Contacts
Non Child Protective Services (CPS) Contacts
Aftercare Provider Agencies and Contacts Across Texas
Note: Referrals to these agencies should be made through your PAL coordinator
Transition Vocational Resource Counselors with Contact Information and Assigned Schools
Child Protective Services (CPS) Contacts
Preparation
for Adult Living (PAL) coordinators across Texas
(What
is PAL?)
Chafee Foster Care Independence Program
Contact Candice Holmes, Gaye Vopat, or Caroline Bogues at DFPS in Austin
Complaints
or General Questions About Your CPS Case? Need to contact you caseworker?
Contact
the DFPS
Office of Consumer Affairs
You can call them at 1-800-720-7777 during the regular business
week or e-mail in your concern (English or Spanish)
PAL Youth Specialists
| Region | Staff | Position | Office Address | Office Phone | Mail Code |
| 1 | Robert Villegas | Youth Specialist | 3521 SW 15st Amarillo TX 79102 |
(806) 677-1361 | 005-1 |
| 1 | Lakya Lewis | Youth Specialist | 1622 10th St. Lubbock, TX 79401 |
(806) 762-8922x 118 | 217-4 |
| 2 | Vacant | Youth Specialist | 3610 Vine St. Abilene, TX 79602 |
(940) 235-1859 | 001-7 |
| 3 | Rusty Johnson | Youth Specialist | 1050 West Moreland #200 Dallas, TX 75211 |
(214) 331-7700 | 090-3 |
| 4 | Jennifer England | Youth Specialist | 302 E. Rieck Rd. Tyler, TX 75703 |
(903) 533-4144 | 313-5 |
| 5 | Shaneka Odom | Youth Specialist | 285 Liberty Beaumont, TX 77701 |
(409) 951-3368 |
028-7 |
| 6 | Maria “Gabby” Valladares | Youth Specialist | 2525 Murworth Houston, TX 77054 |
(713) 394-4034 |
362-2 |
| 7 | Trista Miller | Youth Specialist | 14000 Summit Drive Austin, TX 78728 |
(512) 834-3350 |
016-5 |
| 8 | Cheronda Tillman | Youth Specialist | 321 N. Center San Antonio, TX 78223 |
(210) 229-9200 X509 |
278-3 |
| 9 | Daniela Carrasco | Youth Specialist | 901 Wall Midland, TX 79701 |
(432) 686-2297 |
235-7 |
| 10 | April McWilliams | Youth Specialist | P.O. Box 99002 El Paso, TX 79999-0002 |
(915)-521-3871 | 112-1 |
| 11 | Jermeka Morrison | Youth Specialist | 4201 Greenwood Corpus Christi, TX 78416 |
(361) 878-7551 |
073-8 |
| State Office | Caroline Bogues | ETV Program Specialist Lead Alumni Specialist |
701 W. 51st Austin, TX 78714 |
(512) 438-4576 |
W-157 |
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS)
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