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KIDS COUNT State Network

The Annie E. Casey Foundation funds a nationwide network of state-level KIDS COUNT projects that provide a more detailed, community-by-community picture of the condition of children. The KIDS COUNT Network improves programs and policies for children and families by collecting and reporting credible data and promoting the use of data-based advocacy and communications strategies.  You can also visit the KIDS COUNT Network Website, a site designed to showcase the work of the Network and facillitate communication between Network members.



Alabama 

Kristin Bailey Gardner
Director of Communications and Alabama KIDS COUNT

Voices for Alabama's Children
PO Box 4576
Montgomery, AL 36103
(334) 213-2410 ext. 101
(334) 213-2413 FAX
kbailey@alavoices.org E-MAIL
www.alavoices.org

Alaska

Virgene Hanna
Project Director

KIDS COUNT Alaska
Institute of Social and Economic Research
University of Alaska Anchorage
3211 Providence Drive
Anchorage, AK 99508
907-786-5431
907-786-7739 FAX
anvh@uaa.alaska.edu E-MAIL
www.kidscount.alaska.edu
www.iser.uaa.alaska.edu

Arizona

Dana Wolfe Naimark
President/CEO

Children's Action Alliance
4001 North 3rd Street, Suite 160
Phoenix, AZ 85012
(602) 266-0707
(602) 263-8792 FAX
dnaimark@azchildren.org E-MAIL 
www.azchildren.org

Arkansas

Rich Huddleston
Executive Director

Arkansas Advocates for Children & Families
Union Station, Suite 306
1400 West Markham
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 371-9678 ext. 114
(501) 371-9681 FAX
rich.huddleston@aradvocates.org E-MAIL
www.aradvocates.org

California

Jessica Mindnich
Senior Policy Associate for Research 


Children Now
1212 Broadway, 5th Floor,
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 763-2444 ext. 115
(510) 763-1974 FAX
jmindnich@childrennow.org E-MAIL
www.childrennow.org

Colorado

Lisa Piscopo
Research Analyst

Colorado Children's Campaign
1580 Lincoln Street, Suite 420
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 839-1580 ext. 271
(303) 839-1354 FAX
lisa@coloradokids.org E-MAIL

 

Connecticut

Judith Carroll
Director, CT KIDS COUNT Project

Connecticut Association for Human Services
110 Bartholomew Avenue Suite 4030
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 951-2212, ext. 240
(860) 951-6511 FAX
jcarroll@cahs.org E-MAIL
www.cahs.org

Delaware

Teresa Schooley
KIDS COUNT Project Director

University of Delaware
298K Graham Hall
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-4966
(302) 831-4987 FAX
terrys@udel.edu E-MAIL
www.dekidscount.org

District of Columbia 

Grenetta Wells 
Project Director

DC Children's Trust Fund

1200 G. Street, NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20005
202-434-8777 -Voice
202-434-8781 -FAX
gwells@dcctf.org E-MAIL
www.dcctf.org

Florida

Susan Weitzel
Director

Center for the Study of Children’s
Futures—Louis de la Parte Florida
Mental Health Institute
University of South Florida

13301 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard
Tampa, FL 33612
(813) 974-7411
(813) 974-8534 FAX
weitzel@fmhi.usf.edu E-MAIL
www.floridakidscount.org

Georgia

Taifa Butler
Director, Public Affairs & Policy

Georgia Family Connection Partnership, Inc.
235 Peachtree Street, Suite 1600
North Tower
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 527 7394 Extension 136
(404) 527-7443 (fax)
taifa@gafcp.org E-MAIL
www.gafcp.org
www.promisingpractices.net

Hawaii


Marika Ripke
KIDS COUNT Project Director

Center on the Family
University of Hawaii Center on the Family
2515 Campus Road - Miller 103
Honolulu, HI 96822
(808) 956-6394
(808) 956-4147 FAX
marika@hawaii.edu
E-MAIL
www.uhfamily.hawaii.edu

