CMFCAA Winter 2021 Newsletter

Issue 1, 2021

Focus
• COVID Related
Resources
• 4H Spin Program
• Identity Services
in Osage Beach

Upcoming Events

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March Carepack: Spring Meal and Fun Pack Registration open March 1st

March 1 March Madness bracket challenge

May April March www.mofosteradopt.com/marchmadness

March 6 Central MO 4-H Spin Club
Foods From Around the World

March 19 Boone County Odyssey at the ARC

March 19-20 St. James Winery/ Public Brew House Dinner Date to Go

April 3 Central MO 4-H Spin Club
Zombie Apacolypse - Survival Skills

April 8 9am-1pm April Dinwoodie-Guest Speaker Rolla, MO
Get to know April: www.aprildinwoodie.com/about

April 22 Regional Training Center Ribbon Cutting
Osage Beach

May 1 Central MO 4-H Spin Club
Zombie Apacolypse - Survival Skills

2021 Family Development Training

STARS 27 hour certified state mandated pre-service training for prospective resource providers
who reside in the northern regions of the state.

STRONG 15 hour certified state mandated pre-service training for prospective resource providers
who reside in the southern regions of the state.

Spaulding 12 hour certified state mandated training for prospective adoptive parents. STARS and or
STRONG certificate required to attend this training.

STARS Caregiver ​9 hour certified state mandated training for kinship/relative resource providers

YEN (Level A) An 18 hour certified training to provide foster parents tools to help
children with escalated emotional and/or behavioral needs.

Sibling Bond A 7 hour certified training to support sibling relationships, negative effects of separations
on siblings, preparing to better support and care for sibling groups, minimizing the trauma
of separation and more.


CPR/First Aid In person, limited seating. State mandated and required prior to licensure

Ready, Set, Fly 5 hour certified mandated training for resource parents who have teens in their care.

2 For training dates & registration: www.mofosteradopt.com/familydevelopment

DeAnna’s Thoughts

From the desk of DeAnna Alonso,
President and CEO

First and most importantly, I want to take a minute • CDC CoVid-19 Resources:
to recognize and remember the more than 400,000 www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/
souls lost to the unrelenting COVID-19 virus. All of us at index.html
CMFCAA send our thoughts, prayers and love to those
most effected. • Student Loan Pause and PSLF Info:
www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/request-president-
Both the state of Missouri and the federal government biden-acting-secretary-education-will-extend-pause-
initiated COVID related responses, supports and federal-student-loan-payments
resources to help you through this extremely difficult
time. I will reserve a lengthy report on CMFCAA to • Unemployment Benefits:
instead focus on you! If your need is not identified labor.mo.gov/coronavirus
through the resources below, please reach out to us.
We may be able to connect you to a viable resource or • Food Bank Lists:
perhaps CMFCAA can step in to help in different ways. sharefoodbringhope.org

For easy access to these links, please visit: • Missouri Food Finder:
mofosteradopt.com/covid19 extension.missouri.edu/news/missouri-food-
finder-4486
COVID Related Extensions, Resources & Supports:
• Child Welfare CoVid Resources Missouri:
• Missouri SNAP benefits increase: childwelfarecovid.org/missouri
dssmanuals.mo.gov/food-stamps/1115-099-00
• SAMSHA Substance Treatment Locator:
• $8.5 million will fund fulltime child care subsidy www.samhsa.gov/find-treatment
benefits through May 2021 for working parents with
eligible school-aged students who are not attending • Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
in person.
www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/parson-announces- • Veterans Crisis Line: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
2446m-to-help-missouri-childcare-facilities-support-
needs-of-families/ar-BB1cms8C • Kinship Navigator Program (for relatives and kin
caring for family). This program can help pay rent,
• Additional CoVid-19 Information: Department of Social utilities and more.
Services: dss.mo.gov/covid-19 mofosteradopt.com/kinship-navigators

