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These results are current as of: September 27, 2012
Contact information for the State Licensing Specialist for each State and Territory.
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Alabama Department of Human Resources
Gloria Derico
50 North Ripley Street
Montgomery
, AL
36130
Phone: | (334) 242-1650 |
Fax: | (334) 353-2693 |
Alaska Office of Children's Services
Susan Frisby
695 East Parks Highway
Unit 2
Wasilla
, AK
99654
Phone: | (907) 269-3966 |
Fax: | (907) 269-3901 |
Arizona Department of Economic Security
Office of Licensing Certification & Regulation - Child Welfare Licensing Unit
Bertha Winfield
PO Box 6123 - 076A
Phoenix
, AZ
85015
Phone: | (602) 542-9006 |
Fax: | (623) 873-5233 |
Toll-Free: | (888) 229-1814 |
Arkansas Department of Human Services
Kathy Mackay
2017 East Race Street
Searcy
, AR
72143
Phone: | (501) 268-2714 |
Fax: | (501) 279-1386 |
California Department of Social Services
Gary Palmer
Community Care Licensing
744 P Street, MS 17-17
Sacramento
, CA
95814
Phone: | (916) 327-2052 |
Fax: | (916) 323-8352 |
Colorado Department of Social Services
Marlene Romero
Division of Child Care
1575 Sherman Street
Denver
, CO
80203
Phone: | (303) 866-5958 |
Fax: | (303) 866-4453 |
Toll-Free: | (800) 799-5876 |
Connecticut Department of Children and Families
Jim McPherson
505 Hudson Street
Hartford
, CT
06106
Phone: | (860) 550-6532 |
Fax: | (860) 566-6726 |
Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families
Office of Child Care Licensing
Barbara Nielsen
821 Silver Lake Boulevard
Suite 103
Dover
, DE
19904
Phone: | (302) 739-5487 |
Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families
Cynthia Brown
1825 Faulkland Road
Wilmington
, DE
19805
Phone: | (302) 892-5800 |
Fax: | (302) 633-5112 |
District of Columbia Department of Health - Licensing and Regulatory Administration
Vacant
Human Social Services Facility Division
825 North Capital Street NE
Washington
, DC
20002
Phone: | (202) 442-4751 |
Fax: | (202) 442-9430 |
Florida Department of Children and Families
Stacey Cleveland
Office of Family Safety
1317 Winewood Boulevard -- Building 1
Tallahassee
, FL
32399-0700
Phone: | (850) 921-8833 |
Fax: | (850) 487-0688 |
Georgia Department of Human Services
Division of Family and Children Services
Carol Winstead
2 Peachtree Street, NW
Suite 28-232
Atlanta
, GA
30303-
Phone: | (404) 657-9611 |
Fax: | (404) 657-5708 |
Hawaii Department of Human Services
Lynne Kazama
810 Richards Street
Suite 400
Honolulu
, HI
96813
Phone: | (808) 586-5698 |
Fax: | (808) 586-4806 |
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
Brent Porges
450 West State Street, 5th Floor
Boise
, ID
83702
Phone: | (208) 334-5700 |
Fax: | (208) 332-7331 |
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
Miller Anderson
Division of Foster Care and Permanency Services
406 East Monroe Street
Springfield
, IL
62701-1498
Phone: | (312) 793-8527 |
Indiana Department of Child Services
Residential Licensing
Beverly Gatling
302 West Washington Street
Room E306, MS 47
Indianapolis
, IN
46204
Phone: | (317) 232-3476 |
Fax: | (317) 232-4633 |
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Daric Smith
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 200
Curtis State Office Building
Topeka
, KS
66612
Phone: | (785) 296-0202 |
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Division of Regulated Child Care
Greg Davidson
275 East Main Street – 3C-E
Frankfort
, KY
40621-0001
Phone: | (502) 564-7962 |
Fax: | (502) 564-9350 |
Maryland Department of Human Resources
Darlene Ham
311 West Saratoga Street
Baltimore
, MD
21201
Phone: | (410) 767-7447 |
Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care
David McGrath
600 Washington Street
Suite 6100
Boston
, MA
02210
Phone: | (617) 988-6600 |
Michigan Department of Human Services
James B. Gale
Office of Child and Adult Licensing
7109 West Saginaw -- PO Box 30650
Lansing
, MI
48909
Phone: | (517) 335-6124 |
Fax: | (517) 335-6121 |
Minnesota Department of Human Services
Division of Licensing
Meghan MCalister
Human Services Building
444 Lafayette Road North
St. Paul
, MN
55155
Phone: | (651) 296-3971 |
Mississippi Department of Human Services
Linda Simpson
Division of Family and Children Services
750 North State Street
Jackson
, MS
39202
Phone: | (601) 359-4656 |
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
Child and Family Services Division
Jacqueline Stoeckel
PO Box 8005
Helena
, MT
59604-8005
Phone: | (406) 841-2402 |
Fax: | (406) 841-2487 |
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
Child and Family Services Division
Heidi Lutz
PO Box 8005
1400 Broadway, Cogswell Building, C-118
Helena
, MT
59604-8005
Phone: | (406) 841-2419 |
Fax: | (406) 841-2487 |
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Public Health/Health Licensure & Investigations Section
Sandra Edwards
PO Box 94986
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln
, NE
68509
Phone: | (402) 471-9211 |
Fax: | (402) 471-7763 |
Nevada Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