Idaho

Linda Jensen
KIDS COUNT Director

Mountain States Group
1607 West Jefferson Street
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 336-5533 ext. 246
(208) 331-0267 FAX
ljensen@mtnstatesgroup.org E-MAIL
www.idahokidscount.org

Illinois

Melissa Baker
Senior Program Associate

 

Voices for Illinois Children
208 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1490
Chicago, IL 60604-1120
(312) 516-5554
(312) 456-0088 FAX
mbaker@voices4kids.org E-MAIL
www.voices4kids.org

Indiana

Barbara Lucas
Director of Programs

Indiana Youth Institute
603 East Washington Street, Suite 800
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2692
(317) 396-2714
(317) 396-2701 (fax)
blucas@iyi.org E-MAIL
www.iyi.org

Iowa

Michael Crawford
Senior Associate

Child & Family Policy Center
218 Sixth Avenue, Suite 1021
Des Moines, IA 50309
(515) 280-9027
(515) 244-8997 FAX
mcrawford@cfpciowa.org
E-MAIL
www.cfpciowa.org

Kansas

Suzanne Wikle
Project Director

Kansas Action for Children
720 SW Jackson, Suite 201
Topeka, KS 66603
(785) 232-0550
(785) 232-0699 FAX
suzanne@kac.org
E-MAIL
www.kac.org

Kentucky

Tara Grieshop-Goodwin
KIDS COUNT Coordinator

Kentucky Youth Advocates, Inc.
11001 Bluegrass Parkway, Suite 100
Jeffersontown, KY 40299
(502) 895-8167
(502) 895-8225 FAX
tgrieshop@kyyouth.org E-MAIL
www.kyyouth.org

Louisiana

Teresa Falgoust
KIDS COUNT Coordinator

Agenda for Children
1720 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 586-8509 ext. 17
(504) 586-8522 FAX
tfalgoust@agendaforchildren.org E-MAIL
www.agendaforchildren.org

Maine

Mary Milam
KIDS COUNT Director

Maine Children's Alliance
303 State Street
Augusta ME 04330
(207) 623-1868 ext. 206
(207) 626-3302 FAX
mmilam@mekids.org E-MAIL
www.mekids.org

Maryland

Stephanie Diaz
Research Coordinator

Advocates for Children & Youth
8 Market Place, 5th Floor
Bernstein Building
Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 547-9200 ext. 3014
(410) 547-8690 FAX
sdiaz@acy.org E-MAIL
www.acy.org

Massachusetts 

Jetta Bernier 
Executive Director

Massachusetts Citizens for Children
14 Beacon Street, Suite 706
Boston, MA 02108
617.742.8555
617.742.7808 FAX
Lauren@masskids.org E-MAIL
www.masskids.org

Michigan

Jane Zehnder-Merrell
KIDS COUNT Project Director

Michigan League for Human Services
1115 S. Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 202
Lansing, MI 48912-1658
(517) 487-5436
(517) 371-4546 FAX
janez@michleagueforhumansvs.org E-MAIL
www.milhs.org

Minnesota

Jim Koppel
Executive Director

Children's Defense Fund--Minnesota
555 Park Street, Suite 410
St. Paul, MN 55103
(651) 855-1171
(651) 227-2553 FAX
Koppel@cdf-mn.org E-MAIL
www.cdf-mn.org

Mississippi

Linda H. Southward
MS KIDS COUNT Director

Family and Children Research Unit
Social Science Research Center
Mississippi State University
P.O. Box 5287
103 Research Park
Mississippi State, MS 39762 
(662) 325-0851
(662) 325-7966 (Fax)
Linda.Southward@ssrc.msstate.edu E-MAIL
www.ssrc.msstate.edu/MSKIDSCOUNT

Missouri

Sheila Bader
Interim Director

Citizens for Missouri's Children
One Campbell Plaza, Suite 2A
St. Louis, MO 63139
(573) 647-2003
(573) 647-5437 FAX
sheilabader@mokids.org
www.mokids.org

