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Anderson County
Department of Children's Services
182 Frank L Diggs Drive,
Suite 100
Clinton,
Tennessee
37716
(865) 425-4400
Fax: (865) 463-0816

Bedford County
Department of Children's Services
151 Freeman Street

Tullahoma, Tennessee 37388
(931) 454-1934
Fax: (931) 454-1937

Benton County
Department of Children's Services
216 North 641 Hwy.
P.O. Box 897
Camden,
Tennessee
38320-0897
(731) 584-8129
Fax: (731) 584-3055

Bledsoe County
Department of Children's Services
P.O. Box 396
Pikeville,
Tennessee
37367
(423) 447-6137
(423) 447-2197

Blount County
Department of Children's Services
303 Home Avenue
Maryville,
Tennessee
37801
(865) 981-2366
Fax: (865) 981-5905

Bradley County
Department of Children's Services
950 Star Vue Drive, SW,
Suite 1
Cleveland,
Tennessee
37323-0518
(423) 479-0591
Fax: (423) 559 4986


Campbell County
Department of Children's Services
2301 Jacksboro Pike
LaFollette,
Tennessee
37766-3003
(423) 566-9639
Fax: (423) 566-9648

Cannon County
Department of Children's Services
325 Bryant Lane
Woodbury,
Tennessee
37190
(615) 563-4051
Fax: (615) 563-6262

Carroll County
Department of Children's Services
20810 Main Street, East
P.O. Box 526
Huntingdon,
Tennessee
38344-0526
(731) 986-9121
Fax: (731) 986-3403

Carter County
Department of Children's Services
714 West C Street
Elizabethton,
Tennessee
37643-2590
(423) 547-5814
Fax: (423) 547-5856

Center for Adoption, Columbia
803 So. Garden Street
Suite 201
Columbia,
TN
38401
Phone: 931-380-5958
Fax: 931-380-3343

Center for Adoption
1210 Foster Avenue
Nashville,
Tennessee
37210
(615) 253-3289 1-800-807-3228
Fax: (615) 253-3326

Cheatham County
Department of Children's Services
318 Frey Street

Ashland City,
Tennessee
37015
(615) 792-4306
Fax: (615) 792-1499

Chester County
Department of Children's Services
1306 Hwy. 45, North

Henderson,
Tennessee
38340
(731) 989-5144
Fax: (731) 989-1024

Claiborne County
Department of Children's Services
1108 Gateway Park Dr.
Morristown, Tennessee 37813
(423) 318-6800
Fax: (423) 587-7019
(423) 587-7070
(423) 587-7060

Clarksville-Montgomery County
Department of Children's Services
350 Pageant Lane, Suite 401
Clarksville, Tennessee 37040
(931) 503-3200
Fax: (931) 648-5599

Clay County
Department of Children's Services
P.O. Box 448, 141 E. Lake Ave.
Celina, Tennessee 38551
(931) 243-3183
Fax: (931) 243-4887

Cocke County
Department of Children's Services
1108 Gateway Park Dr.
Morristown, Tennessee 37813
(423) 318-6800
Fax: (423) 587-7019
(423) 587-7070
(423) 587-7060

Coffee County
Department of Children's Services
151 Freeman Street
Tullahoma, Tennessee 37388
(931) 454-1934
Fax: (931) 454-1937

Columbia Regional Probation Office
211 Wayne Street
Columbia, Tennessee 38401
(931) 380-2587
Fax: (931) 380-2585

Crockett County
Department of Children's Services
P.O. Box 128, 169 Cherry Street, North
Alamo, Tennessee 38001-0128
(731) 696-2321
Fax: (731) 696-5446

Davidson County Region
Department of Children's Services
900 Second Avenue, North
Nashville, Tennessee 37243
(615) 532-4422
Fax: (615) 532-9814 or 741-9489

Decatur County
Department of Children's Services
P.O. Box 8, 425 W. Highland
Decaturville, Tennessee 38329
(731) 852-2995
Fax: (731) 852-2982

Dickson County
Department of Children's Services
222 State Street
Dickson, Tennessee 37055
(615) 441-6204
Fax: (615) 441-6209

Dyer County
Department of Children's Services
640-L Highway 51 Bypass East
Dyersburg, Tennessee 38024-2067
(731) 286-8304
Fax: (731)286-8371

