Russia Program
Lutheran
Social Service of Minnesota works in partnership with more than
35 Lutheran service agencies in 34 states and the Virgin Islands
to provide adoption opportunities for children and families.
This mission of this partnership, called the Lutheran Adoption
Network (LAN), is to provide permanent adoptive homes for
children from all countries in the world.
Adoptive
families working with a LSS of Minnesota have complete access to
the adoption programs, including Russia, of LAN member agencies.
The Children of Russia
The children in need of adoption
from Russia are generally 12 months of age and older at the time
of placement, including infants, toddlers, older children and
sibling groups. Both boys and girls are in need of loving homes.
Extreme poverty and the lack of cultural and social support for
children born out of wedlock are among the most common reasons
children are placed for adoption.
Adoption Requirements
- Parents must be 25-55 years of
age for infants; may be older if considering older or special
needs children
- No restriction on number of
children in the home
- Couples must be married at
least one year
- Single women accepted
- One parent must make one trip
to Russia of 5-6 weeks or two trips (first trip of 3 weeks,
second trip of 3-5 days)
To Learn More
For more information on the
Russia Program, please contact:
Lynne Haggar
612.879.5230 / 1.888.205.3769 ext. 230
Lynne.Haggar@lssmn.org
