Child Services

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Department Contact:

Tara Reynon,

MSW Director

PTCS Staff:

Tanya Coats

Administrative Asst.

Laura BlueHorse

Caseworker

Charlotte Harris

Caseworker

Lonnie Spencer

Caseworker

Linda Charette

CPS Investigator

 

Peter Lefeau

CPS Investigator

 

Helen Hook

Foster Home Licensor

Lisa Radloff

ILS/FPS Coordinator

Dawn Barrett

Caseworker

Mandy Morlin

Caseworker

Rachel Conger

Caseworker

Laura DuColon

Intern

Phone:

(253) 680-5532

Fax: (253) 680-5489

Mailing Address:

3009 E. Portland Ave.
Tacoma, WA 98404

Physical Address:

5308 12th St. E. Ste. A
Fife, WA 98424

Mission

Program to provide culturally appropriate and high quality social welfare services in a manner that is sensitive and consistent with the needs of the Puyallup Tribal community.

In an effort to provide quality services, Children Services collaborates and networks with other Tribal Social Service agencies as well as State and private agencies.

Children Services serves all Puyallup Tribal members living on the Puyallup Reservation. We offer case management services, foster home licensing, child protective services, family preservation services and independent living skills.

Accomplishments

  • PTCS currently has 25 licensed foster homes, of which over 75% are Native American homes. Two additional homes are in pending status and should be licensed soon.
  • The Family Preservation Services (FPS) program continues to be successful. The Trust Board has funded this program for the past three years and continues to be a support to Children Services in serving our Puyallup Tribal community.
  • PTCS will be obtaining a new building that will also house the ICW Liaison, Domestic Violence Department and the Child Support Program. Tribal Council has been instrumental in assisting us in this endeavor and we look forward to moving into our new facility in January 2009.
  • PTCS continues to offer an Independent Living Skills (ILS) program for former or current foster children ages 15-21. The ILS continues to thrive and has grown in the past few years. Several seminars about banking, employment, daily living skills and educational opportunities are offered on a monthly basis.
  • Hired a fifth caseworker to enable PTCS the ability to serve more children and families.
  • PTCS has served more than 300 children this year and over 200 families.
  • Continue to hold our annual Christmas party to honor the foster parents and relative placements that serve our children in need of care.

Goals

  • Participate in more recruiting activities to enable the foster care program to recruit an additional 10 Native American foster homes.
  • Establish permanency for a minimum of 5 children and/or families.
  • Incorporate a cultural component into the FPS program where children and families can participate in cultural activities to foster appropriate and needed bonding.
  • Conduct a Child Abuse/Neglect training for foster parents and relative placement that will identify this issue from a foster child’s point of view and give foster parents and relative placements tools to better support children placed in their home.
  • Conduct a Child abuse/neglect training for the daycare and school staff to ensure safety to our children.