The Support You Carry with You
Our region-focused Facebook groups bring state-licensed foster parents together for support, encouragement, and friendly banter. In addition to our region specific support groups, we also have statewide support groups that serve Post-adoption families, LGBTQ families, Native families, and Familias Hispañas/Latinas.
For privacy reasons, these groups are by invitation only. Please contact the region staff moderator below to be invited.
Northern Region —Jenny Peterson— (385) 498-4046
Serving Box Elder, Cache, Davis, Morgan, Rich, & Weber Counties.
Salt Lake Region — Tina Porter — (801) 783-4655
Serving Salt Lake & Tooele Counties.
Western Region — Carmen Hall — carmen.hall@utahfostercare.org
Serving Juab, Millard, Summit, Utah, & Wasatch Counties.
Eastern Region — Kobi Prettyman — (435) 636-0210
Serving Carbon, Daggett, Duchesne, Emery, Grand, & San Juan Counties.
Southwest Region — Diane Callister — (435) 216-3297 — moderates the group for Washington, Iron, Kane, Garfield, and Beaver counties. Marissa Douglas — (435) 979-2233 — moderates the group for Sevier, Sanpete, Wayne, and Piute counties.
Serving Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, Washington, & Wayne Counties.
Specific Clusters
- Post-adoption — Heidi Naylor— Heidi.naylor@utahfostercare.org
- Families of LGBTQIA+ Youth (FLY) — Adrienne Shearer (801) 722-8121 or email redshoelady@gmail.com
- Native Families — Stephanie Benally stephanie.benally@utahfostercare.org
- Familias Hispañas/Latinas — Melanie Montelongo-(801)743-7320
- Single Parents — Shannon Wu (650) 804-4321
