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.
Investigation Support
If you are in need of Investigation or Allegation support, please contact the Network for immediate assistance: Download Network Investigation Support Brochure
Upcoming Training
- Communicating with Birth Parents as Partners - Dec 4 - 9:30-11:30 am CST - Zoom - Email aprilsjpc@owens.twcbc.com to register
- Managing Family & Personal Time - Dec 6 - 6-8 pm EST - Owsley Co. - Call or text Brenda Gibson at 606-438-6221 to register
Join our team
Want to play a part in supporting foster/adoptive parents? Join your local Network team! Teams work together to provide training opportunities and peer support to fellow foster/adoptive parents and also work to recruit foster/adoptive homes for Kentucky's children. Apply today.
Current paid member vacancies:
- Upper Northern Bluegrass (2 position)
- Upper Eastern Mountain (2 positions)
- Northeastern (3 positions)
Select your region to contact your local team
Crystal Dillard cpalmisanodillard@murraystate.edu 270-809-5054
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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
Alison Watson alisonwatson@ymail.com 270-205-7724
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
Donna Mayhew - Leader lightkeeper20@hotmail.com 270-685-1487
April Dickens aprilsjpc@owens.twcbc.com 270-993-5077
Candria Barton candria.barton@gmail.com 270-302-6744
Linda McCollum mccollumcharles@bellsouth.net 270-298-0085
Lara Mattingly - Leader lara.mattingly@gmail.com 812-499-0017
Rosetta Dyer rosie.dyer@me.com 270-590-1911
Becky Johnson becky.johnson@wku.edu 270-202-8945
Holly Jensen hollydjensen@gmail.com 952-356-9638
Matt Powell mpowell31@murraystate.edu 270-776-6014
Samantha Butler - Leader samsthirtyone@hotmail.com 270-219-9177
Jennifer Hall jandjhall@gmail.com 757-725-3027
Jessica Southards jessicarenee87@gmail.com 636-577-1204
Emily Fintel emily.d.fintel@gmail.com 513-348-8081
April Pieper - Leader aprilpieper@gmail.com 270-535-9526
Rebecca Lee beckylee423@gmail.com 859-333-7767
Niesah Clark niesahjclark@gmail.com 502-319-2003
April Cirillo april.cirillo@gmail.com 502-229-1446
Ashley Carman acarman7@aol.com 502-667-0020
Angela Bischoff sbis20@aol.com 502-299-2397
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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
Amanda Stephens astephens0051@gmail.com 606-706-0568
Barbara Melton bjmelton@windstream.net 606-305-0680
Georgie Petro - Leader georgiepetro@gmail.com 606-657-1949
Joyce Steele joyceasteele53@gmail.com 606-224-6922
Rebecca Blackburn rlkb63@yahoo.com 304-550-7655
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
Kelli Gowan - Leader kgowan@murraystate.edu 859-354-9574
Sarina Stone sstone21@murraystate.edu 859-324-5118
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 marybeth.long09@gmail.com 859-475-3101
Gwen Thomas gthomas807@aol.com 859-351-2246
Courtney Greenlee cbboutique21@yahoo.com 859-608-3096
Christina Brown - Leader christinabrown8@live.com 859-512-2087
Debrah Smith deb1jer@yahoo.com 859-760-8942
Amanda Neace neaceamanda@yahoo.com 859-630-6120
Christina Sandoval christina.sandoval@kctcs.edu 859-907-4764
Brenda Gibson - Leader bgibson@middleforkfinancialgroup.com 606-438-6221
Linda Thomas lou_poodle@yahoo.com 606-593-5385
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