In Wisconsin, there are more American Indian children in foster care than there are licensed American Indian foster parents.
With your help, the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families is working to increase the number of American Indian foster families to strengthen these community and cultural connections for American Indian children who are experiencing out-of-home placement in Milwaukee County and the balance of the State.
Indian Child Welfare Contacts
If you are an American Indian and would like to learn more about foster care or become a licensed foster home, please contact:
Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Gina Secord
arcmgr@badriver-nsn.gov
Shane Wilmer
SWilmerIHS@badriver-nsn.gov
Cell: (715( 292-8733
P.O. Box 55
Odanah, WI 54861
Phone: (715) 682-7127 x1436
Fax: 715-682-7800
Forest County Potawatomi
Eric Swanson
5415 Everybody’s Road
Crandon, WI 54520
Phone: (715) 478-4812
Fax: (715) 478-7442
eric.swanson@fcpotawatomi-nsn.gov
Ho-Chunk Nation
Sharalyn Hartley, ICW Supervisor
Phone: (715) 284-2622
ICW@ho-chunk.com
Glenda Carlson, CSW
Supervisor of Placement Program
808 Red Iron Road
Black River Falls, WI 54615
Phone: (715) 284-2622 ext. 5112
Lac Courte Orielles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Tibissum Rice
Phone: (715) 634-8934
tibissum.rice@lco-nsn.gov
Jennifer LaRonge, Foster Care Coordinator
Phone: (715) 558-7447
jennie.laronge@lco-nsn.gov
13394 W. Trepania Road
Hayward, WI 54843-2186
Fax: (715) 634-2981
Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Kristin Allen
kallen@ldftribe.com
Becky Dietrich
rdietrich@ldftribe.com
Jaime Edwards
jedwards@ldftribe.com
418 Little Pines Road
Lac du Flambeau, WI 54538
Phone: (715) 588-4275
Fax: (715) 588-3855
Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
Carol Corn, Director
W2908 Tribal Office Loop Road
P.O. Box 520
Keshena, WI 54135-0520
Phone: (715) 799-5161
Fax: (715) 799-6061
ccorn@mitw.org
Oneida Nation
Lea E. Padron
P.O. Box 365
Oneida, WI 54155
Phone: (920) 490-3822
Fax: (920) 490-3820
lpadron1@oneidanation.org
Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Angie Emrich
88385 Pike Road, Hwy 13
Bayfield, WI 54814
Phone: (715) 779-3785
Fax: (715) 779-3782
angela.emrich@redcliff-nsn.gov
Sokaogon Chippewa Community of Wisconsin
Nicholas Van Zile
3051 Sand Lake Road
Crandon, WI 54520
Phone: (715) 478-6437
Fax: (715) 478-0692
nick.vanzile@scc-nsn.gov
St. Croix Chippewa of Wisconsin
Melissa Fowler
Child Placement and Parent Education Coordinator
4404 State Road 70
Webster, WI 54893
Phone: (715) 349-2195 x5127
melissaf@stcroixtribalcenter.com
Danica Nichols
Child Placement Coordinator
4404 State Road 70
Webster, WI 54893
Phone: (715) 349-8554 ext. 5213
Fax: (715) 349-8665
danican@stcroixtribalcenter.com
Stockbridge-Munsee Community of Wisconsin
Teresa Juga
W12802 County Hwy A
Bowler, WI 54416
Phone: (715) 793-4580
Fax: (715) 793-1312
Teresa.juga@mohican-nsn.gov
If you are American Indian and would like to learn more about fostering children in Milwaukee County please contact one or both of the agencies listed below:
In Milwaukee County
Children’s Wisconsin
Phone: 414-KID HERO (414-543-4376)
https://www.childrenswi.org/fostercare
SaintA
Phone: 855-GROW-HOPE
Email: growhope@sainta.org
http://www.growhope.net/
Additional Contacts
DSP Tribal Affairs Specialist
(920) 785-7839
dcfwicwa@wisconsin.gov
DCF Tribal Liaison
(608) 422-7076
dcfwicwa@wisconsin.gov
U.S. Department of the Interior, Indian Affairs
https://www.bia.gov/index.htm
National Congress of American Indians
http://www.ncai.org/
If your tribe is not listed above, please contact the Foster Care and Adoption Resource Center at 1-800-947-8074 or info@wifostercareandadoption.org.
