State Children’s Trust and Prevention Funds
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Working together to prevent child abuse and neglect
The Alliance is the national membership organization for state children’s trust and prevention funds. Together we have created a strong national network that works to strengthen families, promote child well-being, build healthy communities and effective systems to prevent child abuse and neglect.
Together we deliver results
State children’s trust and prevention funds:
- Provide positive changes in systems, policies and practices in their states to promote well-being for children, families and communities.
- Hold vital and unique roles in their states as funders, collaborators, catalysts, implementers, overseers and evaluators of the largest collective body of child abuse prevention work in the country.
- Invest $200 million each year in community-based and statewide prevention and family strengthening strategies and programs.
The Alliance:
- Provides foundational support to a dynamic national network of children’s trust and prevention funds.
- Creates trainings, tools, peer-networking opportunities and other resources for state children’s trust and prevention funds to use.
- Leverages state children’s trust and prevention funds local contributions to create a national knowledge base of workable prevention programs.
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ALABAMA
Sallye R. Longshore, Director
Alabama Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention
The Children’s Trust Fund of Alabama
P60 Commerce Street/Suite 1000
Montgomery, AL 36104
Phone: (334) 262-2951
sallye.longshore@ctf.alabama.gov
www.ctf.alabama.gov
ALASKA
Trevor Storrs, Executive Director
Alaska Children’s Trust
6591 A Street, Ste 110
Anchorage, AK 99518
Phone: (907) 248-7370
tstorrs@alaskachildrenstrust.org
www.alaskachildrenstrust.org
ARIZONA
Tenè Marion, Prevention Administrator
Arizona Department of Child Safety
3003 N. Central Ave. C010-23
Phoenix, AZ
Phone: (602) 255-2548
tene.marion@azdcs.gov
www.azdcs.gov
ARKANSAS
Cyndi Rowlett, Supervisor
Arkansas Children’s Trust Fund
700 Main Street
Little Rock, AR 72203
Phone: (870) 217-1983
cyndi.rowlett@dhs.arkansas.gov
CALIFORNIA
Hillary Konrad
California Department of Social Services
Office of Child Abuse Prevention
744 P Street MS 11-82
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 651-6960
Hillary.Konrad@dss.ca.gov
www.childsworld.ca.gov/PG2289.htm
COLORADO
Aaron Miler, Family Strengthening Unit Manager
Colorado Child Abuse Prevention Trust Fund
1575 Sherman St.
Denver, CO 80246
Phone: (702) 618-4317
aaronc.miller@state.co.us
www.coloradoofficeofearlychildhood.com
CONNECTICUT
Ashley McAuliffe, Family Support Division Director
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood
450 Columbus Blvd
Hartford, CT 06103
Phone: (860) 857-6504
ashley.mcauliffe@ct.gov
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Dr. Kinaya Sokoya, Executive Director
D.C. Children’s Trust Fund
1112 11th St. NW, Suite B
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (443) 852-5767
ksokoya@gmail.com
www.dcctf.org
GEORGIA
Karsten D. Hartman, MPA
Prevention and Community Support (PCS)