• Show Me Hope Counseling: • Kids Guide to Coronavirus:
moshowmehope.org extension.missouri.edu/media/wysiwyg/
Extensiondata/ExtensionWay/Docs/covid-19/kids-
• CoVid-19 Vaccine Information: guide-coronavirus-ebook.pdf
covidvaccine.mo.gov
• MyDSS Energy Assistance:
• Show Me Strong Recovery Plan: mydss.mo.gov/energy-assistance
showmestrong.mo.gov
• National Apartment Association (find your affiliate to
• Summer School Info: learn more about eviction moratorium):
dese.mo.gov/sites/default/files/COVID-19-Summer- www.naahq.org/join/find-naa-affiliate
School-QA-4-23-20.pdf
• CDC Information on Eviction Moratorium:
• Department of Mental Health Resources(Self-Care): www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/s0121-eviction-
dmh.mo.gov/disaster-services/self-care moratorium.html

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Staff Spotlights:

Navigation Specialist: Joyce Marshall

Navigator Joyce to the general public, businesses, quickly and with little qualms in
Marshall, and referrers is proving to have seeking outside organizations
CMFCAA’s far reaching effects. Referrals and individuals to assist in
Central Region are now being received by the CMFCAA’s mission of serving
Kinship department from non-traditional kinship and relative families
Navigation sources such as Probation and better. Throughout the month
Specialist, Parole. Furthermore, we are of December, Joyce forged
has been hard excited to see the Department’s new relationships with Justice
flyer was promoted through The Furniture in Lebanon, receiving
at work with Raising Hope Free store on Social two new beds for one of her
development and networking Media as a direct result of Joyce’s families, and utilized several
in her coverage area and this work in building a relationship other donated items from
month it’s starting to show! with the organization. various sources to remedy issues
Charged with building up referral identified by caregivers as being
sources in the 26th Circuit shortly Outside of her developmental important to them.
after being hired as a Kinship efforts, Navigator Marshall
Navigation Specialist in August focuses heavily on meeting the
of 2020, Joyce’s diligence in immediate needs of families
getting program information out

Navigation Specialist : Kristin Hughes

Kristin Hughes, the region. Covering Pulaski, City, Missouri for the purposes of
CMFCAA’s Phelps, Osage, Maries, and some finally having an apartment the
Southern surrounding border counties, two can call their own.
Region Navigator Hughes consistently
Kinship goes above and beyond in Kristin was also integral to
Navigation ensuring the families she serves meeting the influx of Christmas
receive the guidance and needs and wishes being sent to
Specialist, came assistances needed to succeed. the department as the holidays
to the organization approached. As with all things
not only with a background in In December, Kristin was able she does for CMFCAA families,
mental and physical health, but to celebrate several victories Navigator Hughes handled last
with a huge heart for improving in the lives of clients, one of minute requests on gift and food
the lives of those she regularly which includes Louis Greer, a adoptions with ease as she found
worked with; kinship and relative grandfather caring for his teen private donors, including herself,
caregivers. Hired on in March grandson. Through advocacy to fill the demands of 6 families
of 2020, Kristin wasted no time and referrals, Navigator Hughes by Christmas morning.
in developing a comprehensive helped the family obtain $600 in
network of area agencies and funding through the United Way
individuals who share CMFCAA’s and an additional $400 through
vision of supporting and Common Ground in Jefferson
stabilizing homes throughout

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Grandparents
Raising Grandchildren
Support Group

CMFCAA’s Kinship Navigation Department Kinship Navigation Department to help ensure her
co-hosted its first ever grandparent support vision reaches its fullest potential. The Department
group alongside Deb Ferguson, founder of the is excited to announce a test run was conducted
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Group with the GRGSG at our Osage Beach location and
of Lake of the Ozarks (GRGSG). First introduced to the event was a success. CMFCAA provided a
the organization through then Kinship Navigation light lunch for the 7 attendees and each caregiver
Supervisor, Jason Evans, Deb has long envisioned received a CMFCAA Kinship Tote, sponsored in
a safe and supportive environment in which part by our partners at ParentLink and St. Nicholas
grandparents raising their grandchildren could Academy. Caregivers present approved of the
come together for social interaction, group problem facility for future meetings and are excited to see
solving, and information. Her mission to serve how the group can help improve the lives of other
these caregivers in a meaningful way started years caregivers in the area and ultimately other CMFCAA
ago and she has now joined forces with CMFCAA’s covered counties as membership grows.

