up for adoption• Youth counseling for children in foster care, at no cost to the child• Marital and individual counseling; these services require payment of a fee














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PATHWAYS 2380 W. Glendale Ave., Ste. 23, Phoenix, AZ 85051 Tel: 602.455.4626 Website: pathwaysofarizona.com












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PINAL COUNCIL FOR CASA, INC. P.O. Box 12569, Casa Grande, AZ 85230 Tel: 520.560.1332 Website: pccinow.org [NOTE: this website appears to be non-functional]

RISE FAMILY SERVICES, INC. 6420 E. Tanque Verde Rd., Tucson, AZ 85715 Tel: 520.298.6468 Website: riseservicesinc.org/arizona

Founder and President: Dr. Gerald Nebeker

This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families. For more information, see the listing under Maricopa County.

http://www.riseservicesinc.org/arizona

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This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. Services offered in Santa Cruz County include:

Outpatient Behavioral Health Jennifer VandeWeg | Tel: 520-224-9100 | Email: [email protected]



Foster Care and Adoption Jill Green | Tel: 520.224.9108 | Email: [email protected]





Santa Cruz County Contact (via Catholic Service in SE Arizona): Tel: 520.458.4203 x107


CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA (PART OF AZPAC) 140 W. Speedway, Ste. 130, Tucson, AZ 85705 Tel: 520.623.0344 / Toll Free: 800.234.0344 x 102 | Fax: 520.770.8578 Website: ccs-soaz.org













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NOTE: There is no CASA Support Council in Santa Cruz County.






COUNTY-SPECIFIC ORGANIZATIONS Yavapai County

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ARIZONA BAPTIST CHILDREN’S SERVICES & FAMILY MINISTRIES2820 N. Lynx Lake Dr., Prescott Valley, AZ 86314 Tel: 800.678.0648 Website: abcs.org





This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. Services offered in Yavapai County include:

Outpatient Behavioral Health Daniel Leavitt | Tel: 928.443.1991 | Email: [email protected]

Family Education and Support Services Paula Joseph | Tel: 602.371.1376 | Email: [email protected] Shelley Tellez| Tel: 480.288.4723 | Email: [email protected]


Foster Care and Adoption Lari Lynn Stell | Tel: 928.443.1991 | Email: [email protected] Kate Delafield | Tel: 928.443.1991 | Email: [email protected]





Yavapai County Contact (via Catholic Service Charities): Tel: 928.778.2531 x51910















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This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. For more details, see listing under Coconino County.

CHRISTIAN FAMILY CARE 3611 Crossings Dr., Ste A, Prescott, AZ 86305 Tel: 928.443.1150 / Toll-Free: 800.939.5432 Website: cfcare.org


This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. For more details, see entry for Christian Family Care under Maricopa County.


















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PATHWAYS 2380 W. Glendale Ave., Ste. 23, Phoenix, AZ 85051 Tel: 602.455.4626 Website: pathwaysofarizona.com



VERDE VALLEY CASA SUPPORT COUNCIL P.O. Box 2523, Cottonwood, AZ 86326 Tel: 928.853.0653 Email: [email protected] Website: vvcasasc.org

President: Jayne Schwantes

The Verde Valley CASA Support Council serves the Verde Valley-area of Yavapai County. (There is a separate CASA support council for the Prescott area of Yavapai County; see the entry for Yavapai CASA for Kids Foundation). The council provides bedding, as well as gift cards and mattresses.

YAVAPAI CASA FOR KIDS FOUNDATION P.O. Box 12457, Prescott, AZ 86304 Tel: 928.445.0800 Email: [email protected] Website: YavapaiCASAforKids.org

Executive Director: Melanie Jacobson





mailto:[email protected]?subject=Support%20the%20Children

http://www.vvcasasc.org/


http://www.yavapaicasaforkids.org/


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YAVAPAI CASA FOR KIDS FOUNDATION (cont.) Yavapai CASA for Kids Foundation (YC4KF) is the Prescott-area Yavapai County CASA support council. In addition to funding the unmet needs of children in foster care in Yavapai County,the Foundation has expanded to include many other types of services such as a family visitation center, training, and transportation expenses for CASAs. Their programs include:

