Kentucky Foster & Adoptive Parent Training Support Network
The KY Foster & Adoptive Parent Training Support Network is a statewide organization for foster/adoptive parents. The Network is comprised of 15 regional teams of experienced foster/adoptive parents who work to provide support and training to current foster/adoptive parents and recruit new homes for Kentucky's waiting children.
If you in need of Investigation or Allegation support, please contact the Network for immediate assistance:
Network Investigation Support Brochure
- Safeguarding Your Home Against Allegations of Child Abuse - April 17 - 8-10 am EST - Zoom (email or text givan_9@msn.com or 270-307-1522 to register)
- A Parent's Guide to Emotional Regulation - April 17 - 9-11 am EST - Zoom (email sarah.bishop@scott.kyschools.us to register)
- Visitation & Partnering with Parents - April 17 - 10:15 am-12:15 pm EST - Zoom (email or text givan_9@msn.com or 270-307-1522 to register)
- Hair & Skin Care for Different Ethnic Grups - April 17 - 11 am-1 pm EST - Zoom (email kgowan@murraystate.edu to register)
- Temper Tantrums, Meltdowns and Calming Strategies - April 17 - 11:30 am-1:30 pm EST - Zoom (email sarah.bishop@scott.kyschools.us to register)
- Temper Tantrums, Meltdowns and Calming Strategies - April 17 - 1-2 pm EST - Zoom (email or text givan_9@msn.com or 270-307-1522 to register)
- Healthy Boundaries, Healthy Relationships - April 17 - 2-4 pm EST - Zoom (email sarah.bishop@scott.kyschools.us to register)
- A Child in Care's Education: What Foster & Adoptive Parents Need to Know - April 17 - 2:15-5:15 pm EST (email or text givan_9@msn.com or 270-307-1522 to register)
- The Impact of Fostering on Biological Children - April 20 - 5:30-7:30 pm CST (email noellrobinson@hotmail.com to register)
- Building Your Child's Self-Esteem - April 21 - 7-8 pm EST (email katemorgan39@gmail.com to register)
- Everyone Has A Role: How Foster Parents Can Prevent Child Abuse - April 23 - 3-5 pm EST - Zoom (email laurakcompton@gmail.com to register)
- Self-Care and Stress Management - April 27 - Zoom (email lightkeeper20@hotmail.com to register)
Select your region to contact your local team
Lakes: Serving the counties of Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Marshall & McCracken
Wakendra Gourley - Leader wakendragourley@gmail.com 270-853-7222
DeAnna Miller deanna_miller@hotmail.com 270-627-2264
Ashley Bazzell ashlee9588@hotmail.com 270-559-8421
Gina Hutchison cghutch1@gmail.com 270-564-6952
Amanda Murphy amanda.murphy@marshall.kyschools.us 270-559-3854
Lakes: Serving the counties of Caldwell, Christian, Crittenden, Hopkins, Livingston, Lyon, Muhlenberg, Todd & Trigg
Andrea Jones - Leader andreajones9909@gmail.com 270-604-1718
Amber Loden amleek321@icloud.com 270-498-3869
Leslie Vass vass.leslie@gmail.com 270-475-9388
Noell Robinson noellrobinson@hotmail.com 270-305-2677
Natalie McVay nataliemcvay@hotmail.com 270-789-9199
Two Rivers: Serving the counties of Daviess, Hancock, Henderson, McLean, Ohio, Union & Webster
Donna Mayhew - Leader lightkeeper20@hotmail.com 270-685-1487
April Dickens aprilsjpc@owens.twcbc.com 270-993-5077
Linda McCollum mccollumcharles@bellsouth.net 270-298-0085
Two Rivers: Serving the counties of Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Hart, Logan, Metcalfe, Monroe, Simpson & Warren
Lara Mattingly - Leader lara.mattingly@gmail.com 812-499-0017
Rosetta Dyer rosie.dyer@me.com 270-590-1911
Tanna Woodward tanna.woodward@gmail.com 270-590-1498
Becky Johnson becky.johnson@wku.edu 270-202-8945
