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Provides the following services: Adoption Services: Works to bring youth and parents together in permanent, stable family settings. All adoption services are provided free of charge and include:

• Adoption home studies and home study updates

• Child placement services

• Child-specific recruitment services

• Parent training and education

• Post-adoption services

• Relative adoption services

Foster Care Services: Provides safe and nurturing foster homes while families work toward stability and reunification. Staff collaborate closely with each child's custodial team to support family reunification whenever possible. Services include emergency, short-term, long-term, and whole-family foster care options.

• Foster parents receive ongoing support, including training, 24/7 crisis support, and respite care.

Kinship Navigator: Provides support and connections for relative and kin families caring for children. Families first work with a Kinship Navigator who provides phone and in-person information, referrals, and assessments to identify community services such as childcare, food assistance, health services, housing, and transportation.

• When additional assistance is needed, a Case Manager partners with families to provide side-by-side support while accessing services.

Relative and Kin Support Services: Provides support for families caring for a relative's child by providing education, guidance, and connections to resources. Families may also receive assistance with obtaining foster care licensing if they wish to continue fostering kin or other children. Services include:

• Connections to local support services

• Education on mental health and youth trauma

• Help understanding the complex human services system

• Support navigating new or strained family dynamics

Supervised Visitation: Provides youth in foster care with opportunities to spend time with their families in a safe and supportive environment. Services are available within approximately a one-hour radius of Waite Park, Minnesota. Services include:

• Observation

• Parent coaching with observation

• Parent coaching without observation

• Transportation

• Virtual or phone observation

STAY Program (Successful Transition to Adulthood for Youth): Provides independent living services for eligible youth ages 14 through 23 who are currently or were formerly in foster care and who are working with a county or tribal social worker. Services support youth in meeting independent living plan goals and may vary by county. Available services may include:

• Age-appropriate activities

• Education services

• Employment services

• Independent living skills training

• Permanent connections with long-term mentors, significant individuals from the youth's past, relative searches, and contact with relatives or former foster parents

• Room and board or housing assistance

• Transportation costs

Pro-life confidential assistance for women and men of all ages faced with an unplanned pregnancy, including: Pro-life counseling on pregnancy options Limited ultrasound Pregnancy testing Referrals Licensed Adoption Services Provides full adoption services to both birth parents who choose to place their child for adoption and to couples looking to grow their family through adoption STD Testing and Treatment Provides comprehensive STD testing and treatment Parenting Plus Earn While You Learn program. Client participates in parenting classes and earns 'points' which can be used to purchase the following items: Bedding and blankets Booster seats Clothing (up to size 4T and maternity)

• Convertible car seats
• Diapers
• Formula
• Pack 'n plays
• Safety gates
• Toys
• Wipes

Accepts donations of:

• New car seats, cribs, strollers, high chairs, and diapers
• New or used baby clothing and maternity clothing in good condition

Family Adoption Services does not offer any services for private adoptions. Adoption services, including placement, guardianship, and counseling for children and adoptive parents

Provides evidence-based care with optional faith integration for outpatient counseling services in the following areas:

• Adolescent/youth counseling
• Adoption counseling
• Anger management
• Anxiety disorders counseling
• Bereavement/grief counseling
• Depression counseling
• Eating disorders counseling
• Family violence counseling
• Geriatric counseling
• Marriage counseling
• Mental health assessment for all ages
• Parent coaching and counseling
• Phobias counseling
• Post-abortion counseling
• Sexual assault counseling- Sexuality issues/sexual addictions counseling

Video counseling services are available via Telehealth for individuals and families who:

• Are unable to find a bilingual counselor
• Have limited access to Christian counseling in their area
• Have medical conditions
• Lack transportation to a clinic

Provides services for:

• Children in the Child Protection system who are waiting to be adopted

• Families who are interested in adopting these children

• Culturally informed approach to foster care and adoption

• Provides foster-care and adoption support for American Indian children

• Offers foster-parent orientation and training on child welfare, cultural practices, and caring for children with special needs

• Works with American Indian families, tribes, and community resources to facilitate placement and adoption

All services are confidential. Does not recommend, refer for, or provide abortions. Pro-life services include:

• Abortion alternatives and education

• Abstinence education including one-on-one and presentations

• Community referrals and resources

• Pregnancy tests

• Limited obstetrical ultrasound for pregnancy confirmation

• Parenting educational program in which points are earned for completing educational goals. Points are exchanged for material assistance such as baby equipment and items. The program is designed to benefit parents and children. Helps to establish better parenting skills, learn about pregnancy, and develop healthy relationships. Life skills classes are also offered regarding budgeting, decision making, job skills, meal planning, renting a place to live, and more.