Fayette County
Department of Children's Services
P.O. Box 278, 108 Kay Drive
Somerville, Tennessee 38068
(901) 465-7334
Fax: (901) 465-7376

Fentress County
Department of Children's Services
P.O. Box 68, 342 Central Ave. West
Jamestown, Tennessee 38556
(931) 879-2228
Fax: (931) 879-2955

Franklin County
Department of Children's Services
P.O. Box 560, 708 South College
Winchester, Tennessee 37398
(931) 962-1156
Fax: (931) 962-1155

Gibson County
Department of Children's Services
P.O. Box 126
110 South College Street, Suite 200
Trenton, Tennessee 38382-0126
(731) 855-7864
Fax: (731) 855-7832

Giles County
Department of Children's Services
219 Village Square
Pulaski, Tennessee 38478
(931) 424-4004, 424-4041, 424-4035
Fax: (931) 424-4005

Grainger County
Department of Children's Services
1108 Gateway Park Dr.
Morristown, Tennessee 37813
(423) 318-6800
Fax: (423) 587-7019
(423) 587-7070
(423) 587-7060

Greene County
Department of Children's Services
128 Serral Drive
Greeneville, Tennessee 37745
(423) 639-4465
Fax: (423) 639-5412

Grundy County
Department of Children's Services
41 North & Orchid Rd.
Tracy City, Tennessee 37387
(931)592-9235
Fax: (931) 592-9240

Hamblen County
Department of Children's Services
1108 Gateway Park Dr.
Morristown, Tennessee 37813
(423) 318-6800
Fax: (423) 587-7019
(423) 587-7070
(423) 587-7060

Hamiltion County Administrative Office
Department of Children's Services
3rd Floor West, Suite 300
540 McCallie Avenue
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402
(423) 634-6412
Fax: (423) 634-6331

Hancock County
Department of Children's Services
4077 Highway 66 South, Suite #1
Rogersville, TN 37857
(423) 272-6479
Fax: (423) 733-8513

Hardeman County
Department of Children's Services
P.O. Box 247, 795 Tennessee Street
Bolivar, Tennessee 38008
(731) 658-5545
Fax (731) 658-1559

Hardin County
Department of Children's Services
2100 Wayne Road
Savannah, Tennessee 38372
(731)925-9424
Fax: (731) 925-0315

Hawkins County
Department of Children's Services
4077 Highway 66 South, Suite #1
Rogersville, Tennessee 37857
(423) 272-6479
Fax: (423) 272-2832

Haywood County
Department of Children's Services
33 Old Hickory Blvd. East
Jackson, Tennessee 38305
(731) 423-6499
Fax: (731) 426-0531

Henderson County
Department of Children's Services
P.O. Box 70, 337 Church Street, West
Lexington, Tennessee 38351
(731) 968-5128
Fax: (731) 968-4218

Henry County
Department of Children's Services
P.O. Box 399
1023 Mineral Wells Avenue, Suite F
Paris, Tennessee 38242-0399
(731) 644-7376
Fax: (731) 644-7389

Hickman County
Department of Children's Services
108 Progress Center Plaza
Centerville, Tennessee 37033
(931) 729-4212
Fax: (931) 729-9968

Houston County
Department of Children's Services
501 Roby Drive
Erin, Tennessee 37061
(931) 289-4105
Fax: (931) 289-4333

Humphreys County
Department of Children's Services
1203 Highway 70 West
Waverly, Tennessee 37185
(931) 296-4227
Fax: (931) 296-7677

Jackson County
Department of Children's Services
P.O. Box 295, 307 S. Murray Street
Gainsboro, Tennessee 38562
(931) 268-2748
Fax: (931) 268-5678

Jackson County
Department of Children's Services
P.O. Box 236
757 S. Grundy Quarles Hwy.
Gainesboro, Tennessee 38562
(931) 268-8690

Jefferson County
Department of Children's Services
1108 Gateway Park Dr.
Morristown, Tennessee 37813
(423) 318-6800
Fax: (423) 587-7019
(423) 587-7070
(423) 587-7060

Johnson County
Department of Children's Services
P.O. Box 912
Mountain City, Tennessee 37683-1642
(423) 727-4283
Fax: (423) 727-5649