Section Director
Georgia Division of Family and Children Services
2 Peachtree Street, Suite 26-423
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: (404) 520-0529
karsten.hartman@dhs.ga.gov
https://dfcs.georgia.gov/prevention-and-community-support-section
HAWAII
Noreen Kohl
Children’s Health and Wellness Policy Advocate and Coalition Manager
Hawaii Children’s Trust Fund
P.O. Box 23198
Honolulu, HI 96823
Phone: (808) 531-5502 ×110
nkohl@hawaii-can.org
IDAHO
Roger Sherman, Executive Director
Idaho Children’s Trust Fund
The Alexander House
304 W. State St.
Boise, ID 83702
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 2015
Boise, ID 83701-2015
Phone: (208) 386-9317
Roger.Sherman@ctf.idaho.gov
idahochildrenstrustfund.org
INDIANA
Indiana Kids First Trust Fund
302 West Washington Street, Suite E306
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Rick Hug, Board Member
(219) 462-8229
hugr@iu.edu
Doug Weinberg, Board Member
(317) 292-3509
dougweinberg@att.net
IOWA
Sharon Miller, MFCS, CHE, FASHA
Executive Director
Prevent Child Abuse Iowa
501 SW 7th Street, Suite G1
Des Moines, IA 50309
Phone: (515) 244-2200, Ext. 6
smiller@pcaiowa.org
KANSAS
Melissa Rooker, Executive Director
Kansas Children’s Cabinet and Trust Fund Landon State Office Building
900 SW Jackson St, Room 152
Topeka, KS 66612-1221
Phone: (785) 368-7044
MRooker@ksde.org
www.kschildrenscabinet.org
KENTUCKY
Serah E. Wiedenhoefer
Assistant Attorney General
Kentucky Office of the Attorney General
1840 Simon Kenton Way, Suite 5300
Covington, KY 41011
Phone: (502) 764-0684
serah.wiedenhoefer@ky.gov
LOUISIANA
Ursula Anderson, Executive Director
Louisiana Children’s Trust Fund
1051 N. 3rd Street, #1-136
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Phone: (225) 342-2245
ursula.anderson@la.gov
www.LousianaCTF.org
MAINE
Heidi Aakjer, Executive Director
Maine Children’s Trust
56 Leighton Road
Augusta, ME 04330
Phone: (207) 623-5120
heidia@mechildrenstrust.org
www.mechildrenstrust.org
MARYLAND
Maryland Commission on Infant Mortality Prevention & The Children’s Trust Fund
301 W. Preston St., 15th floor
Baltimore, MD 21201
www.goc.maryland.gov
MASSACHUSETTS
Jennifer Valenzuela, Executive Director
The Children’s Trust
55 Court St., 4th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
jennifer.valenzuela@mass.gov
www.childrenstrustma.org
Additional Contacts:
Assistant Debra Balzarini
debra.balzarini@mass.gov
Phone: (617) 502-8801
Sarita Rogers, Chief Program Officer
Phone: (617) 502-8731
Sarita.Rogers@mass.gov
MICHIGAN
Suzanne Greenberg, Executive Director
Michigan Children’s Trust Fund
235 S. Grand Ave., Suite 1411
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: (517) 241-0042
GreenbergS@michigan.gov
www.michigan.gov/ctf
MINNESOTA
Megan Waltz, Coordinator
MN Children’s Trust Fund
Minnesota Department of Human Services
444 Lafayette Road North
St. Paul, MN 55155
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 64962
St. Paul, MN 55164-0962
Phone: (651) 431-2743
Megan.H.Waltz@state.mn.us
https://mn.gov/dhs/partners-and-providers/program-overviews/child-protection-foster-care-adoption/
MISSISSIPPI
Verdavia Coleman, Bureau Director
Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services
750 North State Street
Jackson, MS 39202
Phone: (601) 359-4368
verdavia.coleman@mdcps.ms.gov
www.mdcps.ms.gov
MISSOURI
Emily van Schenkhof, Executive Director
Missouri Children’s Trust Fund
Harry S. Truman State Office Building, Rm 860
80301 West High Street; P.O. Box 1641
Jefferson City, MO 65102-1641
Phone: (573) 751-9309 (Direct)
Phone: (573) 751-5147 (Trust Fund Office)
Emily.vanSchenkhof@oa.mo.gov
ctf@oa.mo.gov
www.ctf4kids.org
MONTANA
Sandy Cade, Unit Manager
Montana Children’s Trust Fund
Department of Health and Human Services
1625 11th Ave, PO Box 4210
Helena, MT 59620
Phone: (406) 522-2261
Scade@mt.gov
https://dphhs.mt.gov/ecfsd/childrenstrustfund/
NEBRASKA
Mary Jo Pankoke, President
Nebraska Children and Families Foundation
215 Centennial Mall South, Suite 200
Lincoln, NE 68508
Phone: (402) 476.8251
Fax: (402) 476.9486
mjpankoke@nebraskachildren.org
www.nebraskachildren.org
NEVADA
Nevada Children’s Trust Fund
850 Adobe Road
Fallon, NV 89406
Phone: (702) 486-4631
dhhs.nv.gov/Programs/Grants/Funding/CTF/Childrens_Trust_Fund/
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Christina Lachance, Interim Executive Director