Division of Child and Family Services
Moirhian Martin
4126 Technology Way
3rd Floor
Carson City
, NV
89706
Fax: | (775) 684-4456 |
Toll-Free: | (775) 684-4428 |
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
Division for Children, Youth and Families
Ann Abram
129 Pleasant Street
Brown Building
Concord
, NH
03301
Phone: | (603) 271-4953 |
Fax: | (603) 271-4729 |
New Jersey Department of Children and Families
Office of Licensing
Anna Montes
PO Box 717
2225 East State Street, 4th Floor West
Trenton
, NJ
08625-0717
Phone: | (609) 826-3999 |
New Mexico Department of Children, Youth and Families
Protective Services
Laura Sullivan
PERA Building, Room 219
PO Drawer 5160
Santa Fe
, NM
87502
Phone: | (505) 476-0343 |
Fax: | (505) 476-1023 |
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
Carol McCarthy
52 Washington Street
Riverview Center, 6th Floor
Rensselaer
, NY
12144
Phone: | (518) 474-9406 |
Fax: | (518) 486-6326 |
Toll-Free: | (800) 345-5437 |
North Carolina Department of Health and Human/Division of Social Services (NC DSS)
Child Welfare Services Section
Bob Hensley
952 Old US 70 Highway
Black Mountain
, NC
28711
Phone: | (828) 669-3388 |
Fax: | (828) 669-3365 |
North Dakota Department of Human Services
Children and Family Services Division
Kelsey Bless
600 East Boulevard Avenue
State Capitol, Department 325
Bismarck
, ND
58505
Phone: | (701) 328-4934 |
Fax: | (701) 328-3538 |
Toll-Free: | (800) 245-3736 |
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Office for Children and Families
Amy Eaton
50 West Town Street
PO Box 182709
Columbus
, OH
43218-2709
Phone: | (614) 752-0651 |
Fax: | (614) 466-7557 |
Oklahoma Department of Human Services
Division of Child Care
2400 North Lincoln Boulevard
PO Box 25352
Oklahoma City
, OK
73125
Phone: | (405) 522-1511 |
Fax: | (405) 522-2564 |
Toll-Free: | (800) 347-2276 |
Oregon Department of Human Services
Kathy Spear
Treatment Services and Licensing
500 Summer Street NE, E83
Salem
, OR
97301-1066
Phone: | (503) 947-5208 |
Fax: | (503) 947-5084 |
Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare
Office of Children, Youth and Families
Ellen Whitesell
625 Forster Street
Health and Welfare Building, Room 103
Harrisburg
, PA
17120
Phone: | (717) 214-9780 |
Fax: | (717) 346-9663 |
Puerto Rico Administration for Children and Families
Department of Families
Lara Montes
P.O. Box 11398
San Juan
, PR
00910-1398
Phone: | (787) 294-4900 |
Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth, and Families
Kevin Savage
101 Friendship Street, 4th Floor
Providence
, RI
02903
Phone: | (401) 528-3629 |
Fax: | (401) 528-3666 |
South Carolina Department of Social Services
Jacqueline Shuler
1535 Confederate Avenue
PO Box 1520
Columbia
, SC
29202
Phone: | (803) 898-7511 |
South Dakota Department of Social Services
Group and Residential
David Hanson
Child Protection Services
700 Governor's Drive
Pierre
, SD
57501-2291
Phone: | (605) 773-3227 |
South Dakota Department of Social Services
Foster Care and Child Placing Agencies
Kevin Kanta
811 E 10th Street Dept 10
Sioux Fall
, SD
57103
Phone: | (605) 367-5444 |
South Dakota Department of Social Services
District Office
Ron Riedel
Division of Child Protection Services
811 East 10th Street, Department 10
Sioux Falls
, SD
57103-1650
Phone: | (605) 367-5600 |
Fax: | (605) 782-3149 |
Tennessee Department of Children's Services
Mark Anderson
1272 Foster Avenue
Nashville
, TN
37210
Phone: | (615) 532-5598 |
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
Amy Chandler
PO Box 149030
E-550
Austin
, TX
78714-9030
Phone: | (512) 438-3269 |
Fax: | (512) 339-5872 |
Utah Department of Human Services
Vorn Lor
Office of Licensing
195 North 1950 West
Salt Lake City
, UT
84116
Phone: | (801) 538-8222 |
Fax: | (801) 538-4553 |
Vermont Department for Children and Families
Jim Forbes
103 South Main Street
Waterbury
, VT
05671
Phone: | (802) 769-6477 |
Virgin Islands Department of Human Services
Cherlyn Bradford
1303 Hospital Ground
Building A-Knud Hansen Complex
St. Thomas
, VI
00802
Phone: | (340) 774-4393 |
Fax: | (340) 774-0082 |
Virginia Department of Social Services
DSS, Central Region Licensing Office/Child Welfare Unit
1604 Santa Rosa Road
Suite 130
Richmond
, VA
23229
Phone: | (804) 662-7367 |
Fax: | (804) 662-7086 |
Washington Department of Social and Health Services
Division of Licensed Resources
Robbie Downs
PO Box 45700
Olympia
, WA
98504
Phone: | (360) 902-8005 |
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
Bureau for Children and Families
Elva Strickland
350 Capitol Street -- Room 691
Charleston
, WV
25301
Phone: | (304) 356-4570 |
Fax: | (304) 558-4563 |
Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services
Diane Bloecker
201 East Washington Avenue
PO Box 8916
Madison
, WI
53708-8916
Phone: | (608) 266-8946 |
Fax: | (608) 267-7252 |
Wyoming Department of Family Services
Dana Ward
2451 Foothill Boulevard
Suite 103
Rock Springs
, WY
82901
Phone: | (307) 352-2509 |
Fax: | (307) 352-2560 |
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