mofosteradopt.com

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Respite

A Winning Written by Christal Jones
Direct Services Supervisor

Collaboration for Mid-Missouri’s Foster Youth

Central Missouri Foster Care and Adoption CMFCAA has been able to provide respite support
Association (CMFCAA) is teaming up with for foster, adoptive and kinship families by
University of Missouri Extension and Lincoln providing programs that promote increased social
University to bring 4-H Spin Clubs to children skills and positive relationship interaction within
living in foster, kinship and adoptive homes in the home. New and positive experiences are a
central Missouri. 4-H is a part of University of valuable tool to help with the healing process that
Missouri Extension and is America’s largest youth youth have to go through after being exposed to
development organization, offering youth and trauma. United Way of Central Missouri supports
families many ways to engage, grow and serve 4-H by providing program materials to keep the
in their communities. CMFCAA is a not-for-profit cost of programs like this free to the families and
agency that educates, supports and advocates for youth that we serve. United Way also supports
foster, adoptive and kinship youth and families by 4-H by providing scholarships to camps and other
offering services and partnering with community traditional programs and conferences for all 4-H
agencies to develop healthy and self-sufficient youth, including those who participate in the
individuals and families. These two agencies upcoming 4-H SPIN club.
teaming up together is a win-win for the under
served population in our community. The 4-H SPIN Club will typically meet on the first
Saturday of each month from 2pm to 5pm on the
4-H Clubs are traditionally a long term Lincoln University campus. All foster, adoptive and
kinship families are invited to the Carver Building
commitment that starts at the beginning of the on the Lincoln University campus to learn more
about this program and how they can get involved.
4-H year in October. From there, youth pick out This will be a great opportunity for families and
youth to learn more about 4-H and to see the
multiple projects they work on for the remaining great projects that are planned for the year.
Lincoln University has partnered with CMFCAA
4-H year, ending by showing their completed and 4-H to provide support and volunteers
through the Ag Club on campus. By using the
project at the county fair in July. 4-H SPIN club facilities and current college enrolled volunteers
through Lincoln University, youth will get exposure
is different in that it is a short term commitment to college campus and opportunities that they may
have not gotten before.
with a specific focus. It allows for the youth to gain
Youth and families will have the opportunity to
knowledge and enhance their skills participate in just one project or all projects,
based upon the availability of the family. 4-H is
through a positive designed for youth ages 8-18 years of age but
full families are encouraged to attend and join in
group experience on the experience and fun. With the support of
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Missouri Extension 4-H program and CMFCAA are a winning
combination for the foster, adoptive and kinship youth right
here in Central Missouri. For more information, you can
contact Christal Jones at [email protected].

Sign up for a Odyssey event near you: mofosteradopt.com/respite

Could you survive? Foods around e world

- First aid Through hands-on cooking
- Create Shelter activities we will learn about other
- Emergency preparedness cultures and basic cooking skills –

April 3, 9am-12pm and try all the tasty things we
May 1, 9am-12pm create!

Mar 6, 9am-12pm

Volunteer Spotlight:

Meet our amazing volunteer Anastasia!

Anastasia is a first-year medical student at MU, who has consistently
dedicated 3-hours per week out of her busy schedule to help with
our Family Development program. During Anastasia’s time here,
she has provided us not only with immense administrative support,
but also with friendship. Anastasia has truly become part of the
CMFCAA family. While volunteering, Anastasia has had the chance
to meet a resource family who cares for a medically fragile child and
learned about the many ways our families support youth in care.