New Hampshire Children’s Trust
105B Loudon Rd., Suite 201
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: (603) 224-1279
clachance@nhchildrenstrust.org
www.nhchildrenstrust.org
NEW JERSEY
Daniel Yale, Executive Coordinator,
New Jersey Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect
Office of Communications and Public Affairs
NJ- Department of Children & Families
Division of Family & Community Partnerships
50 East State Street, 7th Floor
Mailing Address: PO Box 729
Trenton, NJ 08625-0717
Phone: (609) 888-7908
Daniel.Yale@dcf.nj.gov
NEW MEXICO
Sara Kimmell
Program Specialist, Families Services Division, Prevention & Initiatives Bureau
Children, Youth and Families Department, State of New Mexico
1120 Paseo de Peralta (PO Box 4160)
Santa Fe, NM 87502
Phone: (505) 670-5066
sara.kimmell@cyfd.nm.gov
nmchildrenstrust.org
NEW YORK
Bernard Pratt
Children and Family Trust Fund and Public-Private Partnership
Bureau of Program and Community Development
Division of Child Welfare and Community Services
NYS Office of Children and Family Services
Room 335, North Building
52 Washington Street
Rensselaer, NY 12144
bernard.pratt@ocfs.ny.gov
www.ocfs.ny.gov
NORTH CAROLINA
Deborah Day, Community Based Programs Administrator
North Carolina Division of Social Services
2410 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-2410
Phone: (919) 527-6436
deborah.day@dhhs.nc.gov
NORTH DAKOTA
Marlys Baker, Executive Director
North Dakota Children’s Trust Fund
600 E. Boulevard Ave.
Bismark, ND 58505
Phone: (701) 328-1853
mbaker@nd.gov
OHIO
Nicole Sillaman, Executive Director
Ohio Children’s Trust Fund
246 N. High Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: (614) 752-2167
nicole.sillaman@childrenandyouth.ohio.gov
childrenandyouth.ohio.gov
OKLAHOMA
Annette Wisk Jacobi, JD, Chief
Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth
2915 N. Classen, Suite 300
Oklahoma City, OK 73106
Phone: (405) 606-4921
annette.jacobi@occy.ok.gov
www.health.ok.gov
OREGON
Danielle Klock
Interim Executive Director
Our Children Oregon
Phone: (503) 236-9754
danielle@ourchildrenoregon.org
www.ourchildrenoregon.org
PENNSYLVANIA
Kimberly Gruber, Family Supports Program Manager
Office of Child Development & Early Learning
607 South Drive, 4th Floor Rotunda
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Phone: (717) 772-2098
ra-pwchildrenstrustf@pa.gov
www.pactf.org
RHODE ISLAND
Rhode Island Family & Children’s Trust Fund
101 Friendship St.
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: (401) 528-3770
Fax: (401) 528-3870
SOUTH CAROLINA
Sue Williams, CEO
Children’s Trust Fund of SC
1330 Lady Street, Suite 310
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 744-4023
swilliams@scchildren.org
www.scchildren.org
SOUTH DAKOTA
Ash (Ashley) Schlichenmayer-Okroi
Family First and Special Projects
Program Specialist
Division of Child Protection Services
Department of Social Services
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501
Cell 605-295-7199
Office 605-773-3227
ashley.schlichenmayerokroi@state.sd.us
www.state.sd.us
Additional Contact:
Eric Glover, CSW, Program Specialist
Department of Social Services
510 North Cambell Street
Rapid City, SD 57701
(605)394-2525 ext. 2000251
eric.glover@state.sd.us
TENNESSEE
Tony Nease, MSSW, Division of Federal Programs, Program Director 3
State Liaison Officer
315 Deaderick Street
UBS Tower, 10th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243
(865) 235-2234
anthony.nease@tn.gov
TEXAS
Sarah Abrahams
Family Support Services’ Associate Commissioner
Texas Health and Human Services
4601 W Guadalupe St.
Austin, TX 78751
Phone: (512) 424-6500
sarah.abrahams@hhs.texas.gov
https://fss.hhs.texas.gov/
UTAH
Marion Eckersley, Prevention Program Manager
Child Abuse Prevention
Division of Child and Family Services
195 N 1950 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
Phone: (801) 597-3574
meeckersley@utah.gov
hs.utah.gov
VERMONT
Amanda Ahmadi, Executive Director
Vermont Children’s Trust Foundation
95 St. Paul Street, Suite 330
Burlington, VT 05401
amanda@vtchildrenstrust.org
www.vtchildrenstrust.org
VIRGINIA
Nicole Poulin, Executive Director
Family and Children’s Trust Fund of Virginia
Virginia Department of Social Services
801 East Main Street, 15th Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: (804) 726-7604
Nicole.Poulin@dss.virginia.gov
www.vakidsfirst.org
WASHINGTON
Jenni Olmstead, MSW
Primary & Commnity Prevention Lead, Prevent Child Abuse Washington
Washington Department of Children, Youth, and Families
P.O. Box 40970
Olympia WA 98504-0970
Phone: (360) 480-9640
jenni.olmstead@dcyf.wa.gov<
www.dcyf.wa.gov
WEST VIRGINIA
Jim McKay, Director
West Virginia Children’s Trust Fund
c/o Team for WV Children
P.O. Box 1653
Huntington, WV 25717
Phone: (304) 617-0099
jmckay@wvctf.org
www.wvctf.org
WISCONSIN
Rebecca Murray, Executive Director
Wisconsin Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board
125 S. Webster St. P42
Madison, WI 53703
Phone: (608) 267-3678
rebecca.murray@wisconsin.gov https://preventionboard.wi.gov
WYOMING
Nicole Neider, Executive Director
Wyoming Children’s Trust Fund
2300 Capitol Avenue, 5th Floor, Suite B
Cheyenne, WY 82001
Phone: (307) 777-5452
nicole.neider1@wyo.gov
www.pcawy.org
PUERTO RICO
José V. Pagán Beauchamp
Interim Executive Director
Children’s Trust Fund
Tel. (787) 722-2525 x-15442
Fax (787) 728-0975
