HOPE ADOPTION &
FAMILY SERVICES
INTERNATIONAL
5850 Omaha Avenue North
Oak Park Heights, MN 55082
phone: 651.439.2446
fax: 651.439.2071
email: hope@mtn.org
Adoption study criteria:
1-6 months until approval
$2200 - $4,000
Will provide adoption study for MN resident adopting out-of-state
Will not honor adoption study from another agency
Adoptive parent is entitled to keep adoption study
Fees:
Sliding scale $2200 - $4000 AS
Post placement, coordination & support services $800
$500 rush charge if child assigned prior to application
Restrictions:
No restrictions
Foster care fees:
Directly from hospital or to “bridge home” per BP request, AP pay any foster care
Degree of openness:
Up to birth parents and adoptive parents
Programs available:
Birth parent, International, Special Needs
Placements:
55
Waitlist:
8 for domestic
Reclaims:
0
Religion:
No preference
Placement detail:
28 US born children placed
(15 had special needs)
27 international
Adoptive parent profile review with birth parent:
BP chooses from all profiles that meet BP criteria
Out-of-state adoption
For AS & BP services: MN & WI
Program procedure:
Receive inquiry pkt, attend informational meeting, apply, do AS, do profile, placement
