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LSS Adoption & Birth Parent Services
2414 Park Avenue
Mpls, MN 55404

612.879.5230
1.888.205.3769
adoption@lssmn.org

 A program of Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota which serves all people regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, handicap or age.

 

Special Needs Adoption Topic Resources

 

 

Transracial Adoption

HARAMBE
P.O. Box 8196, St. Paul, MN 55108
Website: www.harambeevillage.org
763-545-0293 or email: info@HarambeeVillage.org
Offers services to promote a village of African American and Pan-African children with their adoptive, foster, or kinship families.

PACT
Website: www.pactadopt.org/press/articles/attachment.html
PACT has a library of articles on many topics including transracial adoption, attachment and cultural issues.

Recommended Reading:

RAISING THE RAINBOW GENERATION: Teaching Your Children To Be Successful In A Multicultural Society
By Sr. Darlene Powell Hopson and Dr. Derek S. Hopson, with
Thomas Clavin

Here is a wonderful resource for people committed to celebrating diversity. Offering important practical information for parents who want their families to develop an appreciation for people of all ethnicities, this insightful reading enables you to recognize racism and to openly communicate about the issues of diversity.