Lake County
Department of Children's Services
760 Everett Street
Tiptonville, Tennessee 38079-1608
(731) 253-7716
Fax: (731) 253-3326

Lauderdale County
Department of Children's Services
417 S. Washington
Ripley, Tennessee 38063
(731) 635-5850
Fax: (731) 635-2769

Lawrence County
Department of Children's Services
237 East Taylor Street
Lawrenceburg, Tennessee 38464
(931) 766-1400
Fax: (931) 766-1434

Lebanon Field Probation Office
Department of Children's Services
322 North Maple
Lebanon, Tennessee 37087
(615) 443-2774
Fax: (615) 443-2763

Lewis County
Department of Children's Services
P.O. Box 99, 200 Joe Avenue, East
Hohenwald, Tennessee 38462
(931) 796-4974
Fax: (931) 796-4531

Lincoln County
Department of Children's Services
151 Freeman Street
Tullahoma, Tennessee 37388
(931) 454-1934
Fax: (931) 454-1937

Loudon County
Department of Children's Services
301 South C St.
Lenoir City, Tennessee 37771-2624
(865) 988-0398
Fax: (423) 986-1340

Macon County
Department of Children's Services
315 Highway 52 Bypass
LaFayette, Tennessee 37083
(615) 666-3727
Fax: (615) 666-3394

Madison County
Department of Children's Services
33 Old Hickory Blvd. East
Jackson, Tennessee 38305
(731) 423-6499 or (731) 423-5823
Fax: (731) 426-0531

Marion County
Department of Children's Services
4926 East Main
Jasper, Tennessee 37347
(423) 942-3485
Fax: (423) 942-8623

Marshall County
Department of Children's Services
1204 Nashville Hwy.
Lewisburg, Tennessee 37091
(931) 270-2234
Fax: (931) 270-2246

Maury County
Department of Children's Services
211 Wayne Street
Columbia, Tennessee 38401
(931) 380-5951
Fax: (931)540-2456

McMinn County
Department of Children's Services
320 White Street, North
Athens, Tennessee 37303-3504
(423) 744-2804
Fax: (423) 746-5415

McNairy County
Department of Children's Services
855 E. Poplar
Selmer, Tennessee 38375
(731)645-7994
Fax: (731) 645-5903

Meigs County
Department of Children's Services
17619 State Highway 58 N
Decatur, Tennessee 37322
(423) 334-5787
Fax:(423)334-1250

Mid-Cumberland CSA (Rutherford)
Field Office
123 North Maple Street
Murfreesboro, TN 37133
(615)898-8083
Fax: (615)898-7075

Mid Cumberland (Sumner County) Field Office
Department of Children's Services
185 West Franklin Street
Gallatin, Tennessee 37066
(615) 451-5855
Fax: (615) 451-5864

Mid-Cumberland Region
301 South Perimeter Park Drive
Suite 212
Nashville, Tennessee 37243
(615) 445-2200
Fax: (615) 331-6400

Monroe County
Department of Children's Services
P.O. Box 188
875 Englewood Rd.
Madisonville, Tennessee 37354
(423) 442-3641
Fax: (423) 442-2457

Moore County
Department of Children's Services
151 Freeman Street
Tullahoma, Tennessee 37388
(931) 454-1934
Fax: (931) 454-1937

Morgan County
Department of Children's Services
P.O. Box 344 Bardill Bldg.
830 Main St.
Wartburg, Tennessee 37887
(423) 346-7504 & (423) 346-7505
Fax: (423) 346-5157

Murfreesboro (Rutherford County)
Field Probation Office
Department of Children's Services
951 New Salem Road
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
(615)898-8043
Fax (615)898-8038

Obion County
Department of Children's Services
P.O. Box 428, 1416 Stad Avenue
Union City, Tennessee 38281-0428
(731) 884-1465
Fax: (731) 884-1472

Overton County
Department of Children's Services
616 North Church Street
Livingston, Tennessee 38570
(931) 823-5695
Fax: (931) 823-1499

Perry County
Department of Children's Services
106 West Main Street
Linden, Tennessee 37096
(931) 589-2193
Fax: (931) 589-3641

Pickett County
Department of Children's Services
P.O. Box 400, 8816 Hwy 111 Bypass
Byrdstown, Tennessee 38549
(931) 864-3153
Fax: (931) 864-7156

