Post-Disaster Child Care Needs and Resources
This document is designed to identify needs, challenges & gaps that can adversely affect families & providers after a disaster.
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Regional Emergency Preparedness & Response Contacts
ORO
330 C Street, SW
4th Floor
Washington, DC 20201
Phone: (202) 401-4802
Fax: (202) 401-5706
Region 1
Vacant (RA)
Jason Dieckhaus (REMS)
JFK Federal Building, Room 2000
Boston, MA 02203
Phone: (617) 565-1020
Fax: (617) 565-2493
Email: ACF.Region1@acf.hhs.gov
States & Territories Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Region 2
Joyce Thomas (RA)
Glen Karpovich (REMS)
26 Federal Plaza, Room 4114
New York, NY 10278
Phone: (212) 264-2890
Fax: (212) 264-4881
States & Territories New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
Region 3
Vacant (RA)
Joshua Daniel (REMS)
Public Ledger Building, Suite 864
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Telephone: (215) 861-4000
Fax: (215) 861-4070
States Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia
Region 4
Carlis Williams (RA)
Reggie Hammond (REMS)
61 Forsyth Street, Ste. 4M60
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8909
Phone: (404) 562-2800
Fax: (404) 562-2981
States Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, North Carolina, Georgia, South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee
Region 5
Angela Green (RA)
Marc Fisher (REMS)
233 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 400
Chicago, Illinois 60601-5519
Phone: (312) 353-4237
Fax: (312) 353-2204
States Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin
Region 6
Vacant (RA)
Amy Grissom (REMS)
1301 Young Street, Suite 914
Dallas, Texas 75202
Phone: (214) 767-9648
Fax: (214) 767-3743
Email: Dallas@acf.hhs.gov
States Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
Region 7
Nancy Thoma Groetken (RA)
Dan Houlahan (REMS)
601 E. 12th Street, Room 349
Kansas City, MO 64106-2808
Phone: (816) 426-3981
Fax: (816) 426-2888
States Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska
Region 8
Thomas Sullivan (RA)
Stephen Miller (REMS)
999 18th Street
South Terrace, Suite 499
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: (303) 844-3100
Fax: (303) 844-1188
Email: region8@acf.hhs.gov
States Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
Region 9
Robert Garcia (RA)
Wendi Ellis (REMS)
90 7th Street, 9th Floor
San Francisco, California 94103
Phone: 415-437-8400
Fax: 415-437-8444
States & Territories Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, Palau
Region 10
Cathy Adams-Bomar (RA)
2201 Sixth Avenue, Suite 300
Seattle, WA 98121
Phone: (206) 615-3640
Fax: (206) 615-3864
States Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington