There are approximately 400 kids waiting in the Minnesota foster care system. Our goal is to make that number zero, because every child deserves a family.

Questions about adopting in Minnesota?  Need resources after finalization?  Looking for support in your area?
Call MN ADOPT at 612-861-7115 or toll free at 866-303-6276

 


Welcome to MN ADOPT, a program sponsored by the Department of Human Services through the Minnesota Adoption Resource Network (MARN), a 501(C)3 nonprofit organization.  MN ADOPT is dedicated to supporting and sustaining the families who adopt Minnesota Waiting Children by providing the following services:

• Online, searchable database listing children in Minnesota available for adoption
• Referrals to pre-adopt orientations and trainings offered by private and county agencies
• Post-adopt trainings (in person and online) designed for parents and professionals
• Information on parenting children with special needs and adoption assistance
• Resources and support services offered by private agencies, counties, tribes and individuals for families who adopted Minnesota Waiting Children
• Events celebrating diversity and designed for recruitment

For more information call our information line at 612-861-7115  (866-303-6276 toll free) or email us at info@mnadopt.org

Upcoming Event

WEBINAR: Understanding Complex Trauma in Adopted & Foster Kids

Feb 8th, 2012

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a common diagnosis given to foster and adopted children, however PTSD often fails to take into account the symptoms that are often seen when there has been chronic, prolonged abuse and relational trauma. Many foster and adopted children have experienced trauma over months and years and in the context of the p... [read more and register]


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 MN ADOPT Webinar CD's
are now available for purchase on our website.
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AHA (Adoptees Have Answers) offers an array of online and in person fall support groups for high school and middle school adoptees, adult adoptees, First Nations persons and adult foster care alumni. For more information go to: http://www.aha.mn/resources/adoptee-suppport -groups/

CEU's are now available for all webinar presentations. Contact Janet Hammer at jhammer@mnadopt.org or call 612-861-7115 for more information.

THURSDAY'S CHILD on KSTP



For the past 20 years Minnesota Adoption Resource Network has partnered with KSTP, Channel 5 introducing Minnesota Waiting Kids every week on KSTP's Thursday's Child.
Thursday's Child airs twice a day at the 7-8 am slot and the 11-noon hour.

Minnesota Adoption Resource Network

The mission of the Minnesota Adoption Resource Network is to assure the right of every child to a permanent, nurturing family; to advocate on behalf of adoptive, kinship, and adoptive families; and to maximize opportunities for successful adoptions.


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HELP – MN ADOPT's Help Line for Adoptive Families – offers free short term therapeutic services to qualifying families in crisis including families who have adopted internationally, domestically or waiting children.
Call 1-855-670-HELP, 612-746-5137, Monday-Friday – 9 am to 5 pm.

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