Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO FIND AND STRENGTHEN MINNEOSTA ADOPTIVE, FOSTER CARE AND KINSHIP FAMILIES BY PROVIDING 1) AWARENESS ABOUT THE NEED FOR FAMILIES FOR MINNEOSTA CHILDREN; 2) INFORMAITON AND REERRAL TO THOSE INTERESTED IN BECOMING ADOPTIVE, FOSTER OR KINSHIP FAMIIES; 3) EDUCATION RELEVANT TO ADOPTION, FOSTER, AND KINSHIP FAMILIES AND PROFESSSIONALS; AND 4) INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT, GUIDANCE AND RESOURCES.
TO FIND AND STRENGTHEN MINNESOTA ADOPTIVE, FOSTER CARE AND KINSHIP FAMILIES.
MN ADOPT'S ZERO KIDS WAITING PROGRAM PROVIDES RECRUITMENT SERVICES TO IDENTIFY ADOPTIVE FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN UNDER STATE GUARDIANSHIP. MN ADOPT MANANGES THE MINNESOTA STATE ADOPTION EXCHANGE, AN ONLINE RESOURCE THAT CONNECTS PROSPECTIVE FAMILIES TO MINNESOTA CHILDREN WHO NEED TO BE ADOPTED. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2020, THIS PROGRAM HAD MORE THAN 60,000 CONTACTS WHERE INFORMATION AND REFERRAL WAS PROVIDED, AND 106 CHILDREN REGISTERED ON THE STATE ADOPTION EXCHANGE WERE PLACED WITH ADOPTIVE FAMILIES.MN ADOPT HELP PROVIDES POST-ADOPTION CLINICAL SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND RESOURCE LINKAGE ASSISTANCE TO MINNESOTA FAMILIES. COMMUNITY MEMBERS RECEIVE CONSULTATION AND RESOURCES TO HELP THEM SUPPORT ADOPTIVE, FOSTER AND KINSHIP FAMILIES. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2020 THE HELP PROGRAM PROVIDED SERVICES TO 354 FAMILIES AND 303 COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PROFESSIONALS.FOSTERING NETWORK PROVIDES INFORMATION, SUPPORT AND REFERRAL TO CURRENT LICENSED FOSTER PARENTS AND THOSE SEEKING TO LEARN ABOUT THE FOSTER CARE PROCESS. THE UNIQUE FEATURE OF THIS PROGRAM IS AN ONLINE INQUIRY PLATFORM THAT CONNECTS PROSPECTIVE FOSTER FAMILIES WITH MINNEOSTA FOSTER LICENSING AGENCIES. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2020 FOSTERING NETWORK HAD 4,398 CONTACTS WHERE INFORMATION AND REFERRAL WERE PROVIDED.THE POST SEARCH PROGRAM PROVIDES INFORMATION AND REFERRAL TO ADOPTED PERSONS, BIRTH FAMILIES AND ADOPTIVE FAMILIES WHO NEED RECORDS OR HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SEARCH PROCESS. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2020 POST SEARCH SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO 322 INDIVIDUALS.MN ADOPT'S EDUCATION PROGRAM PROVIDES WORKSHOPS ON ATTACHMENT, TRAUMA, TRANSRACIAL ADOPTION, PARENTING, AND OTHER TOPICS RELEVANT FOR FOSTER ADOPTIVE AND KINSHIP FAMILIES. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2020 THE EDUCATION PROGRAM PROVIDED EDUCATION TO 6,282 PARENTS AND PROFESSIONALS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Rachel Walstad | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $82,417 |
| Jamie Prettner | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sharon Marcowitz | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Laura Kruizenga | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dwayne Glenn | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Adam Dince | DIRECTOR (DEPARTED 10/19) | 1 | $0 |
| Christopher Clausen | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Cathy Bruer-Thompson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Eric Becker | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Rachel Flanders | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Kim Witthauer | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Ryan Miles | VICE CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Chris Tiedeman | CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
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