Events/News
Featured Minnesota Waiting Kids in local papers
July 1, 2019
The South Washington County Bulletin and the Woodbury Bulletin are now featuring Minnesota foster youth in their papers.
July 24 – 7th Annual Minnesota Twins Adoptee Night
June 10, 2019
Mixed Roots Foundation presents a very special night for all who are touched by Adoption & Foster Care.
Find out more here.
When: July 24, 2019, Game Time: 7:10 pm
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis
Who: Twins Vs Yankees
MN ADOPT’s First Annual Back-To-School Shopping Event
May 3, 2019
From now until the end of August MN ADOPT will be seeking donations that will allow 40 Minnesota foster children receive $200 to go back to school shopping with a community member.
MN ADOPT is teaming up with the Minnesota Sheriffs’ Association statewide to shop with our children in foster care. For most kids, this time of year holds endless possibilities and offers a chance to start fresh. However, for those in foster care, it can be a time of trepidation and wondering if they’ll be able to join their peers in updating their wardrobe or even trying out the new “in” tech gear! With your contribution, you’ll be able to help a child join in on the excitement of back-to-school shopping.
Be part of our team to give kids a shopping trip to remember!
Go here to our donation page and spread the word!
Lexington Floral May 2019 Give Back Bouquet
(20% of proceeds donated to MN Adopt)
May 6, 2019
Give a beautiful floral bouquet and at the same time you can help MN ADOPT!
During the month of May, 20% of the proceeds will go to MN ADOPT when purchasing the HOME SWEET HOME bouquet (picture on left) from Lexington Floral in Shoreview, Minnesota.
Delivered locally and nationwide.
Click here for more information.
MN ADOPT Foster Care Resource Event Featuring:
FIDGETY FAIRY TALES!
Sunday, May 5, 2019
1:30 – 3:30 pm
Brian Coyle Center
420 South 15th Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55454
The growing need for safe foster homes
March 25, 2019
Wendylee Raun never planned on being a mother, until she turned 30 and saw a United Way commercial.
Raun’s husband worked at a foster home that was operated by Raun’s parents, so when she mentioned she was considering adoption or fostering, he knew just the child. And when Raun met the sweet 4-year-old girl, she agreed.
“We marched down to Hennepin County and said we want to adopt this girl,” she said.
The county said the odds were against them. It was unlikely they would be a perfect match for this particular child. But after 10 months of waiting, they got the call.
“She asked, ‘Are you ready to be a mom?'” Raun remembers.
The little girl the Rauns fostered, and then adopted, is now 40 and has six children of her own. Wendylee Raun works for MN Adopt, an organization that contracts with the Department of Human Services. The name can be confusing; the agency provides information about adoption as well as foster care…..
All About Foster Care and Adoption: What the Process Looks like
When: April 8
Time: 7-8:30pm
Where: Shoreview library
4560 Victoria St N,
Shoreview, Minnesota 55126
The Foster Care system provides a refuge for more than 10,000 children at any given time in Minnesota. Over 800 of whom are waiting to be adopted. Common myths can make the prospect of fostering/adopting more intimidating than it should be.
A panel of professionals will share the history and myths about Foster Care and Adoption and answer your questions.
Join us after for some refreshments!
Foster homes needed for thousands of Minnesota children
January 7, 2019
(Report by Kare11 NEWS on the growing need for foster homes in Minnesota due to the growing opioid epidemic)
There is a quiet crisis growing in Minnesota — thousands of children across the state are in desperate need of foster homes.
According to the Minnesota Department of Human Services, the number of children needing a foster home has doubled in just the past five years.
2018 21st Annual Circus of the Heart
Sunday, November 4
1 – 4 pm
Northern Star Scouting Base Camp
6202 Bloomington Road
Fort Snelling, Minnesota, 55111
Join us for the kick-off of Minnesota’s Adoption Awareness Month, honoring families who have grown through adoption, and provide information to those interested in adopting children and youth under state guardianship.
Free celebration and recruitment event!
Arcade and other games * Crafts * Prizes * Mascots
Pony rides * Petting zoo * Clowns * Face and nail painting * Henna art * Refreshments
Fire truck * Reptiles * Photo opportunities * Dance Dance Revolution * Wii Sports
Special activities for teens, including Guitar Hero;
T-shirt, canvas and henna art; and prize drawings.
Information tables staffed by adoption experts.
MN ADOPT provides referrals, education, and support after adoption
February 12, 2016
St. Paul (Monitor newspaper article) — One out of every thirty-five children in the United States is adopted, according to the Donaldson Adoption Institute, a research and policy organization based in New York.
But once a child is adopted, it’s not always rainbows and butterflies. That’s where MN ADOPT, 777 Raymond Ave., comes in……