“I’ve loved volunteering in the office at CMFCAA; the staff are
wonderful and clearly passionate about their work. Even from my
very first day in the office, I felt like a valued member of the team
and have enjoyed spending time with everyone, all while learning
so much about the fostering and adoption process in MO. Learning
about the difficult realities of this work while also seeing real-life
happy outcomes has motivated me to continue coming back!”

Anastasia Anazonwu

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Community Partners COMMUNITY
CONNECTIONS
Working Together
YOUTH PROGRAM

“It has been incredible to witness the their needs and history. It’s amazing! Most
transformation that can take place in a child’s recently, we had a young woman come in
life when our organization’s team up! The who had been in foster care, and was now
Rolla Mission works to get people who are 18 and thought she was all on her own. She
struggling with homelessness into housing. was homeless, had no income, and did not
However, the children and young adults who know what to do. We got her connected to
have come from foster care often need more CMFCAA and she immediately got a place
specialized care than we can offer. This is to stay, a job, and is working with their
where the partnership between The Rolla caseworker to set goals to have the life she
Mission and Central Missouri Foster Care and has always dreamed of. We are so grateful for
Adoption Association (CMFCAA) has been this partnership and are excited to continue
instrumental. To ensure that no one falls working together to help some of the most
through the cracks, we now ask everyone who vulnerable members in our community.”
utilizes our overnight shelter if they have been
in foster care. Because of this, we have made Ashley Brooks
two referrals to CMFCAA, allowing them to
get wrap-around services, customized to Executive Director of The Rolla Mission

708 N. Main Street Rolla, MO

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This is your chance to “adopt” a local child this Here’s what our current club members say:
year! Central Missouri Foster Care and Adoption
Association is asking you to support the children “We support CMFCAA because we believe with the
we serve by being a part of our 12 for 12 Club. By right support all of the children in mid Missouri can
committing to a $12 monthly gift over 12 months be success stories. CMFCAA is integral in providing
you are making a huge impact in the lives of that support to foster children in mid Missouri. We
our local foster, adoptive, and kinship youth and believe that every child is worthy of our support.”
families.
Josh and Ashley Varner
Our goal is to find 30 new 12 x 12 donors for
2021, which will easily raise $4,320 to support “Bo and I support the CMFCAA’s 12 for 12 club. By
our programs. This seemingly small, but powerful simply donating $12 a month for 12 months, a person
monthly commitment provides continuous support is helping to provide desperately needed services for
for abuse prevention, promoting permanence abused and neglected children in mid-Missouri.”
and many other free services and resources. It’s
this support that is vital to providing services to “As a retired attorney in child welfare, CMFCAA’s
children all year long.
programs are crucial for abused and neglected
98% of funding raised goes directly back to
support our programs. Your financial gift supports children in our community. There are better
the purchase of cribs, car seats, essential hygiene
products, clothing, respite events, and apartment outcomes for children who remain safe with family
kits for youth aging out of foster home.
members whenever possible. Well-trained and
Will you make a forever impact by
supported foster parents and adoptive parents are
joining the club?
important for those children who enter the system.
mofosteradopt.com/give
Lastly, a safety net of people and services for those

older youth aging out of the foster care system

help them make the successful and safe transition

to adulthood. I’ve seen the worst. I want the best.

Don’t you? Please donate, volunteer or join our

board.” Jeanne and Bo Gordon

How your support can make a difference:

$12/month Begin Again Backpack
$25/month Respite for 35 kids
$50/month Child enrichment programming for 10 children
$100/month One year of support for Transitions Student