Adoption Mailbox Exchange YC4KF operates a mailbox for confidential letter and gift exchanges between adoptive and birth families (when approved by the Court and when both the birth and the adoptive families agree to participate). The mailbox ensures that the birth family can receive news about their children who have been adopted in a way that respects the confidentiality of all parties. Celebration Cards YC4KF provides celebration cards – gift cards from local stores that are given to children in foster care when they experience a milestone, such as a birthday, improving grades in school, getting along better in the foster home, not wetting the bed for a week, or sleeping through the night in their own bed, in order to provide much-needed positive reinforcement. Christmas Gifts The Foundation coordinates holiday gift trees to collect holiday gifts for children in foster care at a number of retailers in their area. A list can be found on the group’s website. Clothing Initiative YC4KF’s Clothing Initiative ensures every child in foster care under the Prescott Courts has adequate and appropriate clothing through two programs. Through the Emergency Clothing fund, they provide DCS funds so children can be properly clothed immediately upon removal from the parents. To make sure every kid in care has adequate clothing, Yavapai CASA for Kids Foundation provides a bi-annual clothing supplement for all youth in foster care under the jurisdiction of the Prescott Courts. Family Visitation Center YC4KF provides a clean, safe and child-friendly environment for biological parents and their children in foster care to have supervised visits. Grants YC4KF provides grants of goods and services through their application form available online at their website. Their form specifically asks if the applicant has first applied to AFFCF. Anyone involved in the life of a foster child can apply.

COUNTY-SPECIFIC ORGANIZATIONS Yuma County

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ARIZONA BAPTIST CHILDREN’S SERVICES & FAMILY MINISTRIES2363 S. Kennedy Ln., Yuma, AZ 85365 Tel: 928.726.5568 Website: abcs.org





This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency, recruiting, training and licensing foster families in this county. Services offered in Yuma County include:

Outpatient Behavioral Health Sal Aquino | Tel: 928.344.8800 | Email: [email protected]



Foster Care and Adoption Teresa Navarro | Tel: 928.217.1035 | Email: [email protected]

















COUNTY-SPECIFIC ORGANIZATIONS Yuma County

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PATHWAYS 3220 E. 40th St., Bldg. A, Yuma, AZ 85365 Tel: 928.317.0177 Website: pathwaysofarizona.com Chief Executive Officer/State Director: Brenda Greer This entity is listed on the DCS website as a foster care licensing agency in this county. Pathways is a foster care licensing agency that recruits, trains and licenses foster caregivers, both at the DCS and HCTC (therapeutic) level. Families receive ongoing round the clock support and respite care is available. YUMA COUNCIL FOR CASA P.O. Box 903, Yuma, AZ 85366-0903 Tel: 928.246.3034 President: Brooke Adams | Email: [email protected] The Yuma Council for CASA meets regularly throughout the year. They hold their annual fundraiser in March and host smaller fundraisers as opportunities arise. The Yuma Council focuses on funding activities for kids directly, such as summer camps, tutoring, speech therapy (the local schools provide only 15 minutes per month, in a group setting), prescription sports goggles, equine therapy and especially regular use clothing. They seldom purchase electronics. The Council asks CASAs to go through AFFCF first before applying to the Council.



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COLORADO RIVER INDIAN TRIBES OF THE COLORADO RIVER INDIAN RESERVATION OF ARIZONA Social Services 12302 Kennedy Dr., Parker, AZ 85344 Tel: 928.669.8187 | Fax: 928.669.3065 Website: crit-nsn.gov HOPI TRIBE OF ARIZONA Department of Social Services - Hopi Guidance Center P.O. Box 68, Second Mesa, AZ 86043 Tel: 928.737.2685 | Fax: 928.737.2697 Website: hopi-nsn.gov HUALAPAI INDIAN TRIBE OF THE HUALAPAI INDIAN TRIBE RESERVATION Human Services P.O. Box 480, Peach Springs, AZ 86434 Tel: 928.769.2269 | Fax: 928.769.2659 Website: hualapai-nsn.gov NAVAJO NATION OF ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO AND UTAH Navajo Children and Family Services P.O. Box 1930, Window Rock, AZ 86515 Tel: 928.871.6806 | Fax: 928-871-7667 Website: navajo-nsn.gov PASCUA YAQUI TRIBE OF ARIZONA Children’s Social Services 4726 W. Calle Tetakusim, Tucson, AZ 85757 Tel: 520.879.5060 | Fax: 520.879.6326 Website: pascuayaqui-nsn.gov SALT RIVER PIMA-MARICOPA INDIAN COMMUNITY OF THE SALT RIVER RESERVATION Health & Human Services 10005 E. Osborn Rd., Scottsdale, AZ 85256 Tel: 480.362.5645 | Fax: 480.362.5574 Website: srpmic-nsn.gov SAN CARLOS APACHE TRIBE OF THE SAN CARLOS RESERVATION Tribal Social Services P.O. Box O, San Carlos, AZ 85550 Tel: 928.475.2313 | Fax: 928.475.2342 Website: sancarlosapache.com TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION OF ARIZONA P.O. Box 837, Sells, AZ 85634 Health and Human Services Tel: 520.383.6000 | Fax: 520.383.3930 Child Welfare Tel: 520.383.6100 | Fax: 520.383.5373 Website: tonation-nsn.gov YAVAPAI-APACHE NATION OF THE CAMP VERDE INDIAN RESERVATION Health and Human Services – Social Services Department 2400 W. Datsi St., Camp Verde, AZ 86322 Tel: 928.649.7100 | Fax: 928.567.6832 Website: yavapai-apache.org

