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PRIVATE “FOR FEE” AGENCIES
Private agencies that facilitate adoption do charge fees for adoptions. Please call them directly for their fees. Call MN ADOPT at 612-861-7115 with questions about choosing or working with a private agency.

For a listing of private licensed agencies in Minnesota:

DHS Link to Licensed Agencies

PRIVATE “NO FEE” PPAI AGENCIES

No-fee adoption services for children with special needs are provided through the Public-Private Adoption Initiative (PPAI), a collaboration of the Department of Human Services and eight Minnesota nonprofit child-placing agencies.


Private Agencies	Contact Numbers
Ampersand 681 17th Avenue NE, Suite 101 Minneapolis, MN 55413	612-605-1904
Bethany Christian Services 3025 Harbor Lane, Suite 316 Plymouth, MN 55447	763-553-0344 866-321-1964 (toll-free)
Children's Home Society & Family Services 1605 Eustis St St. Paul, MN 55108	651-646-7771 1-800-952-9302 (toll-free)
Downey Side 450 North Syndicate Suite 380 St. Paul, MN 55104	651-228-0117
Downey Side - St. Cloud 606 25^th Avenue South #103 St. Cloud, MN 56301	320-240-1433
Downey Side - Owatonna 560 Dunnell Court, Suite 201 Owatonna, MN 55060-4798	507-446-8503
Family Focus 2800 University Avenue SE, Suite 204 Minneapolis, MN 55414	612-331-4429
Family Focus (Duluth) 11 - 15 Buchanan St. - Suite 212 Duluth, MN 55806	218-740-3146
Family Focus (Austin) 304 Oakland Ave W Austin, MN 55912	507-434-3586
Family Focus (Rochester) 401 16th Ave NW, Suite 106 Rochester, MN	507-286-7877
HOPE Adoption and Family Services International, Inc. 5850 Omaha Ave. N. Oak Park Heights, MN 55082	651-439-2446
Lutheran Social Service (Metro) 2414 Park Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55404	612-879-5242 1-888-205-3769 (toll-free)
Lutheran Social Service (Duluth) 424 West Superior Street, #600 Duluth, MN 55802	218-529-2251
Lutheran Social Service (Mankato) 710 South 2^nd Street Mankato, MN 56001	507-625-7660
Lutheran Social Service (Moorhead) 715 11^th Street North, Suite 401 Moorhead, MN 56560	218-236-1494
Lutheran Social Service (St. Cloud) 22 Wilson Avenue NE, Suite 110 PO Box 6069 St. Cloud, MN 56302	320-251-7700
North Homes 1880 River Road Grand Rapids, MN 55744	218-327-3000