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Iowa

Adoptive Families of Greater Des Moines
Sue Whitlock
1005 N. OCO Street
Indianola, IA 50125

Allison Area Foster Parents
Paul & Nancy Magnall
2004 11th Street, South East
Waverly, IA 50677
(319) 352-2197
Fax: (319) 252-8581
E-mail: magnall-ifapa@msn.com

Black Hawk County Foster Parent Support Group
Chris Wendel
800 Blackhawk Road
Waterloo, IA 50701-9213
(319) 236-0863

Black Hawk Foster Parent Support Group
1459 West 2nd Street
Waterloo, IA 50701
(319) 234-0835
E-mail: judylea42@c.s.com

Boone & Story County Foster Parent Support Group
Bambi Schraeder
P.O. Box 1628
Ames, IA 50010
(515) 233-6011

Boone/Story County Adoption Support Group
817 Keeler
Boone, IA 50036
(515) 433-7836, Ext: 205

Charlton Valley Foster Parents
Cindy Bride
RR 8, Box 78
Bloomfield, IA 52537
(515) 642-3334

Child Connect foster Parent Support Group
Erika Worrell
705 Douglas, #652
Sioux City, IA 51101
(712) 255-9061
E-mail: mlnitzschke@cableone.net

Children and Families of IA
Tamra Bench
1111 University Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50314
(515) 288-1981
Fax: (515) 288-9109
World Wide Web: http://www.cfiowa.org
E-mail: agencyinfo@cfiowa.org

Children and Families of Iowa
Carla Mueller Kern
Fort Dodge Office, 1728 Central Avenue, #10
Fort Dodge, IA 50501-4200
(515) 573-2193

Climbing Hill Support Group
Pam Verneys
3047 - 290th Street
Hornick, IA 51206
(712) 874-3415

Council Bluffs Foster and Adoptive Parents
Robyn Ebling
436 South First
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
(712) 323-0983

Dallas County Foster Parent Support Group
Lori Pelak
1409 Sandra Circle
Adel, IA 50003
(515) 993-4637

Delaware County Foster Parent Association
Gretchen Eibey
RR 1
Ryan, IA 52330

Des Moines/Henry/Louisa Support Group
Jan Shelman
2155 - 120th Street
Windfield, IA 52659
(319) 254-2223

Dubuque County Foster Parent Association
Dennis & Julie Schilling
1270 Kelly Lane
Dubuque, IA 52003

Eastern IA Foster and Adoptive Parent Association
Patti Rock
1612 - 9th Street, NW
Clinton, IA 52732
(319) 242-2644

Family Connections and North American Council on Adoptable Children Representative
Karen Combs
66684 110th St.
McCallsburg, IA 50154
(515) 487-7833
Fax: (515) 487-7833
World Wide Web: http://www.nacac.org
E-mail: mcbritco@netins.net

Floyd, Chickasaw, Mitchell County Foster Parent Association
Cindy & Terry Carpenter
P.O. Box 65
Marble Rock, IA 50653-0065
(515) 228-2350

Forest Ridge Foster Parent Group
Mary Hart
P.O. Box 515
Estherville, IA 51334-0515
(712) 362-7026
Fax: (712) 362-7254

Fort Dodge Area/Webster County Support Group
Grace Porter
95 Forest Boulevard
Humboldt, IA 50548-1811
(515) 573-3880

Hardin County/Quakerdale Foster Parent Support Group
Janet Schutt
c/o Catherine Hurd, P.O. Box 8
New Providence, IA 50206
(515) 855-4250

HARMONY Foster and Adoptive Parent Support Group
Deb Swift
RR2, Box 174
Woodbine, IA 51579

Iowa City Area Adoptive Families
Jane Murphy
2840 Brookside
Iowa City, IA 52245
(319) 351-9079

Iowa Connects
Debbie Hoyt
149 - 35th Place
Runnells, IA 50237
(515) 966-2565
Fax: (515) 462-2024
World Wide Web: http://hometwon.aol.com/iaconnects
E-mail: iaconnects@aol.com

Iowa Foster & Adoptive Parents Association (IFAPA)
Lynhon Stout
6864 N.E. 14th Street, Suite 5
Ankeny, IA 50021
(515) 289-4567
Toll Free: (800) 277-8145
Fax: (515) 289-2080
World Wide Web: ifapa@ifapa.org
E-mail: http://www.ifapa.com

Jackson/Jones Co Foster and Adoptive Parent Association
Susan Shady
16186 308th Avenue
Bellevue, IA 52031
(563) 672-3622

Jasper Co Support Group
Teri Hoffstetter
5351 Liberty Avenue
Newton, IA 50208

Kris & Greg Vierkant
1722 E. Clark
Charles City, IA 50616
(515) 228-7971

LSS Foster Parent Support Group
525 SW 5th, Suite E
Des Moines, IA 50309
(515) 271-7309

