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FAMILY CONNECTIONS REPLICATION PROJECTS' CONTACT INFORMATION & INTERVENTION MANUALS

Black Family Development, Inc.
152321 W. McNichols
Detroit, MI 48235
www.blackfamilydevelopment.org

Alice Thompson
Executive Director
Phone:  313-272-3500
Email:  athompson@blackfamilydevelopment.org

Kenyatta Stephens, Chief Operating Officer
Phone:  (313) 396-5670
Email: 
kstephens@blackfamilydevelopment.org

TARGET POPULATION:  Families living in two high-risk communities in Wayne County:  Detroit and Highland Park.

Child and Family Tennessee
901 East Summit Hill Drive
Knoxville, TN 37915
www.child-family.org 

Kathy Hatfield
Director of Grants and Contracts
Phone:  865-524-7483 ext. 270
Email:  khatfield@child-family.org

Jennifer Patterson
Research Assistant
Phone: 865-524-7483 ext. 239
Email: jpatterson@child-family.org

Gina Whitmore
Program Manager
Phone: 865-524-7483 ext. 282
Email: gwhitmore@child-family.org

TARGET POPULATION: At-risk families living within the Knoxville Empowerment Zone

Children’s Institute International
711 South New Hampshire
Los Angeles, CA 90005
www.childrensinstitute.org 

Jennifer Wishner
Senior Director
 
Phone:  310-783-4677
Email:   jwishner@childrensinstitute.org

TARGET POPULATION: High-risk families with children birth to three years old in several cities in South Los Angeles.

DePelchin Children’s Center
4950 Memorial Drive
Houston, TX 77007

Julie Crowe
Program Manager 
Phone: 713-802-7794
Email: jcrowe@depelchin.org

Jeannette Truxillo
Research Associate Supervisor
Phone: 713-802-7752
Email: jtruxillo@depelchin.org

TARGET POPULATION: Families with children 5-14 years old attending selected schools in Dickinson, Texas.

Respite Care of San Antonio, Inc.
605 Belknap
P.O. Box 12633
San Antonio, TX 78212
www.respitecaresa.org 

Cara Magrane
Associate Director
Phone:  212-737-1212 ext 12
Email:  cmagrane@sbcglobal.net

TARGET POPULATION: Families with children with disabilities living in San Antonio, Texas.

Special Service for Groups - Asian Pacific Counseling and Treatment Centers
605 W. Olympic Blvd. Suite 600
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Akiko Mimura-Lazare
Program Director
Phone: 213-553-1872
Email:  
amimural@apctc.org

TARGET POPULATION: At-risk Cambodian and Korean families living in Los Angeles.

University of Maryland, Baltimore
School of Social Work
Ruth H. Young Center for Families & Children
525 West Redwood Street
Baltimore, MD   21201
www.family.umaryland.edu

Diane DePanfilis
Associate Professor and Co-Director
Phone:  410-706-3609
Email:  ddepanfilis@ssw.umaryland.edu

Fred Strieder
Program Director
Phone: 410-706-5479
Email: fstrieder@ssw.umaryland.edu

TARGET POPULATION: Intergenerational families who are at-risk for neglect living the West Baltimore Empowerment Zone.

Youth Health Service, Inc.
971 Harrison Ave.
Elkins, WV 26241

Margy Burns 
Executive Director
Phone:  304-636-9450
Email:  margy@youth-health.org
   
TARGET POPULATION: Rural families living in Randolph and Barbour counties, West Virginia.

Federal Project Officer:    Melissa Lim Brodowski
Office on Child Abuse and Neglect, Children’s Bureau
330 C Street SW, Room 2417
Washington, DC 20447
Phone:  202-205-2629
Fax:  202-205-8221
Email:  mbrodowski@acf.hhs.gov

Information and Resources

 pdf (Summer 2007)

Article about grandparents raising grandchildren (Women's eNews)



Ruth H. Young Center for Families and Children
University of Maryland School of Social Work  -  525 West Redwood Street  -  Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: 410.706.3014  -  Training Program: 410.706.3637  -  Fax: 410.706.3133  -  Email: ryc@ssw.umaryland.edu

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