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Family Finding

Tamara Fish

30 Days to Family® Supervisor

First of all, what is 30 Days to Family®? It’s an This program hits close to home for Tamara, as she
intense, short-term intervention developed by the herself has personal experience in care. “I wish this
Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition to: program had existed when I was a child in foster
care. I was sent to a children’s home because
1) increase the number of children placed with they did not have many foster parents available.
relatives when they enter the foster care system; If a program like this existed the case worker
would have been able to locate extended family
2) ensure natural and community supports are in members.” Just as we hear from so many young
place to promote stability for the child. people after they exit care, Tamara noted, “Years
later I learned these family members had no idea I
The program model features two major elements: was in foster care but they would have taken me in.
family finding and family support interventions. Instead I spent 10 years in foster care in and out of
regular foster homes and group homes.”
Tamara Fish, 30 Days to Family® Supervisor, joined
the team last October. Tamara loves the fact Tamara says she is honored to be working with
that 30 Days to Family® truly values kids being CMFCAA in the 30 Days to Family® program. “My
connected and living with their family members, family values the blessings of foster care and
thus minimizing the trauma of entering the system. adoption. It is our family culture to foster and
Many if not most of the children in foster care have adopt. My father was adopted, I was adopted and
family members able and willing to care for them – my husband and I have adopted. It doesn’t stop
and CMFCAA is equipped to find them. there in our family! Both of my sisters have been
foster and adoptive parents as well. I grew up in
Oregon and later joined the Navy. I spent ten years
serving our country and was fortunate enough to
meet my husband there. I have been working with
children and families in various capacities for the
last 15 years and so glad to continue that work with
CMFCAA.”

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The “Hunt” for Home Board Member
Welcome
A testimonial from The Institute on Child
Welfare Innovation Dr. Mary Deeken

The 30 Days to Family® team recently provided services “I was raised as an Air Force brat I
for 3 siblings, ranging in age from 3 to 11. After exploring moved to JC when I was ten, and
everyone the children knew well and not identifying a have been here (for the most part)
close family member to provide care for the children, ever since. I graduated from Helias
the team ventured out further to extended family. They High School, received BS in biology
identified a great aunt who, although not familiar with the from Lincoln University, graduate
children, was more than happy to open her home to her degree from MU in 1991 and a medical
young family members! That’s awesome, but listen to the degree from MU in 1992. My first year
rest of this great work. of pediatric residency was at Wilford
Hall, USAF in San Antonio, and I served
To help the children become familiar with her home, the three years as a general medical officer
great aunt hosted a scavenger hunt for the kids! Through at Whiteman AFB until 1996. I then
fun and play the kids were able to explore the home completed pediatric residency at MU
without it feeling too formal or uncomfortable. Through from 1996 to 1998. Finally, I started my
her brilliant actions, the children knew right away they pediatric career at St. Mary’s Pediatrics
were with someone who cared about them before she in 1998 and retired from same entity in
even knew them! Placement with family was achieved, 2018. My husband and I still reside in
but there was still more work to do. The team knew they Jefferson City, MO.
needed to make the introductions and connections for My desire to serve on the Board of
the great aunt to the other family members who wanted Directors is to help children who are in
to see the children and be involved as supports. They set foster care.”
up a video call between the great aunt and the rest of the CMFCAA is grateful for Dr. Deeken’s
family members so they could virtually meet each other, service and look forward to the work
exchange contact information, and make solid plans for we do together on behalf of central
how everyone would be involved! Missouri’s foster, adoptive and kinship
children and families.
Thank you Central Missouri Foster Care and Adoption
Association for honoring this family and their connections!

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Family Development

Quick Response Made Family Development
has trained a total of:
all the DifferenceWe are Dustin and Sarah Berry of Centralia, MO who recently
NEW RESOURCE
graduated from STARS training and Spaulding training PARENTS IN 2020
presented by Central Missouri Foster Care & Adoption
Association (CMFCAA) in Columbia, MO. CARE
GIVERS
98Our story began when we were selected as adoptive parents

+for a private adoption of a newborn, when last minute

circumstances changed. Due to the urgency of the situation,
we needed to get licensed for foster care immediately or

76lose contact with the child. Our hearts were devastated,
frantic and lost for direction. Our first call was to our licensing

worker from our previous kinship adoption. Boone County

immediately put us in contact with Carol Montie at CMFCAA.

