HOPE
ADOPTION
& FAMILY SERVICES
INTERNATIONAL
5850 Omaha Avenue North
Oak Park Heights, MN 55082
phone: 651-439-2446
fax: 651-439-2071
e-mail: hope@mtn.org
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| 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 |
| Wait list | 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 |
| Length of wait | Average 8 months - could be 1-24 months |
