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    Intercountry Adoption

    Choose a Trusted Leader.

    For than 145 years Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota has maintained professional, mission-driven adoption programs with one idea in mind – the best interests of children.

    We serve orphaned, abandoned and vulnerable children throughout the world by uniting them with permanent, loving families.

  • Passionate About Building Families

    Our dedicated adoption team is passionate about building families. Many of them are adopted persons or adoptive parents who have traveled the path you are about to follow. All have been touched by the joys of finding loving families for children in need.

    Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota (LSSMN) is one of the nation’s first agencies to receive Hague Accreditation, assuring you that the services we provide meet the highest ethical and professional standards. We provide our families with personalized and caring service to guide you through the preparation of your adoption application, your USCIS paperwork, your dossier, preparation for travel and assistance with the process to complete your child’s U.S. citizenship once you return home with your child. In addition, our Hague-approved, pre-adoption education and post-adoption education opportunities help families prepare for a lifetime of parenting the adopted child. In a nutshell, we are here for you as you begin your journey, and we will support you every step of the way.


    Working With Us

    We are dedicated to promoting the caring, knowledge, and understanding that is needed to prepare you for the challenges and rewards of adoption and to support your family as it grows and matures.

    Our international adoption program staff is comprised of individuals who specialize in the adoption of children from each country with which we work. Most of our staff are uniquely qualified for their role; some are adoptive parents, others are adopted persons; some have traveled in their assigned country, others were born there; all have a passion for creating permanency for children in need.

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    • Fees

      Learn more about the fees associated with completing an international adoption.
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    • LSS Country Programs

      Comprehensive services for adoptive families seeking to adopt children through an LSS Country Program.
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    • Minnesota Home Study Services

      Customized services for adoptive families that connect with a child anywhere in the world through a partner agency.
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    • Family Support

      LSS Adoption can assist you in finding the best country program for your family.
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    • Support Our Global Efforts

      Learn how our humanitarian efforts are changing lives throughout the world.
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