• Peer counseling, abortion vs. adoption vs. parenting decision

• Post abortion recovery help

• Program for fathers including information on their rights and more. Mentoring for expectant fathers

• Sexually transmitted infection information

• Sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment for chlamydia and gonorrhea (urine based test)

Non-directive decision making counseling for women or couples facing unplanned pregnancies. Services include:

• Provides assistance in facilitating an open adoption if decision is made to place child for adoption

• Referrals to needed resources if decision is made to parent the child

Adoption services including placement, guardianship, and counseling for children and adoptive parents

Adoption services including placement, guardianship, and counseling for children and adoptive parents

Works to help bring kids and parents together in permanent family settings. Services include:

• Adoption home studies and home study updates

• Child placement services

• Child-specific recruitment services

• Parent training and education

• Post-adoption services

• Relative adoption services

• Wendy's Wonderful Kids affiliate

Adoption services, including placement, guardianship, and counseling for children and adoptive parents

Pro-life confidential assistance for women and men of all ages faced with an unplanned pregnancy, including: Pro-life counseling on pregnancy options Limited ultrasound Pregnancy testing Referrals Licensed Adoption Services Provides full adoption services to both birth parents who choose to place their child for adoption and to couples looking to grow their family through adoption STD Testing and Treatment Provides comprehensive STD testing and treatment Parenting Plus Earn While You Learn program. Client participates in parenting classes and earns 'points' which can be used to purchase the following items: Bedding and blankets Booster seats Clothing (up to size 4T and maternity)

• Convertible car seats
• Diapers
• Formula
• Pack 'n plays
• Safety gates
• Toys
• Wipes

Accepts donations of:

• New car seats, cribs, strollers, high chairs, and diapers
• New or used baby clothing and maternity clothing in good condition

Provides adoption services to children in the Minnesota Waiting Children's Program and the families who adopt them. Children are available for adoption from throughout the state of Minnesota. Adoption services including placement, guardianship, home studies, and counseling for children and adoptive parents.

Licensed adoption agency which provides help with legal adoptions. Social service and related assistance:

• Adoption support groups

• Birth parent counseling and guidance

• Bridge care for babies and children in transition

• Compliance with Minnesota and Wisconsin laws governing termination of parental rights

• Coordination and support services for United States and international adoptions

• Legal adoption (finalization) assistance

• Post adoption counseling and support

• Post placement services and reports

• Pre-adoption education and training

• Recruitment of families for child adoption

Provides information and licensing for individuals interested in becoming a foster care provider and kinship placement. Also provides:

• Recruitment, adoption information, and registration for persons wanting to adopt older and special needs children

• Post-adoption services including information regarding genetic searches, adoption assistance benefits, and resources

Adoption services including placement, guardianship, and counseling for children and adoptive parents

Pro-life confidential assistance for women and men of all ages faced with an unplanned pregnancy, including: Pro-life counseling on pregnancy options Limited ultrasound Pregnancy testing Referrals Licensed Adoption Services Provides full adoption services to both birth parents who choose to place their child for adoption and to couples looking to grow their family through adoption STD Testing and Treatment Provides comprehensive STD testing and treatment Parenting Plus Earn While You Learn program. Client participates in parenting classes and earns 'points' which can be used to purchase the following items: Bedding and blankets Booster seats Clothing (up to size 4T and maternity)

• Convertible car seats
• Diapers
• Formula
• Pack 'n plays
• Safety gates
• Toys
• Wipes

Accepts donations of:

• New car seats, cribs, strollers, high chairs, and diapers
• New or used baby clothing and maternity clothing in good condition

All services are confidential. Does not recommend, refer for, or provide abortions. Pro-life services include:

• Abortion alternatives and education

• Abstinence education including one-on-one and presentations

• Community referrals and resources

• Pregnancy tests

• Limited obstetrical ultrasound for pregnancy confirmation

• Parenting educational program in which points are earned for completing educational goals. Points are exchanged for material assistance such as baby equipment and items. The program is designed to benefit parents and children. Helps to establish better parenting skills, learn about pregnancy, and develop healthy relationships. Life skills classes are also offered regarding budgeting, decision making, job skills, meal planning, renting a place to live, and more.

• Peer counseling, abortion vs. adoption vs. parenting decision

• Post abortion recovery help

• Program for fathers including information on their rights and more. Mentoring for expectant fathers

• Sexually transmitted infection information

• Sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment for chlamydia and gonorrhea (urine based test)

Provides the following services: Adoption Services: Works to bring youth and parents together in permanent, stable family settings. All adoption services are provided free of charge and include:

• Adoption home studies and home study updates

• Child placement services

• Child-specific recruitment services

• Parent training and education

• Post-adoption services

• Relative adoption services

Foster Care Services: Provides safe and nurturing foster homes while families work toward stability and reunification. Staff collaborate closely with each child's custodial team to support family reunification whenever possible. Services include emergency, short-term, long-term, and whole-family foster care options.