Polk County
Department of Children's Services
P.O. Box 271
Benton, Tennessee 37307-9629
(423) 338-5332
Fax: (423) 338-0979

Putnam County
Department of Children's Services
269 South Willow Ave. Suite E
Cookeville, Tennessee 38501
(931) 646-3000
Fax: (931) 528-2136

Putnam County
Department of Children's Services
440 Neal Street East
Cookeville, Tennessee 38501
(931) 526-2598
Fax: (931) 526-1665

Roane County
Department of Children's Services
P.O. Box 606
315 Race St., E.
Kingston, Tennessee
(865) 376-3423
Fax: (865) 376-5021

Rhea County
Department of Children's Services
224 Fourth Avenue, Suite 105
Dayton, Tennessee 37321
(423) 775-2852
Fax: (423) 775-6290

Robertson County
Department of Children's Services
809 Mabel Street
Springfield, Tennessee 37172
(615) 382-2407
Fax: (615) 382-2412

Rutherford County
Department of Children's Services
1711B Old Fort Parkway
Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37133
(615) 898-7043
Fax: (615) 898-7075

Scott County
Department of Children's Services
P.O. Box 38
104 Fire Hall Dr.
Huntsville, Tennessee 37756
(423) 663-2821
Fax: (423) 663-4095

Sequatchie County
108 Old York Hwy. East
Dunlap, Tennessee 37327
(423) 949-4621
Fax: (423) 949-6664

Sevier County
Department of Children's Services
815 Dolly Parton Parkway
Sevierville, Tennessee 37862-3698
(865) 429-7012 or (865) 429-7013
Fax: (865) 429-7011

Shelby County Region
Department of Children's Services
170 North Main, 4th Floor
Memphis, Tennessee 38103
(901) 578-4000
Fax: (901) 543-7110

Smith County
Department of Children's Services
25 Dixon Springs Hwy.
Carthage, Tennessee 37030
(615) 735-9745
Fax: (615) 735-1683

Stewart County
Department of Children's Services
1011 Spring Street
Dover, Tennessee 37058
(931) 232-5304
Fax: (931) 232-2349

Sullivan County, Kingsport
Department of Children's Services
441 Clay Street
Kingsport, Tennessee 37660
(423) 224-2070
Fax: (423) 245-0552

Sullivan County, Bristol
Department of Children's Services
P.O. Box 3965, 2305 Volunteer Parkway
Bristol, Tennessee 37625-3965
(423) 989-6660
Fax: (423) 968-4771

Sumner County
Department of Children's Services
447 East Broadway
Gallatin, Tennessee 37066
(615) 451-5818
Fax (615)451-5849

Sumner County
Department of Children's Services
185 West Franklin Street
Gallatin, Tennessee 37066
(615) 451-5855
Fax (615) 451-5864

Tipton County
Department of Children's Services
230 Industrial Drive
Covington, Tennessee 38019
(901) 475-2602
Fax: (901) 475-2647

Tipton County
Department of Children's Services
724 Hwy. 51 North
Covington, Tennessee 38019
(901) 475-2613
Fax: (901) 475-2621

Trousdale County
Department of Children's Services
712 North Cumberland
Lebanon, Tennessee 37088
(615) 443-2751
(615) 443-2761

Unicoi County
Department of Children's Services
724 Ohio Avenue
Erwin, Tennessee 37650-1262
(423) 743-6830
Fax: (423) 854-5315

Union County
Department of Children's Services
182 Frank L Diggs Drive, Suite 100
Clinton, TN 37716
(865) 425-4400
Fax: (865) 457-0113

Warren County
Department of Children's Services
1200 Belmont Drive
McMinnville, Tennessee 37110
(931) 473-1524
Fax: (931) 473-3796

Warren County
Department of Children's Services
309 Morford Street, Suite 1 South
McMinnville, Tennessee 37110
(931) 473-2472
Fax: (931)473-3387

Washington County
Department of Children's Services
P.O. Box 1358, 103 Walnut Street East
Johnson City, Tennessee 37601-6847
(423)929-0171
Fax: (423) 434-6498

Wayne County
Department of Children's Services
540 D Highway 64 East
Waynesboro, Tennessee 38485
(931) 722-3839
(931) 722-3849
(931) 722-3889
Fax: (931) 722-7982