http://www.crit-nsn.gov/

http://www.hopi-nsn.gov/

http://www.hualapai-nsn.gov/

http://www.navajo-nsn.gov/

http://www.pascuayaqui-nsn.gov/

http://www.srpmic-nsn.gov/

http://www.sancarlosapache.com/

http://www.tonation-nsn.gov/

http://www.yavapai-apache.org/

OTHER ORGANIZATIONS SPECIFICALLY AIDING NATIVE AMERICAN CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE

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A PLACE TO CALL HOME Mesa Office 1830 S. Alma School Rd., Ste. 122, Mesa, AZ 85210 Tel: 480.456.0549 / Emergency After Hours 480.244.7800 | Fax: 480.456.0553\

Tucson Office 1200 N. El Dorado Pl., Building C, Ste. 300, Tucson, AZ 85715 Tel: 520.318.9906 / Emergency After Hours: 520.404.1598 | Fax: 520.881.9051

Email: [email protected]: tocallhome.com

A Place To Call Home recruits, trains, licenses and supports foster and adoptive placements, including kinship, medically fragile, developmental disabilities (DDD) and Tribal foster fare placements. Behavior specialists on staff complete individualized behavior treatment plans and they have a respite coordinator to assist families in scheduling respite care. A Place To Call Home also offers 24-hour telephone assistance.

ARIZONA SUNSHINE ANGELS 3822 W. Helena Dr., Glendale, AZ 85308 Tel: 602.391.3669 E-mail: [email protected]: sunshineangels.com

Board President: Sandra Hurst

For more information, see the Arizona Sunshine Angels entry under Maricopa County.




INTERMOUNTAIN CENTERS Mailing Address P. O. Box 17749, Tucson, AZ 85731-7749 Tel: 520.721.1887 | Fax: 520.721.0069 Website: intermountaincenters.org

Administrative Office 994 S. Harrison Rd., Tucson, AZ 85748 Tel: 520.721.1887 | Fax: 520.344.8892

Chino Valley Office 2115 N. Hwy. 89, Chino Valley, AZ 86323 Tel: 928.636.2881 Fax: 928.636.6292

In-Home/Residential 1020 S. Harrison Rd., Tucson, AZ 85748 Tel: 520.721.1887 x7350 | Fax: 520.344.8591




http://www.sunshineangels.com/




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INTERMOUNTAIN CENTERS (cont.)

Health Services 5055 E. Broadway, C-104, Tucson, AZ 85711 Tel: 520.623.9833 Director: Amy Cue | Tel: 520.623.9833 x1628

Green Valley Office 101 S. La Canada Dr., Ste. 14B, Green Valley, AZ 85614 Tel: 520.399.1498 | Fax: 520.648.7437

Sells Office Tohono Plaza Bldg. #4, Ste. 409, BIA State Rt. 19, Sells, AZ 85634 Tel: 520.383.1791 | Fax: 520.383.1795 Program Director: Kara Wiesmann, LBSW | Tel: 520.305.0393

Intermountain Academy 1100 W. Fresno St., Tucson, AZ 85745 Tel: 520.232.2900 Director: Kyle Lininger | Tel: 520.306.7581

Parent Aide Program (Pima County and Southeastern Arizona) 1100 W. Fresno St., Tucson, AZ 85745 Tel: 520.232.2900 | Fax: 520.207.5963 Supervisor: Olivia Bruntmyer | Tel: 520.262.9814

President and Chief Executive Officer: Rose M. Lopez

For more information, see the Intermountain Centers entry under Pima County.

THREE PRECIOUS MIRACLES Physical Address 190 W. Pima St., Sacaton, AZ 85147

Mailing Address P.O. Box 2185, Sacaton, AZ 85147

Tel: 805.947.3040 Email: [email protected] Website: threepreciousmiracles.com

President and Founder: Elisia Manuel

Three Precious Miracles helps provides basic needs to Native American children in foster care and grandparents raising grandchildren. They offer basic support to the children and family to help them get adjusted to their new environment when they have been removed from their home in a crisis situation. Additionally, Three Precious Miracles works with Tribal communities and volunteers throughout the valley in creating a resource facility of supplies for Native children. Some items they provide include clothing, diapers, shoes, blankets, toy, toiletries and cultural trainings. Specific services include care packages, culture awareness, culture sensitivity, mentorship and a support group.


http://www.threepreciousmiracles.com/

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