• Foster parents receive ongoing support, including training, 24/7 crisis support, and respite care.

Kinship Navigator: Provides support and connections for relative and kin families caring for children. Families first work with a Kinship Navigator who provides phone and in-person information, referrals, and assessments to identify community services such as childcare, food assistance, health services, housing, and transportation.

• When additional assistance is needed, a Case Manager partners with families to provide side-by-side support while accessing services.

Relative and Kin Support Services: Provides support for families caring for a relative's child by providing education, guidance, and connections to resources. Families may also receive assistance with obtaining foster care licensing if they wish to continue fostering kin or other children. Services include:

• Connections to local support services

• Education on mental health and youth trauma

• Help understanding the complex human services system

• Support navigating new or strained family dynamics

Supervised Visitation: Provides youth in foster care with opportunities to spend time with their families in a safe and supportive environment. Services are available within approximately a one-hour radius of Waite Park, Minnesota. Services include:

• Observation

• Parent coaching with observation

• Parent coaching without observation

• Transportation

• Virtual or phone observation

STAY Program (Successful Transition to Adulthood for Youth): Provides independent living services for eligible youth ages 14 through 23 who are currently or were formerly in foster care and who are working with a county or tribal social worker. Services support youth in meeting independent living plan goals and may vary by county. Available services may include:

• Age-appropriate activities

• Education services

• Employment services

• Independent living skills training

• Permanent connections with long-term mentors, significant individuals from the youth's past, relative searches, and contact with relatives or former foster parents

• Room and board or housing assistance

• Transportation costs

Services include:

• Adoption planning and placement

• Baby items include Bundles of Love gift bags filled with baby clothes, bibs, blankets, diapers, toys, wipes, and more for all newborns, pack and play

• Crisis hotline

• Domestic and international adoption

• Home studies

• Mother and Child Assistance Fund provides one-time assistance to pregnant women and families with children under 12 months old, including electric service, gas service, heating fuel, rent payment, and water service assistance

• Parenting planning and education

• Post-adoption assistance

• Pro-life pregnancy planning services

• Referrals for medical assistance, financial assistance, housing assistance, legal assistance, nutrition services, and parenting education

Finds permanent homes for children of all ages and backgrounds through adoption placement services, including infant, international, and special needs children. Also provides home studies and pro-life pregnancy counseling.

Provides the following services: Adoption Services: Works to bring youth and parents together in permanent, stable family settings. All adoption services are provided free of charge and include:

• Adoption home studies and home study updates

• Child placement services

• Child-specific recruitment services

• Parent training and education

• Post-adoption services

• Relative adoption services

Foster Care Services: Provides safe and nurturing foster homes while families work toward stability and reunification. Staff collaborate closely with each child's custodial team to support family reunification whenever possible. Services include emergency, short-term, long-term, and whole-family foster care options.

• Foster parents receive ongoing support, including training, 24/7 crisis support, and respite care.

Kinship Navigator: Provides support and connections for relative and kin families caring for children. Families first work with a Kinship Navigator who provides phone and in-person information, referrals, and assessments to identify community services such as childcare, food assistance, health services, housing, and transportation.

• When additional assistance is needed, a Case Manager partners with families to provide side-by-side support while accessing services.

Relative and Kin Support Services: Provides support for families caring for a relative's child by providing education, guidance, and connections to resources. Families may also receive assistance with obtaining foster care licensing if they wish to continue fostering kin or other children. Services include:

• Connections to local support services

• Education on mental health and youth trauma

• Help understanding the complex human services system

• Support navigating new or strained family dynamics

Supervised Visitation: Provides youth in foster care with opportunities to spend time with their families in a safe and supportive environment. Services are available within approximately a one-hour radius of Waite Park, Minnesota. Services include:

• Observation

• Parent coaching with observation

• Parent coaching without observation

• Transportation

• Virtual or phone observation

STAY Program (Successful Transition to Adulthood for Youth): Provides independent living services for eligible youth ages 14 through 23 who are currently or were formerly in foster care and who are working with a county or tribal social worker. Services support youth in meeting independent living plan goals and may vary by county. Available services may include:

• Age-appropriate activities

• Education services

• Employment services

• Independent living skills training

• Permanent connections with long-term mentors, significant individuals from the youth's past, relative searches, and contact with relatives or former foster parents

• Room and board or housing assistance

• Transportation costs

Provides services for:

• Children in the Child Protection system who are waiting to be adopted

• Families who are interested in adopting these children

Provides services for:

• Children in the Child Protection system who are waiting to be adopted

• Families who are interested in adopting these children