Lutheran Social Services
105 South 7th Street
Denison, IA 51442
(712) 263-9341
E-mail: dlvetje@lssia.org

Lutheran Social Services
Julie Nash
1323 Northwestern
Ames, IA 50010
E-mail: jnash@lssia.org

Lutheran Social Services
Robin Baker
4240 Hickory Lane
Sioux City, IA 51106
(712) 276-1073

Lutheran Social Services
Annette Eckert
1812 - 24th Avenue West
Spencer, IA 51301
(712) 262-9171
E-mail: rmullen@lss.org

Marshall Co/Quakerdale Support Group
Mary Anne Williams
c/o Catherine Hurd, P.O. Box 8
New Providence, IA 50206
(515) 488-2410

Mike & Becky Wetter
304 - 29th SW
Mason City, IA 50401
(515) 423-4188

Muscatine Foster/Adoptive Parent Group
Chuck & Sharon Jones
2038 Captains Court
Muscatine, IA 52761
(319) 263-8357

North Central Foster Parent Association
Mike & Christie McGuire
2315 Rake Avenue
Garner, IA 50438
(641) 923-2618

Northeast Iowa Foster Parent Support Group
Verline & Sandi Frank
1622 4th Street
Boone, IA 50036-3714
(319) 387-0646

Osky Cluster Foster & Adoptive Parent Group
Charlotte Caves
2386 LaVeen Avenue
Oskaloosa, IA 52577
(515) 673-7296

Ours Through Adoption
Rick & Jean Hess
2618 Arlington Avenue
Davenport, IA 52803
(319) 322-6469

Quad Cities Special Needs Adoption Group
Joe Rooney
509 Fulton Street
Grand Mound, IA 52571
(319) 847-1316

Rhonda Neher
26505 K Avenue
Grundy Center, IA 50638
(319) 824-3286

Siouxland Foster Parent Associaiton
Dorothy Tanner
2825 Stone Park Blvd
Sioux City, IA 51104
(712) 233-1899

Special Needs Adoption Support Group
Kari Lystiuk
111 West 15th Street
Davenport, IA 52803
(563) 322-7419
E-mail: nshaffe@lssia.org

Special Needs Adoptive Parents Support Group
Judy Kolar
P.O. Box 4511
Sioux City, IA 51104
(712) 279-3729
E-mail: KolarJR@StLukes.org

SW Corner Foster Parent Support Group
Kathy Swanson
103 West Lowell Avenue
Shenandoah, IA 51601
(712) 246-4733
Toll Free: (800) 484-6678

SW IA Adoption Support Group
Tammy McCue
25375 Ivory Road
Glenwood, IA 51534
(712) 527-5053

T.L.C - Foster and Adoptive Parent Association
Diane Richardson
208 South Walnut
Lamoni, IA 50140
(641) 784-6774
E-mail: tcwebb@grm.net

Tanager Place - Cedar Rapids
Judy Price
2309 C Street, SW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
(319) 365-9164
Fax: (319) 365-6411
World Wide Web: http://www.tanagerplace.org
E-mail: info@tanagerplace.org

Warren County Foster Parent Association
Mike Adams
Warren County DHS, Box 729
Indianola, IA 50125

West Central Iowa Support Group for Foster/Adoptive Parents
420 W. 19th Street
Carroll, IA 51401
(712) 792-9281
E-mail: joevanpar@rocketmail.com

Western Iowa Support Team
Barb Coye
P.O. Box 561
Carroll, IA 51401
(712) 792-6787

Kansas

Adoption Concerns Triangle
Marilyn Waugh
411 SW Greenwood Avenue
Topeka, KS 66606
(785) 235-6122
E-mail: waugh5@aol.com

Adoption Option
Hillary Merryfield
7211 West 98 Terrace, #100
Overland Park, KS 66212
(785) 642-7900

Adoption w/Wisdom & Honesty
Ruth Porisch
905 Duffy Road
Hutchison, KS 67501-1955
(620) 662-3854
Fax: (620) 245-5099
E-mail: rap@pvi.org

Adoptive Family Support Group
Marilyn Brown
1701 Amarado Street
Wichita, KS 67212
(316) 722-5503
E-mail: mbrown@southwind.net

Attachment Disorder Network
Larry & Kathy Ryan
10219 Howe Lane
Leawood, KS 66206
(913) 381-9026
E-mail: lryan@qni.com

Barb Hansen
3 Anderson Court
Newton, KS 67114-1409
(316) 283-9529

Becky Merrill
P.O. Box 462
Riverton, KS 66770
(316) 848-3796

Bev Regier
4828 NE 24th Street
Newton, KS 67114-9453
(316) 283-1016
E-mail: bregier@southwind.net

