Foster families can be as diverse as the children we serve. Some homes support kids for a few days or weeks and some become the child’s forever family. If you become a foster parent you are approved through DFCS or a private agency. Some private agencies work with kids who have special needs. All of the agencies do an initial informational meeting called ORIENTATION and the Pre-Service training known as IMPACT.
Find the agency that is right for you and email the contact person about orientation information.
Please scroll down to see most of the options in Region 5.
State Agency Contacts
Barrow & Jackson County DFCS – Elizabeth Hendrix – Elizabeth.Hendrix@dhs.ga.gov
Rockdale & Newtorn County DFCS – Jalisa Henderson – Jalisa.Henderson@dhs.ga.gov
Greene/Morgan/Walton County DFCS – Chelsea King – Chelsea.King@dhs.ga.gov
DFCS Region V ICPC and Kinship – Wendy Teo – Wendy.Teo@dhs.ga.gov
DFCS Region V Retention Supervisor – Adrienne Forchilli – Adrienne.Forchilli@dhs.ga.gov
DFCS Region V Recruitment Supervisor – Nicki Hicks – Nicki.Hicks@dhs.ga.gov
Private Agency Contacts
All God’s Children – Emily Bailey – ebailey@agcadoption.org
Bethany Christian Services – Bindi Avrett – bavrett@bethany.org
Childkind – Eleasa Smith – esmith@childkind.org
CHRIS180 – Emily Thompson – emily.thompson@chris180.org
Community Connections – Diane Jackson – diane.jackson@c-connections.com
Creative Community Services (CCS) – Suzanne Geske – sgeske@ccsgeorgia.org
Devereux – Shonda Sutton – ssutton@devereux.org
Elks Aidmore – Joann Joseph – jjoseph@elksaidmore.com
Health Connect America – Nicole Aldred – nicole.alread@healthconnectamerica.com
Hillside – Kalie Lounds – klounds@hside.org
Georgia Mentor – Megan Reed – megan.reed@thementornetwork.com
National Youth Advocate Program – Krystal Sherrod – ksherrod@nyap.org
NECCO – Natasha Small – nsmall@necco.org
Neighbor to Family – Wanda Bryant – wanda.bryant@ntf.org
Nightlight Christian Adoptions & Foster Services – Lexie Fowler – lexie@nightlight.org
TREK Foster Care – Ashley Crew – ashley.crewe@lmcs.org
Uniting Hope 4 Children – Laura Burton – lburton@uh4c.org
Wellroot Family Services – Ebony Bethea – ebethea@wellroot.org