From the moment we spoke with Carol, she recognized the
urgency of our situation and immediately jumped into action.
Within a few hours, we were sitting down with Samantha
Green beginning our interview process and paperwork,
24 hours later we began classes. Feeling so helpless and
coming from such a frantic state, both Carol and Sam
were not only professional, but compassionate. They
equipped us with the tools needed and gave us direction
how to navigate thru this ongoing case.

We often look back at this critical moment and
recognize what a blessing this team has been
to our family. Their display of urgency,
dedication and knowledge is what we, as
foster parents, need. The CMFCAA training
empowers, equips and inspires parents to
better serve families.

While our case is still ongoing today,
December 12, 2020, we celebrate our
‘Gotcha Day’ with our first son as we
graduate from CMFCAA Spaulding
class in hopes to adopt our next.

Thank you to the leadership, the team,
and their donors for making all of this
possible. The training we received and
the connections made are something
we will carry with us for a lifetime.

Sincerely,
Dustin & Sarah Berry

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Adoptable Child
Spotlight

Birth Year: 2007 Birth Year: 2006
Child ID: 221748 Child ID: 204574

Ashley Ashley is a fan of scary Tinkering with electronics Rafael
movies! Curling up on is Rafael’s definition of fun!

the couch with snacks One of his favorite things

and her Netflix account has the making of a perfect to take apart and learn about is speakers. When he

evening. Being creative is where she shines, and isn’t figuring out their inner working, Rafael enjoys

spending an afternoon engaged in arts and crafts talking about speakers and how they function. Cars,

is a win in her eyes. Fashion and styling hair and Hot Wheels, and the Fast and Furious movies are

nails are also of interest to Ashley. The Animal sure to lead to hours of conversation and fun. Playing

Crossing craze has captivated her attention, and board games, basketball, and with LEGO bricks is also

she enjoys spending time on her Nintendo Switch enjoyable for him to pass the time. Some of Rafael’s

while she explores the digital world. Purple is other interests are Pokemon and riding his bike. He

this singer and dancer’s favorite color, and she gets along well with peers and adults. Rafael is said

has a soft spot for dogs. If Ashley could pick a to be a very sweet kiddo, and he loves being a cat

superpower, mind-reading would be the winner. caretaker.

When she isn’t in the kitchen cooking or baking, Rafael would do best in a family with a mom and a
dad, with pets, in which he can be the only child in
she likes to go to Starbuck’s, McDonald’s, and the home; however, his caseworker will consider all
family types. He will need to remain in contact with
Panda Express for special treats. Ashley gets his siblings and aunt following placement. Financial
assistance may be available for adoption-related
along well with adults and peers. She is known as services.

an outgoing social butterfly who has a talkative

personality. Ashley likes to help around the home.

She aspires to be a veterinarian when she is older.

Ashley would do best in a family with a mom This is a Legal Risk Adoptive Placement.
and a dad; however, her caseworker will consider
all family types. She will need to remain in Central Missouri Stats
contact with her father following placement. Her
caseworker remarks, “Ashley wishes to have a mom County “Adoptable” In Foster Care
and a dad. She also wishes to have older siblings,
but would accept any family, even a family with no Audrain 6 62
children.” Financial assistance may be available for
adoption-related services.

For Missouri children, both homestudied and non- Laclede 20 158
homestudied Missouri families are encouraged
to inquire; only homestudied families from other Morgan 1 71
states should do so.
Camden 8 99

Miller 2 64

For more information on becoming an Boone 28 300
adoptive family, please email moheartgallery@
raisethefuture.org or call 800-554-2222. Cole 13 161

