Permanency Planning
In 2008, 112 children found permanent adoptive families.
Effective July 1, 2009, Kindred Family Services introduced a new Child-Specific Adoption program through Minnesota Department of Human Services.
New adoption services include:
• Child-specific recruitment of adoptive families
• Preparation, counseling and/or special training of adoptive family for a child
• Homestudy for adoptive family
• Preparing a child for adoption
• Case management/supervision of a child’s adoptive placement and referral services
Eligibility requirements for children:
• Under guardianship of the State of Minnesota
• A certificate of Termination of Parental Rights
• A current diagnostic assessment if child has documented physical, mental, emotional or behavioral disabilities
• Child must be under 18 to be eligible for Title IV-E State Adoption Assistance
Adoption service fees paid directly by the State of Minnesota through Child-Specific Purchase of Service Contracts.
Other Permanent Options
In addtion to adoption services Kindred Family Services facilitates kinship, guardianship, and other services that lead to permanence for children.
Wendy's Wonderful Kids
Kindred Family Services, in collaboration with Wendy’s Wonderful Kids, a signature program of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, is successfully placing foster care children in permanent adoptive homes. Wendy’s Wonderful Kids recruiters execute a very specific process for each of their children, which focuses exhaustively on their individual histories, experiences and needs in order to find the appropriate adoptive family for them. Recruiters work closely with each child and their caseworker to develop trust and first-hand knowledge and develop and aggressively work a customized recruitment plan for each child. We believe all children are adoptable and deserve to live in a safe, loving and permanent family.
