Resources & Support

Resources

MN Regional Directory
Other MN Resources
National Resources
Respite Care
Emergency Services
Multicultural
Kinship/Relative Care
Residential Treatment
Special Needs
Adoption Attorneys
Therapists
HELP


Support Groups

Online Yahoo! Groups
Starting a Support Group
Adoptive Family Support
   Groups

Children/Youth Support
Adult Adoptees
Search/Reunion Support


 

“At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person.”
…Albert Schweitzer
 

TAX NEWS:
Adoption Credit and Adoption Assistance Programs for 2010 and 2011:
For questions or to download forms needed to claim a credit or exclusion for qualified adoption expenses: http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc607.html

For more comprehensive information, especially for families who missed previous tax credits and are eligible:
http://www.nacac.org/taxcredit/taxcredit.html

This is not a substitute for professional financial advice and should not be relied upon without consulting your tax advisor.

HELP – MN ADOPT's Help Line for Adoptive Families – offers access to adoption competent therapists in your area to qualifying families in crisis including families who have adopted internationally, domestically or waiting children.
Call 612-746-5121 (Northern & Western Minnesota) or 612-746-5128 (Twin Cities, St. Cloud & southern Minnesota), Monday-Friday – 9 am to 5 pm.


Resources and support are invaluable to adoptive parents of children who have special needs and to professionals who serve adoptive families. Research finds that competent post adoption support and resources provide families with critical information, understanding and support needed to succeed.

MN ADOPT offers a regional directory of resources including therapists, residential treatment centers, adoption attorneys and multicultural events. To access a variety of support groups throughout Minnesota or for information on how to start a support group, contact us at:

info@mnadopt.org

612-861-7115
612-861-7112 (fax)
866-303-6276 (toll free)