Osage 1 5

Maries 0 31

Phelps 8 217

Pulaski 11 168

Moniteau 0 21

Callaway 12 180

Total 110 1537

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Identity Services

for the Lake of the Ozark Area

CMFCAA is proud to announce our partnership Around two years ago, while beginning to plan
with IDEMIA to provide IdentoGO Identity out our Osage Beach Office, we also began
Services such as fingerprinting for federal/ working with the state and IDEMIA to fulfill a
state background checks to not only the Foster, major gap in services for that area. After many
Adoptive and Kinship Children and Families we hours spent behind the scenes to work out all of
typically serve; but also to the general public. the details and minimal construction, we were
able to reconfigure a rarely used consultation
Supporting the State of Missouri, IdentoGO room into a welcoming space to provide federal
Centers are operated by IDEMIA, the global and state background check services to Lake
leader in trusted identities. Today, the company Area residents while
partners with many federal, state and local eliminating the need
government agencies as well as businesses for them to travel 25-
covering a variety of industries that count on 30 miles for service.
us for the secure capture and transmission On January 14, our
of applicants’ fingerprints. We proudly IdentoGO Identity
serve millions of customers each year in our Services State Agency
nationwide network of locations. IdentoGO Enrollment Site went
Centers provide convenient, professional live; and we have
environments for live scan (electronic) already received more
fingerprinting services, which are delivered than 35 customers
by trained Enrollment Agents. IdentoGO is in the first two weeks. The recipients have
the exclusive live scan fingerprinting provider expressed overwhelmingly gratitude for not
for the State of Missouri and is a certified FBI having to travel outside of their community
Channeling Agent. whenever they would be required to do a
background check for their work or any other
reasons. We are also aware that this opens up
many new opportunities for state employees,
health professionals, employers and many more
to know that they can now get required Identity
Services completed locally from our friendly
staff on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
from 8:30AM - 4:30PM.

For more information on services please
visit: mofosteradopt.com/identogo

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Home Photo Gallery
Delivery of
Bed for Foster
Family

2020 Wonders of
Wildlife Trip

Sidewalk Art
Contest

Caregiver, STRONG & CPR trainings

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Jefferson City, MO 65101

Serving Counties:

Audrain Maries
Boone Moniteau
Callaway Morgan
Camden Osage
Cole Phelps
Laclede Pulaski
Miller

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573-298-0258 573-476-6039 573-693-9525 573-426-6514

Staff

DeAnna Alonso President & CEO [email protected]
Sarah Bashore CPO [email protected]

Finance: Director of Finance [email protected]
Jacque Moreland
[email protected]
Support: Program Manager [email protected]
Rhiannon Franklin Administrative Assistant [email protected]
Karrie Scheulen Human Resources Specialist [email protected]
Leslie Jacobs Volunteer Coordinator [email protected]
Taylor Tope Community Engagement Specialist [email protected]
Jennifer Wenkel IT & Marketing Specialist
Ben Rieke [email protected]
[email protected]
Direct Services Department: Direct Services Supervisor [email protected]
Christal Jones [email protected]
Libby Beetem Resource Coordinator Jefferson City Area
Kim Van Heukelom Resource Coordinator Osage Beach Area [email protected]
Rebecca Birkner Resource Coordinator Rolla Area [email protected]

Family Finding Department: Family Finding Supervisor [email protected]
Tamara Fish [email protected]
Brittany Brakefield 30 Days to Family® Specialist Rolla Area [email protected]
[email protected]
Kinship Navigator Department:
Crystal Wilson Kinship Navigator Supervisor [email protected]
Travis Green Kinship Navigator Specialist Jefferson City Area [email protected]
Kristin Hughes Kinship Navigator Specialist Rolla Area [email protected]
Joyce Marshall Kinship Navigator Specialist Osage Beach Area [email protected]
[email protected]
Family Development Department: [email protected]
Carol Montie Family Development Supervisor
Samantha Green Family Development Trainer Columbia Area [email protected]
Hannah Cuthbertson Family Development Trainer Columbia Area [email protected]
Gus Nash Family Development Trainer Rolla Area [email protected]
Eric Bowe Family Development Trainer Jefferson City Area
Alexandra Russell Family Development Trainer Osage Beach Area

Community Connections Youth Project® (CCYP®):
Tommy Kullberg Youth Programs Supervisor

Danielle Holt CCYP® Specialist Rolla Area

David Trammell CCYP® Specialist Columbia Area