Weakley County
Department of Children's Services
8712 Highway 22
Dresden, Tennessee 38225-4348
(731) 364-3149
Fax: (731)364-3673

Williamson County
Department of Children's Services
203B Beasley Drive
Franklin, Tennessee 37064
(615) 790-5965
Fax: (615) 790-5530

Wilson County
Department of Children's Services
712 North Cumberland
Lebanon, Tennessee 37088
(615) 443-2751
Fax: (615) 443-2778


   National Calendar of Events

.... Scholarships   return to top  
 
Kenneth P. and Maxine Fox Scholarship
Tennessee Foster Care Association, Inc.
Scholarship Committee Co-Chairs
Fred and Gloria Phillips
6731 Millers Pond Circle
Memphis, TN 38119
901-758-1423
Orphan.org Scholarship Information

Casey.org Scholarship Information


   News & Legislation

.... Emergency Contacts   return to top  
 

   

....People in Charge   return to top  
 

Tennessee Department of Children's Services
436 Sixth Avenue North, Cordell Hull Building
Nashville, TN 37243-1290
Phone: (615) 741-9206
Fax: (615) 532-6495
Web: www.state.tn.us/youth/children/foster/index.htm

 

....Independent Living Programs   return to top  
 
Anidolee Chester, IL Coordinator
anidolee.chester@state.tn.us
Tennessee Department of Children’s Services
8th Floor, Cordell Hull Bldg.
436 6th Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37243

South Central Community Services Agency
Independent Living Services
1610 Hatcher Lane
Columbia, TN 38401
(931) 375-5000 or 375-2000
(931) 375-5005 or 375-2011
Contact: Danny Holt
William McFarlin
Counties Served: Bedford, Coffee, Giles, Hickman, Lewis, Lawrence, Lincoln,
Maury, Marshall, Moore, Perry and Wayne.


University of Tennessee College of Social Work Office of Research and Public Service (SWORPS)
Independent Living Program
193 F Polk Avenue
Nashville, TN 37210
Telephone: 615- 782-5121or 1-800-206-6390
Fax: 615-726-1944
Contact: Sherry Haines, Program Manager


....Youth Boards   return to top  
 

Tennessee Youth Advisory Council is composed of young people between the ages of 15-23 who are either currently in foster care or have been in foster care at some time in the past. For more information, contact Kim Crane at 615-322-1461 or kim.crane@vanderbilt.edu.

   

....Teen Conferences, camps and support groups   return to top  
 

Middle Tennessee Teen Institute is a five-day assembly/camp to provide
education and training in youth development, leadership and prevention.
MTTI offers various formats of training including workshops, seminars, and
activities that help young people grow to be strong, healthy individuals who
will not only see the value of, but will have the skills needed to make a
difference in the community in which they live. Held on a college campus,
MTTI host approximately 200 teen leaders, adult advisors and MTTI staff.
The 2003 MTTI will be held at the Martin Methodist College in Pulaski,
Tennessee from June 2 - 6, 2003.

For additional information please contact:
Michelle Williams
Youth Development Coordinator
1610 Hatcher Lane
Columbia, TN 38401
(931) 375-2000
(931) 375-2011 Fax
(931) 224-0508 Cell
Michelle.N.Williams@state.tn.us

   

....Misc. resources in your state   return to top  


Tennessee Foster Parent Association
Betty Hastings, President
Telephone: 731-986-5316
Fax: 731-986-2386
http://www.tfaca.org/index.html

University of Tennessee College of Social Work Office of Research and Public Service (SWORPS)
Independent Living Program
193 F Polk Avenue
Nashville, TN 37210
Telephone: 615- 782-5121or 1-800-206-6390
Fax: 615-726-1944
Contact: Sherry Haines, Program Manager

Tennessee Emergency Services:

Mid-Cumberland Community Service Agency
Transitional Youth Resources Program
531 Metroplex Drive, Suite A-200
Nashville, TN 37211
Telephone: 615-333-5400
Toll Free: 1(800)-493-1111

Ombudsman for Children and Families
Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth
Gerald Papica or Richard Kennedy
Andrew Johnson Tower, 9th Floor
710 James Robertson Parkway,
Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0800
532-1572 or 532-1688 in the Nashville area
(800) 264-0904 outside the Nashville area
(615) 532-1591 for FAX

   

 
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