Partner Organizations

We need to partner with organizations across the country who are dedicated to advocating for families. Through this mutually beneficial partnership, we can support one another in this challenging and rewarding work.

National

Parents Anonymous® Inc.
Lisa Pion-Berlin, PhD, President and Chief Executive Officer
675 W. Foothill Blvd., Suite220, Claremont, CA 91711
Phone: (909) 621-6184 x207
Web site: www.parentsanonymous.org

Parent Leadership Network
Email: info@parentleadershipnetwork.org
Web site: www.parentleadershipnetwork.org
 
National Center on Shared Leadership®
Email: NationalSharedLeadership@verizon.net
Web stie: www.sharedleadershipnetwork.org

Rise Magazine
80 E. 110th St. #1E, New York, NY 10029
Phone: (718) 260-8818
Web site: www.risemagazine.org

National Youth Advocate Program
F. Edward Sparks, ACSW, LISW-S, Executive Vice President
1801 Watermark Dr., Suite 200 Columbus, Oh 43215 
Phone: (888) 202-2965
Web site: www.nyap.org

American Bar Association, Center on Children and the Law
The National Project to Improve Representation for Parents Involved in the Child Welfare System
Web site: www.abanet.org/child/parentrepresentation/home.html

Arizona

UMOM New Day Centers
Denise Shields, Parents Anonymous Coordinator
3320 East Van Buren Street, Phoenix, AZ 85008
Phone: (602) 889-3594, Email: dshields@umom.org
Web site: www.umom.org/parentsanonymous

Arkansas

SCAN Volunteer Service, Inc.
Linda Bateman, Executive Director
211 West 3rd Avenue, Suite 120, Pine Bluff, AR 71601
Phone: (888) 567-7226, Email: linda_bateman@pbreynoldscenter.org
Web site: www.scan-ar.com

California

Parents Anonymous® of California
Augusto Minakata, California Program Coordinator
675 W. Foothill Blvd., Suite220, Claremont, CA 91711
Phone: (909) 621-6184 x218, Email: aminakata@parentsanonymous.org
Web site: www.parentsanonymous.org

Ventura County Parents with Purpose
Leah Davis, Parent Leader
Email: leahdavis@verizon.net

Making a Difference Association
Tammy DeHesa, Executive Director
Phone: (909) 350-4895, Email: makingadifference112@gmail.com

Melinda FurFuro, San Diego Parent Advocate
Email: mfurfuro@sdyouthservices.org

Donald W. Pickens, Jr., Los Angeles Parent Advocate
Email: dlpick@sbcglobal.net

Morning Star Care Consulting
Elvira M. Rodriguez
PO Box 893, Smith River, CA 95567-0893
Phone: (707) 465-0915, Email: elvira0893@yahoo.com

Delaware


Delaware Ecumenical Council on Children & Families
Robert Hall, Executive Director
240 North James Street, Suite B1B, Wilmington, DE 19804
Phone: (302) 225-3011, Email: deccf@aol.com
Web site: www.deccf.org/

District of Columbia

D.C. Children's Trust Fund
Kinaya Sokoya, Executive Director
1200 G Street NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 434-8766, Email: ksokoya@dcctf.org
Web site: www.dcctf.org

Kwaco Atiba, Parent Leader
Email: CPOP2@hotmail.com

Illinois

Uhlich Children's Advantage Network
Velinda Alexander, Program Coordinator
10046 S. Western Avenue, Chicago, IL 60643-1296
Phone: (773) 981-0424, Email: alexanderv@ucanchicago.org
Web site: www.ucanchicago.org

Iowa

Family Directions of Iowa
Sue Renfrow, Executive Director
1211 Vine Street, #2140, W. Des Moines, IA 50265
Phone: (515) 255-9490, Email: sjRenf6301@aol.com
Web site: www.parentsanonymousofiowa.org

Kentucky

Cumberland River Comprehensive Care Center
Dreama Storer, Program Coordinator
610 American Greeting Card Road, Corbin, KY 40702
Phone: (606) 526-6303, Email: dlstorer@bellsouth.net

Maryland

The Family Tree
Patricia Cronin, Executive Director
2108 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218
Phone: (410) 889-2300, Email: pcronin@familytreemd.org
Web site: www.familytreemd.org

Michigan

Detroit Center for Family Advocacy
Tracy E. Green, Managing Attorney
Phone: (313) 875-4233, Email: tragreen@umich.edu
Nancy Colon, Parent Advocate
Email: ncolon@umich.edu
3031 W. Grand Blvd, Suite 440 Detroit, MI 48202
Web site: www.law.umich.edu/centersandprograms/ccl/cfa/Pages/default.aspx

Detroit Parent Network, Parent Support Department
Sharlonda Buckman, Executive Director
7375 Woodward Avenue, Suite 1100, Detroit, MI 48202
Phone: (313) 309-1450, Email: sbuckman@detroitparentnetwork.org
Web site: www.detroitparentnetwork.org

