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, ICW Supervisor
arcmgr@badriver-nsn.gov
Kathy Deloney
k.deloneyICW@badriver-nsn.gov
PO Box 55
Odanah, WI 54861
Phone: (715)-682-7127, ext. 1436
Fax: (715)-682-7800
Forest County Potawatomi
Julie Kaye
juliea.kaye@fcpotawatomi-nsn.gov
5415 Everybody’s Road
Crandon, WI 54520
Phone: (715)-478-4812
Fax: (715)-478-7442
Ho-Chunk Nation
Ho-Chunk Nation Child and Family Services
ICW@ho-chunk.com
808 Red Iron Road
Black River Falls, WI 54615
Phone: (715)-284-2622
Direct Intake Line: (715)-284-7749
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
Carole DeMain, Kinship Care Coordinator
Phone: (715)-558-7427
carole.demain@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
Menominee Tribal Family Services
MenomineeFamilyServices@mitw.org
N2150 White Cedar
Gresham, WI 54128
Oneida Nation
Lea E. Padron, Child Placement Coordinator
lpadron1@oneidanation.org
Kathleen LaPlant, Child Placement Coordinator
Phone: (920)-490-3707
PO Box 365
Oneida, WI 54155
Phone: (920)-490-3822
Fax: (920)-490-3820
Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Julie Gordon
Julie.gordon@redcliff-nsn.gov
88385 Pike Road, Hwy 13
Bayfield, WI 54814
Phone: (715)-779-3785
Fax: (715)-779-3782
Sokaogon Chippewa Community of Wisconsin
Nicholas Van Zile
nick.vanzile@scc-nsn.gov
3051 Sand Lake Road
Crandon, WI 54520
Phone: (715)-478-6437
Fax: (715)-478-0692
St. Croix Chippewa of Wisconsin
Samantha Larson, Child Placement Coordinator
samanthal@stcroixojibwe-nsn.gov
4404 State Road 70
Webster, WI 54893
Phone: (715)-349-8554, ext. 5305
Cell: (715)-416-2418
Fax: (715)-349-8665
Stockbridge-Munsee Community of Wisconsin
Teresa Juga
Teresa.juga@mohican-nsn.gov
W12802 County Hwy A
Bowler, WI 54416
Phone: (715)-793-4580
Fax: (715)-793-1312
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: 414-543-4376
Email: fostercare@childrenswi.org
https://www.childrenswi.org/fostercare
Wellpoint Care Network
Phone: 855-GROW-HOPE
Email: growhope@wellpoint.org
http://www.wellpoint.org
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/bia/ois
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.
