Need information on foster care and adoption? Do you want to help children in foster care but don't know how? Is your church interested in providing support services for children in foster care?
DFPS regional faith-based specialists work with the faith community to answers questions about how to become foster and adoptive families. They are an integral part of the DFPS Faith-Based Program to partner with faith communities in Texas to help children in foster care, their parents, and kinship families.
| Region | Location | Name/Email | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lubbock | Leonor Espinoza | (806) 470-5197 |
| 2 | Wichita Falls | Herb Brister | (325) 513-2812 |
| 3 East | Dallas | Rosielyn Shields | (817) 727-2671 |
| 3 West | Fort Worth | Starla Abraham | (214) 796-1267 |
| 4 | Tyler | Tonya Fuller | (903) 216-5878 |
| 5 | Beaumont | Alicia Jinkerson | (409) 504-6390 |
| 6A | Houston & Harris County | Ashley Smalls | (713) 410-1384 |
| 6B | Outlying Counties | Leslie Labarre | (832) 454-7283 |
| 7 | Austin | Teoahnna Mayo | (254) 220-6819 |
| 7 | Brenham | Christi Yackel | (979) 203-6931 |
| 8 | San Antonio | Hope Shelton | (210) 452-2321 |
| 9 | Midland | Tony Rastetter | (325) 262-1987 |
| 10 | El Paso | Maritza Hernandez | (915) 309-3595 |
| 11 | Corpus Christi | Cornelia Garza | (361) 816-4053 |
| 12 | State Office | Felicia Mason-Edwards | (512) 438-3412 |
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