Teaching Family Homes of Upper Michigan
Sonnie Gobert, HR/Intake/Evaluation Coordinator
1000 Silver Creek Road, Marquette, MI 49855
Phone: (906) 249-5437 x13, Email: sonnie.gobert@teachingfamilyhomes.com
Web site: www.teachingfamilyhomes.com

Missouri

Family Resource Center
Tyann Mosley, Parents Anonymous Coordinator
309 Kinghighway, St. Louis, MO 63139
Phone: (314) 534-9350 x124, Email: tmosley@frcmo.org
Web site: www.frcmo.org

New Jersey

Parents Anonymous® of New Jersey, Inc.
Kathleen Roe, Executive Director
127 Route 206, Suite 10, Hamilton, NJ 08610
Phone: (609) 585-7666, Email: kroepanj@aol.com
Web site: www.pa-of-nj.org

Diana Autin, Executive Co-Director
Statewide Parent Advocacay Network
35 Halsey Street, Newark, NJ 07102
Phone: (973) 642-1800 x105, Email: diana.autin@spannj.org

New York


Child Care Coordinating Council of the North Country, Inc.
Peggy Canning, Parents Anonymous® Coordinator
P.O. Box 2640, Plattsburgh, NY 12901
Phone: (518) 561-4999, Email: parentsanonymous@primelink1.net

Heather Thibault, Parent Leader 
Chair, National Parent Leadership Team®, Parents Anonymous® Inc.
Email: heathert@parentsanoymous.org

Community Action Commission to Help the Economy, Inc.
Shelia Lyons, Program Coordinator
63-65 Main Street, Liberty, NY 12754
Phone: (845) 292-5821 x633, Email: slyons.cache@gmail.com

YWCA of Schenectady
Jo-Anne Rafalik, Parents Anonymous® Co-Coordinator
44 Washington Avenue, Schenectady, NY 12305
Phone: (518) 374-3394, Email: jrafalik@ywca-schenectady.org
Web site: www.ywcaschenectady.org

North Carolina

Wayne Uplift Resource Association, Inc.
Linda Holden-Cox, Director
P. O. Box 1518, Goldsboro, NC 27533-1518
Phone: (919) 735-2749, Email: holdencox@bellsouth.net

Ohio

Good Will Industries of Greater Cleveland and East Central Ohio, Inc.
Meredith Lemons, Director
408 9th St SW, Canton, OH 44707
Phone: (330) 445-1074, Email: mlemons@goodwillcanton.org
Web site: www.goodwillclevecanton.org

Tanya Long, Parent Leader
National Center on Shared Leadership Inc.
Email: tanyal@sharedleadershipnetwork.org
Web: www.sharedleadershipnetwork.org

Oregon

Morrison Center Child & Family Services
Ruth Taylor, Program Director
4945 N.E. 7th Avenue, Portland, OR 97211
Phone: (503) 258-4568, Email: ruth.taylor@morrisonkids.org
Web site: www.morrisonkids.org

Christine Stoleberger, Parent Mentor
Email: christine.stoleberger@morrisonkids.org

Pennsylvania


Family Resources
Marcia Warren, Prevention Director
141 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Phone: (412) 363-1702 x1422, Email: mwarren@familyresourcesofpa.org
Web site: www.familyresourcesofpa.org

South Carolina

Parents Anonymous® of South Carolina, Inc.
Marty Banks, Executive Director
1285 Avenue G The Navy Yard at Noisette, North Charleston, SC 29405
Phone: (843) 747-0480 x23, Email: martybanks@bellsouth.net
Web site: www.parentsanonymousofsouthcarolina.org

Texas

Children's Advocacy Center of Tom Green County, Inc.
Heather Ward, Director of Family Services
317 Koberlin Street, San Angelo, TX 76903
Phone: (325) 653-4673, Email: hward@cactomgreen.org

Northeast Texas Child Advocacy Center, Inc.
Jerry Edwards, Executive Director
P.O. Box 484, Winnsboro, TX 75494
Phone: (903) 629-2114, Email: jedwards@netcac.org
Web site: www.netcac.org

Parents Anonymous® of Tyler, Inc.
Mary Thrasher, Director of Program Services
717 West Houston, Tyler, TX 75702
Phone: (903) 597-1831, Email: Marythrasher-pa@suddenlinkmail.com

Parent Guidance Center
Johana Scot and Judy Powell
9600 Escarpment Blvd, Suite 745-255, Austin, Texas 78749
Phone: (512) 280-6662
Web site: www.parentguidancecenter.org

Utah


La Casa del Pueblo
Teresa Mora Rodriguez, Program Coordinator
695 West Center Street, Midvale, UT 84047
Phone: (801) 707-0075, Email: teremora_g@hotmail.com

Washington

Jackie Crisp, Washington State Parent Advocate
Email: jackiecrispnbpan@yahoo.com 

 

 


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