Post-Adoption
Support

Adoption Support Network
(Minnesota)

The North American Council on Adoptable Children, Children’s Home Society & Family Services, and HOPE Adoption & Family Services International are pleased to introduce a network of supports for adoptive parents and adoptees in Minnesota, including:

For adoptive parents—

• peer support from parent support specialists, experienced adoptive parents who can provide emotional support, information, resources, and referrals
  regional in-person and on-line parent support groups
• a volunteer center on Facebook, through which parents can request and offer support to one another
• retreats for mothers, transracial parents, and parents of teens

For adoptees—

• on-line social networking system for mutual support and resources
• statewide adoptee advisory committee through which adoptees develop leadership skills and provide input to the broader adoption service system

For parent support groups—

• grants to fund training opportunities

For kinship adopters—

• peer support from experienced parents who can provide emotional support, information, resources, and referrals
• a targeted on-line parent support group

For more information about the services available,
contact Ginny Blade at NACAC:
651-646-5082 or ginnyblade@nacac.org.

This program is funded by the Minnesota Department of Human Services.

Parent Support Specialists

The Adoption Support Network’s regional parent support specialists are experienced adoptive parents who can provide other adoptive parents with emotional support, informtaion, resources, and referrals. They are here to help!

East Twin Cities Metro
Amy Ames
Saint Paul, MN
612-390-1508
amyames@nacac.org

Twin Cities African American Community
Alicia Griffin
Saint Paul, MN
612-570-2000
aliciagriffin@nacac.org

West Twin Cities Metro
Mary McGowan
Minneapolis, MN
612-570-1394
marymmcgowan@nacac.org

Northwest
Sarah Coumbe-Guida
Laporte, MN
218-368-9806
sarahcoumbeguida@nacac.org

North Central
John Hays
Togo, MN
218-376-4650
johnhays@nacac.org

Statewide Native American Community
Mary Lyons
Saint Paul, MN
612-570-2023
marylyons@nacac.org

West Central
Dawn Johnson
Alexandria, MN
320-760-0980
dawnjohnson@nacac.org

Southern Minnesota
Kari Fletcher
Mankato, MN
507-380-4916
karifletcher@nacac.org