Foster Care & Adoption Services in Minnesota
Supporting Minnesota children, youth and families through foster care, adoption and kinship services.
Our Minnesota locations offer a range of support designed to strengthen families and create safe, stable homes for children and youth.
Whether you are exploring foster care or adoption, seeking relative or kinship support, coordinating supervised visits, participating in the STAY program, or looking for additional family resources, this page will guide you to the specific services that best fit your needs. Each program has its own dedicated page, where you can learn more and take the next step.
Services offered in Minnesota
Our Minnesota programs provide support through the following services
Foster care services
We provide safe, supportive foster homes while families work toward stability and reunification.
Adoption services
We serve youth up to age 21 who are under state or tribal guardianship.
Relative & kinship services
We support relative and kinship caregivers with resources and services to help youth remain connected to family.
Supervised visitation
Opportunities for youth in foster care to spend time with their families in a supervised setting. Service available within a one-hour radius of Waite Park, MN, or virtual statewide.
STAY program
Independent living services to eligible youth in foster care ages 14-22 to help youth meet their independent living plan goals.
Our locations
Minnesota foster care, adoption, and relative and kinship services are offered in the following locations.
Administrative Office
505 Highway 169 North
Suite 500
Plymouth, MN 55441
612-331-4429
Bemidji/Fergus Falls Office
220 W Washington Ave. #B3
Fergus Falls, MN 56537
218-739-3074
Cloquet Office
1302 Cloquet Ave.
Cloquet, MN 55720
218-722-6106
St. Cloud Office
412 Great Oak Dr.
Waite Park, MN 56387
320-529-0862
Minnesota waiting child
Raya is an insightful 15-year-old girl. She loves to keep herself busy and has a variety of interests. She enjoys swimming, horseback riding, dancing, and reading. Raya will need to maintain contact with her sister and her foster family. Only Minnesota families are being considered at this time.
For professionals & referral partners
If you are a county agency, social worker or community partner seeking foster care or adoption services for a child or youth, Nexus Family Healing offers state-specific programs designed to meet complex needs.
Select the appropriate location above to review program details and referral pathways or contact our team for guidance.
“I’m here because every child deserves a home and to feel safe.”
– Gina, social worker at Nexus
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Our accreditations
- Accredited by the Council on Accreditation (COA)
- Licensed by the State of Minnesota
- Member of Foster Family-based Treatment Association
- Aspire member
Translation services : If translation services are needed for adoptive, foster, and kinship families, we will provide a 3rd party translator.