Adoption assistance is provided to persons interested in adopting children, adults who are in search of their biological family members or persons choosing to relinquish custody of their children.

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 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.

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.

Provides foster care for children who experience an unsafe and/or unstable home environment, provides families with reunification services, and adoption services. Traditional Foster Care Youth with unique needs have a safe place to live in a family setting. Emergency Foster Care 24/7 emergency short term foster care for kids needing immediate placement in a safe and nurturing environment typically due to situations of abuse, neglect, or unsafe living conditions. Short Term Foster Care Provides foster families a period of planned relief (30 days or less) with licensed providers to fill in as needed. Whole Family Foster Care Provides intensive support and collaborative services to parents who are at-risk of losing their children. Supervised Visitation Provides opportunities for foster kids to spend time with their families and/or receive therapeutic support in a supervised setting. These visits can take place in the Nexus-Kindred offices, in the family's home, or in other community settings. Foster Youth Support Provides an individualized care plan for each youth and matches each child with the foster home that fits them best. Provides special medical care for youth with complex conditions who might otherwise require hospitalization or institutional care. Provides support services to youth ages 14 and older who are transitioning out of foster care and into independent living. Foster Parent Support Provides ongoing training, 24/7 crisis support, and respite care for foster parents. Adoption Services As a licensed adoption agency, works to help bring kids and parents together in permanent family settings. Our services are provided free of charge and include: - Home studies for adoptive parents/relatives - Parent training and education - Child-specific parent recruitment - Child placement services - Relative outreach services Seven locations in Minnesota

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.

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

Provides foster care for children who experience an unsafe and/or unstable home environment, provides families with reunification services, and adoption services. Traditional Foster Care Youth with unique needs have a safe place to live in a family setting. Emergency Foster Care 24/7 emergency short term foster care for kids needing immediate placement in a safe and nurturing environment typically due to situations of abuse, neglect, or unsafe living conditions. Short Term Foster Care Provides foster families a period of planned relief (30 days or less) with licensed providers to fill in as needed. Whole Family Foster Care Provides intensive support and collaborative services to parents who are at-risk of losing their children. Supervised Visitation Provides opportunities for foster kids to spend time with their families and/or receive therapeutic support in a supervised setting. These visits can take place in the Nexus-Kindred offices, in the family's home, or in other community settings. Foster Youth Support Provides an individualized care plan for each youth and matches each child with the foster home that fits them best. Provides special medical care for youth with complex conditions who might otherwise require hospitalization or institutional care. Provides support services to youth ages 14 and older who are transitioning out of foster care and into independent living. Foster Parent Support Provides ongoing training, 24/7 crisis support, and respite care for foster parents. Adoption Services As a licensed adoption agency, works to help bring kids and parents together in permanent family settings. Our services are provided free of charge and include: - Home studies for adoptive parents/relatives - Parent training and education - Child-specific parent recruitment - Child placement services - Relative outreach services Seven locations in Minnesota

Fillmore County Community Services provides adoption services including placement, guardianship, and counseling for children and adoptive parents.

Provides foster care for children who experience an unsafe and/or unstable home environment, provides families with reunification services, and adoption services. Traditional Foster Care Youth with unique needs have a safe place to live in a family setting. Emergency Foster Care 24/7 emergency short term foster care for kids needing immediate placement in a safe and nurturing environment typically due to situations of abuse, neglect, or unsafe living conditions. Short Term Foster Care Provides foster families a period of planned relief (30 days or less) with licensed providers to fill in as needed. Whole Family Foster Care Provides intensive support and collaborative services to parents who are at-risk of losing their children. Supervised Visitation Provides opportunities for foster kids to spend time with their families and/or receive therapeutic support in a supervised setting. These visits can take place in the Nexus-Kindred offices, in the family's home, or in other community settings. Foster Youth Support Provides an individualized care plan for each youth and matches each child with the foster home that fits them best. Provides special medical care for youth with complex conditions who might otherwise require hospitalization or institutional care. Provides support services to youth ages 14 and older who are transitioning out of foster care and into independent living. Foster Parent Support Provides ongoing training, 24/7 crisis support, and respite care for foster parents. Adoption Services As a licensed adoption agency, works to help bring kids and parents together in permanent family settings. Our services are provided free of charge and include: - Home studies for adoptive parents/relatives - Parent training and education - Child-specific parent recruitment - Child placement services - Relative outreach services Seven locations in Minnesota

Adoption services provide full and limited domestic infant adoptions to birth parents and adoptive families. Offers home study services for embryo adoption. Types of adoption services may include open, semi-open, and closed. Individual and group education to prepare for adoptive parenting is available. Seminars include topics such as openness, transracial parenting, and post adoption. Post Adoption Services may include: - Referrals to counseling or therapy services - Ongoing assistance with adoptive relationships and in-person contact - Search and reunion services - Adoption file information such as social and medical history

Adoption services provide full and limited domestic infant adoptions to birth parents and adoptive families. Offers home study services for embryo adoption. Types of adoption services may include open, semi-open, and closed. Individual and group education to prepare for adoptive parenting is available. Seminars include topics such as openness, transracial parenting, and post adoption. Post Adoption Services may include: - Referrals to counseling or therapy services - Ongoing assistance with adoptive relationships and in-person contact - Search and reunion services - Adoption file information such as social and medical history

Adoption assistance is provided to persons interested in adopting children, adults who are in search of their biological family members or persons choosing to relinquish custody of their children.