Holly Jensen hollydjensen@gmail.com 952-356-9638
Salt River Trail: Serving the counties of Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin, Larue, Marion, Meade, Nelson & Washington
Brandy Givan - Leader givan_9@msn.com 270-307-1522
Samantha Butler samsthirtyone@hotmail.com 270-219-9177
Jennifer Hall jandjhall@gmail.com 757-725-3027
Jessica Southards jessicarenee87@gmail.com 636-577-1204
Salt River Trail: Serving the counties of Anderson, Bullitt, Franklin, Henry, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer, Trimble & Woodford
April Pieper - Leader aprilpieper@gmail.com 270-535-9526
Angela Bischoff sbis20@aol.com 502-299-2397
Rebecca Lee beckylee423@gmail.com 859-333-7767
Adam Johnson aejohnson2007@yahoo.com 502-492-3941
Anderson/Woodford/Franklin Counties Facebook Group
Cumberlands: Serving the counties of Adair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, McCreary, Pulaski, Russell, Taylor & Wayne
Sherry Kelsay - Leader sherrykelso@live.com 606-340-7564
Greg Burdine greg_burdine@yahoo.com 606-354-1399
Sheila Minton sheilaminton@ymail.com 606-303-3241
Barbara Melton bjmelton@windstream.net 606-305-0680
Cumberlands: Serving the counties of Bell, Clay, Harlan, Jackson, Laurel, Knox, Rockcastle & Whitley
Joyce Steele llec@windstream.net 606-224-6922
Rebecca Blackburn rlkb63@yahoo.com 304-550-7655
Jefferson
Cestau Childs-Clark- Leader cchildsclark@murraystate.edu 502-500-9214
Linda Thompson thompsonlinda@bellsouth.net 502-930-0254
Eder Crenshaw ecrens4416@aol.com 502-592-5578
Jeanne Smith shelbylynn569@yahoo.com 502-639-1338
Laura Compton laurakcompton@gmail.com 859-481-5903
Southern Bluegrass: Serving the counties of Boyle, Clark, Estill, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison, Mercer & Powell
Kelli Gowan - Leader kgowan@murraystate.edu 859-428-7751
Angela Wentz wentzkidz99@gmail.com 859-265-7364
Linda McNiel andymom@att.net 859-595-4155
Tiffany Weddington tiffanyb_weddington@yahoo.com 606-253-0352
Northern Bluegrass: Serving the counties of Scott, Bourbon, Harrison & Nicholas
Sarah Bishop - Leader sarah.bishop@scott.kyschools.us 502-867-2167
Mary Beth Flynn busterflynn@yahoo.com 502-867-0924
Karen Howard karen37howard@gmail.com 502-603-0389
MaryBeth Long mommylong83@gmail.com 859-475-3101
Gwen Thomas gthomas807@aol.com 859-351-2246
Northern Bluegrass: Serving the counties of Boone, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Owen & Pendleton
Kate Morgan - Leader katemorgan39@gmail.com 859-750-6247
Christina Brown christinabrown8@live.com 859-512-2087
Debrah Smith deb1jer@yahoo.com 859-760-8942
Amanda Neace neaceamanda@yahoo.com 859-630-6120
Laura Beard laura@kypartnership.org 859-750-6247
Northeastern: Serving the counties of Bath, Bracken, Boyd, Carter, Elliott, Fleming, Greenup, Lawrence, Lewis, Lewis, Mason, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Robertson & Rowan
DeAnna Helton - Leader heltondea@yahoo.com 606-356-1360
Christina Sandoval christina.sandoval@kctcs.edu 859-907-4764
Eastern Mountain: Serving the counties of Breathitt, Lee, Knott, Leslie, Letcher, Owsley, Perry & Wolfe
Brenda Gibson - Leader bgibson@middleforkfinancialgroup.com 606-438-6221
Linda Thomas lou_poodle@yahoo.com 606-593-5385
Eastern Mountain: Serving the counties of Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin & Pike
Sandy Reed - Leader sreed4@murraystate.edu 606-794-4324
Dedra Slone dedra.slone@cebridge.net 606-422-7927
Liz Smith smith955@bellsouth.net 606-417-0385
Denise Tackett lesaliedenisetackett@yahoo.com 606-437-0153