Caring & Sharing Grandparents
Judy Mitchell
2201 South Bonebrake
Hutchinson, KS 67501
(620) 663-4134
Fax: (620) 663-4134
E-mail: grandmajem@cox.net

Cheryl Walters
2226 Shalimar Drive
Salina, KS 67401
(785) 827-7052

Cindy Beeson
2439 Edgemont
Arkansas City, KS 67005
(316) 442-6736

Families for Russian and Ukrainian Adoptions
Kansas City Area FRUA Chapter
Lori Snowbarger
KS 66064
(816) 453-1391
World Wide Web: http://www.frua.org/
E-mail: snowmannkc@aol.com

Foster Children of Johnson County, Inc.
Deann Lovell
11835 Roe PMB #106
Leawood, KS 66211
(913) 422-4797

Harold & Julie Thorne
P.O. Box 14
Hoisington, KS 67544
(316) 653-4340
E-mail: hlthorne@yahoo.com

International Families of Mid America
Laura Hewitt
6708 Granada Road
Prairie Village, KS 66208
(913) 722-5697

Jan Hula
604 East 11th
Pittsburg, KS 66762
(316) 231-7681

Janet S. O'Dell
308 North Elm
McPherson, KS 67460
(316) 241-0382

Kansas Social & Rehab. Services
Judy Hawk
2506 N. Monroe
Hutchinson, KS 67502
(316) 663-2638

KEE Kids
Ellen Moore
421 Wetmore Street
Wichita, KS 67209-1318
(316) 721-4122

KFAF, Inc.
Vickie L Meck
603 S.W. Topeka, Suite 206
Topeka, KS 66603-3230
(785) 379-5426
Toll Free: (800) 210-5387
Fax: (785) 354-4684

Kris Goossen
P.O. Box 165
Potwin, KS 67123
(316) 752-3700

Linda Plett
810 East Center Street
Inman, KS 67546
(316) 585-2586

Lutheran Social Services
1883 West 21st, #45
Wichita, KS 67203-2104
(316) 838-5252
Fax: (316) 838-0931
World Wide Web: http://www.lss-ksok.org
E-mail: lhouse@lssDksok.org

Lutheran Social Services
Lauren Huebner
4600 West 51st Street, Suite 301
Roeland Park, KS 66205
(913) 432-4445

Lutheran Social Services
Sheila Koelliker
2942 SW Wanamaker Street, Building B, Suite C
Topeka, KS 66614
(785) 272-7883
Fax: (785) 228-9405
World Wide Web: http://www.lss-ksok.org
E-mail: Hdesk@lss-ksok.org

Marian Wilson
921 East 13th
Winefield, KS 67156
(316) 221-9475

Mike & Penny Dorrell
1222 Millington
Winfield, KS 67156
(316) 221-2098

Nick & Marlene LaForge
3420 Mosher Road
Parson, KS 67357
(316) 421-0758

Prairie View
Jan Van Patten
1901 East First
Newton, KS 67114
(316) 744-3701

RCY/Gateways
Linda Humphries
3101 North Michigan
Pittsburg, KS 66762
(316) 231-4184

Sharon Gagnon
5205 Skyline Road
Hutchinson, KS 67502
(316) 665-6255

Special Needs Adoption Project
University of Kansas Medical Center Children's Rehabilitation Unit
3901 Rainbow Boulevard, #5017
Kansas City, KS 66103
(913) 588-5745

Teresa LaCoss
9 Lake Drive
Mulvane, KS 67110
(316) 777-0460

Vern & Ann Friesen
7250 Troy Road
Manhattan, KS 66502-8328
(785) 539-2041
E-mail: FriesenA@aol.com

Virginia Popejoy
P.O. Box 1027
Junction City, KS 66441

Wichita Adult Adoptees
Rochelle Harris
4551 South Osage
Wichita, KS 67217
(316) 522-8772

Kentucky

APAK and North American Council on Adoptable Children
Carol Cecil
400 Chippewa Drive
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 695-5104

Friends of Black Children
Dr. Judith G. Green
3050 West Broadway
Louisville, KY 40211
(502) 778-2631

Friends Through Adopiton
Tom & Sue Ginn
4938 Open Meadow Drive
Independence, KY 41051

Parents & Adoptive Children of Kentucky
Carolyn Brown
139 Highland Drive
Madisonville, KY 42431
(502) 825-2158

SNAP and North American Council on Adoptable Children State Representative
Virginia Sturgeon
710 W. High Street
Lexington, KY 40508
(606) 252-1728
World Wide Web: http://www.nacac.org

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