Montana

Steve Seninger
Director of Economic Analysis

Bureau of Business and
Economic Research
University of Montana

(MBB005)
231 Gallagher Business Bldg.
Missoula, MT 59812-6840
406.243.2725
406.243.2086 (fax)
steve.seninger@business.umt.edu E-MAIL
www.bber.umt.edu/kidscountMT  

Nebraska

Annemarie Bailey Fowler
Research and Opportunity @ Work Coordinator

Voices for Children in Nebraska
7521 Main Street, Suite 103
Omaha, NE 68127
(402) 597-3100
(402) 597-2705 FAX
kidscount@voicesforchildren.com E-MAIL
www.voicesforchildren.com

Nevada

R. Keith Schwer
Director

Center for Business & Economic Research
University of Nevada Las Vegas
4505 S. Maryland Parkway
Box 456002
Las Vegas, NV 89154-6002
(702) 895-3191
(702) 895-3606 FAX
schwer@nevada.edu E-MAIL
http://kidscount.unlv.edu/

New Hampshire

Ellen Fineberg
President

Children's Alliance of New Hampshire
103 North State Street
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 225-2264
(603) 225-8264 FAX
efineberg@childrennh.org E-MAIL
www.childrennh.org

New Jersey

Cecilia Traini
NJ KIDS COUNT Coordinator

Association for Children of New Jersey
35 Halsey Street
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 643-3876
(973) 643-9153 FAX
ctraini@acnj.org E-MAIL
www.acnj.org

New Mexico 

Eric Griego 
Executive Director

New Mexico Voices for Children
2340 Alamo S.E., Suite 120
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106
Phone: 505-244-9505 ext. 14
Fax: 505-244-9509
egriego@nmvoices.org E-MAIL
www.nmvoices.org

New York

Mary DeMasi
NYS KIDS COUNT Project Director

New York State Council on Children and Families
52 Washington Street
West Building, Suite 99
Rensselaer, NY 12144
518.474.6038
518.473.2570 (fax)
mary.demasi@ccf.state.ny.us E-MAIL
www.ccf.state.ny.us

North Carolina

Alexandra Sirota
Director of Data and Publications

Action for Children North Carolina
1300 St. Mary’s Street – Suite 500
Raleigh, NC 27605-1276
(919) 834-6623 Ext. 225
(919) 829-7299 FAX
Alexandra@ncchild.org E-MAIL
www.ncchild.org

North Dakota

Richard Rathge
Executive Director, North Dakota KIDS COUNT

North Dakota KIDS COUNT
North Dakota State University
Department of Agribusiness
and Applied Economics

IACC 424
PO Box 5636
Fargo, ND 58105
701.231.5931
701.231.9730 (fax)
Richard.rathge@ndsu.edu E-MAIL
www.ndkidscount.org

Ohio

Barbara Turpin
KIDS COUNT Project Director

Children's Defense Fund Ohio
395 E. Broad Street – Suite 330
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 221-2244
(614) 221-2247 (fax)
bturpin@cdfohio.org 
www.childrensdefense.org

Oklahoma

Anne Roberts
Executive Director

Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy
420 NW 13th Street, Suite 101
Oklahoma City, OK 73103
(405) 236-5437 ext. 101
(405) 236-5439 FAX
aroberts@oica.org E-MAIL
www.oica.org

Oregon

Cathy Kaufmann
Policy and Communications Director

Children First for Oregon
P.O. Box 14914
Portland, OR 97293-0914
(503) 236-9754 ext. 103
(503) 236.3048 FAX
cathy@cffo.org E-MAIL
www.cffo.org

Pennsylvania

Joan L. Benso
President and CEO

Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children
116 Pine Street, Suite 430
Harrisburg, PA 17101-1244
(717) 236-5680
(717) 236-7745 FAX
president@papartnerships.org E-MAIL
www.papartnerships.org

Puerto Rico

Nayda I. Rivera-Hernandez
Senior Research Analyst

National Council of La Raza
654 Ave. Muñoz Rivera – Suite 1003
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918-4130
(787) 641-0546
(787) 641-0545 (FAX)
nrivera@nclr.org E-MAIL
www.nclr.org