Provides adoptive placement services to children who are in need of an adoptive home, through the use of the State Adoption Exchange and assistance with stepparent adoptions. Also, able to provide referrals and information about private adoption agencies for families who are interested in adoption.

Provides adoptive placement services to children who are in need of an adoptive home, through the use of the State Adoption Exchange and assistance with stepparent adoptions. Also, able to provide referrals and information about private adoption agencies for families who are interested in adoption.

Provides domestic and international programs such as: - Assisting birth parents to obtain resources such as housing, medical assistance, and more - Counseling on options of parenting or adoption to birth parents - Home studies for adoptive families - Partner Family Program to match families in the adoption process with a family who has completed their adoption license - Placement services - Post placement services for adoptive families - Support groups - Referrals for medical and legal services

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 1-time assistance to pregnant women and families with children under 12 months old. Electric service, gas service, heating fuel, rent payment, and water service assistance are provided. - 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

Adoption services provide full and limited domestic infant adoptions to birth parents and adoptive families. Offers home study services for embryo adoption. Types of adoption services may include open, semi-open, and closed. Individual and group education to prepare for adoptive parenting is available. Seminars include topics such as openness, transracial parenting, and post adoption. Post Adoption Services may include: - Referrals to counseling or therapy services - Ongoing assistance with adoptive relationships and in-person contact - Search and reunion services - Adoption file information such as social and medical history

Provides foster care for children who experience an unsafe and/or unstable home environment, provides families with reunification services, and adoption services. Traditional Foster Care Youth with unique needs have a safe place to live in a family setting. Emergency Foster Care 24/7 emergency short term foster care for kids needing immediate placement in a safe and nurturing environment typically due to situations of abuse, neglect, or unsafe living conditions. Short Term Foster Care Provides foster families a period of planned relief (30 days or less) with licensed providers to fill in as needed. Whole Family Foster Care Provides intensive support and collaborative services to parents who are at-risk of losing their children. Supervised Visitation Provides opportunities for foster kids to spend time with their families and/or receive therapeutic support in a supervised setting. These visits can take place in the Nexus-Kindred offices, in the family's home, or in other community settings. Foster Youth Support Provides an individualized care plan for each youth and matches each child with the foster home that fits them best. Provides special medical care for youth with complex conditions who might otherwise require hospitalization or institutional care. Provides support services to youth ages 14 and older who are transitioning out of foster care and into independent living. Foster Parent Support Provides ongoing training, 24/7 crisis support, and respite care for foster parents. Adoption Services As a licensed adoption agency, works to help bring kids and parents together in permanent family settings. Our services are provided free of charge and include: - Home studies for adoptive parents/relatives - Parent training and education - Child-specific parent recruitment - Child placement services - Relative outreach services Seven locations in Minnesota

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.

Provides adoptive placement services to children who are in need of an adoptive home. Services include: - Case management services and finding homes for children under the guardianship of the Minnesota Commissioner of Human Services - Completes background studies for step-parent adoptions and post-adoption searches - Maintains information sharing between biological relatives and adoptive families who have committed to court-ordered contract agreements - Referral to information and resources for families seeking to adopt - Sponsors support groups for families interested in adopting, the process of adoption, and for individuals who have already adopted

Conducts home studies and placement in an adoptive home of children who are wards of the state

Provides foster care for children who experience an unsafe and/or unstable home environment, provides families with reunification services, and adoption services. Traditional Foster Care Youth with unique needs have a safe place to live in a family setting. Emergency Foster Care 24/7 emergency short term foster care for kids needing immediate placement in a safe and nurturing environment typically due to situations of abuse, neglect, or unsafe living conditions. Short Term Foster Care Provides foster families a period of planned relief (30 days or less) with licensed providers to fill in as needed. Whole Family Foster Care Provides intensive support and collaborative services to parents who are at-risk of losing their children. Supervised Visitation Provides opportunities for foster kids to spend time with their families and/or receive therapeutic support in a supervised setting. These visits can take place in the Nexus-Kindred offices, in the family's home, or in other community settings. Foster Youth Support Provides an individualized care plan for each youth and matches each child with the foster home that fits them best. Provides special medical care for youth with complex conditions who might otherwise require hospitalization or institutional care. Provides support services to youth ages 14 and older who are transitioning out of foster care and into independent living. Foster Parent Support Provides ongoing training, 24/7 crisis support, and respite care for foster parents. Adoption Services As a licensed adoption agency, works to help bring kids and parents together in permanent family settings. Our services are provided free of charge and include: - Home studies for adoptive parents/relatives - Parent training and education - Child-specific parent recruitment - Child placement services - Relative outreach services Seven locations in Minnesota

Helps place children into permanent adoptive homes. Involves working with the Minnesota Adoption Exchange/Waiting Children's Program, completing required adoption and foster care home studies, and connecting prospective parents with children in need of adoption. Also offers information and referrals to private adoption agencies, assistance with step-parent adoptions (including background clearances), and post-adoption services such as helping adoptees or birth parents find information about their adoption.