"Building Strong Communities Through Adoptoin and Foster Care"
Project Summary
A five year diligent recruitment demonstration project in collaboration with the Children’s Bureau and Ramsey County Human Services.
Purpose
To increase the number of foster, adoptive and concurrent permanency planning homes including relative and kin families.
Goal
- A permanent family for every Ramsey County Waiting child To increase the pool of racial/ethnic homes which reflect the race and ethnicity of our waiting children
- Increase number of permanent homes for older youth
- To review/revise department practices and policies which create barriers to foster care/adoption home licensure
- Reduce the length of time children wait to be adopted
Ramsey County Waiting Children
54% African American
13% Hispanic
33% Caucasian
8% American Indian
4% Asian
How Can you Help
Attend an informational meeting to learn how to become a foster or adoptive parent
Arrange for a Ramsey County representative to speak at your organization, work place or church
Our Children Need Families NOW!!!!
Call us today at 651-266-KIDS
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