Getting Started

Information Meetings These meetings are free of charge, and families are not required to register with LSS Adoption to attend. You will meet with agency staff to explore adoption procedures and processes in more detail, and hear about children who are waiting for families, and programs accepting applications. The timing of application and placement for each program will be explained and you'll receive information on LSS programs and guidelines. Information meetings are held in Minneapolis, Mankato, Duluth, St. Cloud, and Moorhead. Individual meetings can be arranged to suit your needs. Additional information meetings are also held in non-LSS locations as listed.

Registration Form
The registration form, which is also available at our Information Meetings, begins your adoption process. Click here for the latest registration form. Please print the form, complete it and mail it, along with your non-refundable payment of $50*, to:

Adoption Program
Lynne Haggar
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
2400 Park Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55404

Upon receiving it, you will be contacted regarding the application process.
* There are no registration or other fees for Special Needs – Minnesota Waiting Children adoptions.

Pre-Adoption Education Seminars
The goals of pre-adoption education are to provide prospective adoptive parents with the information necessary to choose the type of adoption best for them, and to prepare them to successfully parent their adopted children. The workshop covers topics such as Attachment, Grief & Loss, Institutionalization, Cross Cultural Issues and Open Adoption. Included is a panel presentation composed of adoptive parents, adopted adults and birth parents.

More Questions?
For more information on any of our adoption programs or to register for Information Meetings or training workshops, please contact:

Lynne Haggar
Adoption Program Information Specialist
612.879.5202 or 1.888.205.3769 (toll free)
Lynne.Haggar@lssmn.org