MN Foster Youth and Adoptees Support Fund

Connections Independence

TO PROVIDE UNIQUE PROGRAMMING AND ADVOCACY FOR FOSTER CARE YOUTH, AGES 14- 24, TO PROMOTE A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO LIVING INDEPENDENTLY AS THEY REACH ADULTHOOD.

Mn Adopt

MN ADOPT promotes and supports successful adoptions for Minnesota children and families.MN ADOPT is contracted by the Department of Human Services. MN ADOPT is dedicated to supporting and sustaining families who adopt Minnesota Waiting Children by providing online resources and referrals to therapeutic and crisis services, support groups, adoption information and comprehensive training opportunities.MN ADOPT welcomes inquiries about how to begin and prepare for the adoption process, adoption assistance and expenses and how agencies and counties facilitate adoption of Minnesota Waiting Children. Contact us at 1.866.303.6276 or email at info@mnadopt.org

Childrens Law Center Of Minnesota

Children’s Law Center of Minnesota promotes the legal rights and well-being of children and youth. CLC’s staff and volunteers provide direct representation of children and youth, primarily in the child welfare system, and advocate for changes in the systems that affect their lives.

Reel Hope Project

A forever family for every child.

Casa Minnesota

“To support and promote court-appointed volunteer advocates to ensure every abused and neglected child in Minnesota has a safe, stable and permanent family.”

Foster Advocates

(1) Counduct advocacy, research, education, and organizing in an effort to improve the quality of Minnesota's foster care and child welfare systems; (2) Partner with former and current recipients of foster care of child protection services, community leaders, parents, foster parents, community members and policymakers to enact policy change aimed at addressing disparity in foster (Continued on Schedule O, Statement 2)

Power of Story

Power of Story's vision is that young people who have experienced out of home placement have equal, consistent person-centered access to their history, stories, photos, and medical information. Understanding and having access to your personal life history is key to building a healthy identity, accessing appropriate interventions, feeling accepted and processing a complex past, but is often not available to young people who have experienced foster care, adoption or kinship care. We engage young people, care-takers and professionals in the research and curation of life histories, provide training rooted in youth-centered best practices, and advocate for increased awareness and quality implementation of life histories.

Adopteebridge

To support transnational and transracial adoptees as they explore their identity, birthland, and adoption stories.