Rhode Island

Elizabeth Burke Bryant
Executive Director

Rhode Island KIDS COUNT
1 Union Station
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 351-9400 ext. 12
(401) 351-1758 FAX
ebb@rikidscount.org
E-MAIL
www.rikidscount.org

South Carolina

A. Baron Holmes, IV
KIDS COUNT Project Director

South Carolina Budget & Control Board
Office of Research & Statistics
Room 460
1000 Assembly Street
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 734-2291
(803) 734-3619 FAX
baron.holmes@ors.sc.gov E-MAIL
www.sckidscount.org

South Dakota

Carole Cochran
Project Director, South Dakota KIDS COUNT

South Dakota KIDS COUNT Project
University of South Dakota
414 East Clark Street
Vermillion, SD 57069-2390
(605) 677-5287
(605) 677-5427 FAX
kidscount@usd.edu E-MAIL
www.sdkidscount.org

Tennessee

Pam Brown
Director, KIDS COUNT Project

Tennessee Commission on Children & Youth
9th Floor Andrew Johson Tower
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243-0880
(615) 532-1571
(615) 741-5956 FAX
pam.k.brown@state.tn.us E-MAIL
www.tennessee.gov/tccy/

Texas

Frances Deviney
Texas KIDS COUNT Director

Center for Public Policy Priorities
900 Lydia Street
Austin, TX 78702
(512) 320-0222 ext. 106
(512) 320-0227 FAX
deviney@cppp.org E-MAIL
http://www.cppp.org/kidscount.php

United States Virgin Islands

Dee Baecher-Brown
President

CFVI, Inc.
P.O. Box 11790
St. Thomas, USVI 00801
(340) 774-6031
(340) 774-3852 FAX
dbrown@cfvi.net E-MAIL
www.cfvi.net

Utah

Terry Haven
KIDS COUNT Director

Voices for Utah Children
747 E. South Temple Street – Suite 100
Salt Lake City, UT 84102
(801) 364-1182
(801) 364-1186 FAX
terryh@utahchildren.org
E-MAIL
www.utahchildren.org

Vermont

Beth Burgess
Research Coordinator

Voices for Vermont’s Children
P.O. Box 261
Montpelier, VT 05601
(802) 229-6377
(802) 229-4929 FAX
bburgess@voicesforvtkids.org E-MAIL
www.voicesforvermontschildren.org

Virginia

Dr. John Morgan
Executive Director

Voices for Virginia's Children
701 East Franklin Street, Suite 807
Richmond, VA 23219
(804) 649-0184 ext. 26
(804) 649-0161 FAX
john@vakids.org E-MAIL
www.vakids.org

Washington

Richard Brandon
Director

Human Services Policy Center
University of Washington

1107 NE 45th Street – Suite 205
Box 354804
Seattle, WA 98105-4804
202.543.8483
206.616.1553 (fax)
brandon@u.washington.edu  E-MAIL
www.hspc.org

West Virginia

Margie Hale
Executive Director

West Virginia KIDS COUNT Fund
1031 Quarrier Street, Suite 313
Atlas Building
Charleston, WV 25301
(304) 345-2101
(304) 345-2102 FAX
margiehale@wvkidscountfund.org E-MAIL
www.wvkidscountfund.org

Wisconsin

M. Martha Cranley
KIDS COUNT Coordinator

Wisconsin Council on Children & Families
555 West Washington Avenue, Suite 200
Madison, WI 53703
(608) 284-0580 ext. 321
(608) 284-0583 FAX
mcranley@wccf.org E-MAIL
www.wccf.org

Wyoming

Marc Homer


KIDS COUNT Coordinator/Policy Analyst     

Wyoming Children’s Action Alliance
419 South 5th Street
Suite 1
Laramie, WY 82070
307.460.4454
307.745.4499 (fax)
1-800-400-3999
mhomer@wykids.org E-MAIL
www.wykids.org