MAFO's most current list of known ministries and other orphan care/vulnerable child care organizations in the state of Minnesota.
This is MAFO's most current list of known ministries and other orphan care/vulnerable child care organizations in the state of Minnesota. These ministries serve vulnerable children in many ways, including sponsorships, adoption, foster care, awareness, education, supporting family preservation and giving support and a voice to those who have been adopted and their families.
Please check back frequently, as new ministries and organizations are often added.
Organizations with an asterisk* are members of (CAFO) The Christian Alliance for Orphans.
An organization's inclusion here should in no way be construed as an endorsement of any group or activity.
Please practice due diligence when working with any organization.
Adopted Korean Connection--Apple Valley
Adoptee Rights Law Center--Minneapolis
Adoption Medicine Clinic--Minneapolis
Adoption Minnesota--Minneapolis
Adoption Option Council of Mn (See Bellis)--Elk River
Ampersand Families--Minneapolis
Bethany Church--Bloomington (Storehouse Fund)
Bethlehem Baptist*--Minneapolis
Beyond Our Door Global--(Church of the Open Door-Maple Grove-partner)
Big Brothers, Big Sisters--Central Minnesota
Big Brothers, Big Sisters--Southern Minnesota
Brightening Connections--St. Paul
Buffalo Covenant Church*--Buffalo (See Missions, Global, Local)
Calvary E-Free Adoptive Families Support Group--Rochester
Camp of Dreams--New Brighton, Shoreview (See Friends of Fana)
Casey Family Services--Statewide
Child Care Resource & Referral--Rochester
Children of the Promise--Prinsburg
Children Shelter of Cebu--Cambridge (First Baptist Church)
Children's Defense Fund--St. Paul
Children's Opportunity Foundation--Waterville (First Baptist Church)
Chosen Ones Adoption Agency--St. Paul
Christian Adoption Services--West Fargo, ND (Serving Minn.)
Christian Family Solutions--Mankato, Lakeville
City Hill--Eden Prairie (Safe Families, New Mercies
Compassion Connection Care Closet--Becker
Concordia Language Villages--Minneapolis
Connected Kids Mentoring--Northfield
Connected Kids Initiative-St. Paul
Constance Free Church*--Village 127, Andover
Creating Hope 4 Cambodia--Rochester
Crossroads Adoption Services--Edina (See Evolve Adoption & Family Services)
The Dwelling Place--Columbia Heights
Eagle Brook Church (6 campuses)
Elijah's Truth--Fergus Falls (See God's Children Adoption Agency)
Every Child, Every Church (Facebook)
Evolve Adoption and Family Services--Edina (See Crossroads Adoption Services)
Family Alternatives--Minneapolis
Family Attachment & Counseling Center--Deephaven/Wayzata
Fernbrook Family Center--Several locations
First Baptist Church--Waterville (Lifesong Adoption Fund)
First Baptist Church*--Cambridge
Food for His Children--Minneapolis
The Forgotten Initiative--Twin Cities (Lifesong's Foster Care)
Foster Caring & Sharing--Rochester
The Foster Closet of Sherburne County--Sherburne County
Foster the Love Minnesota --St. Paul Park
Fostering Love Project--Oakdale
Friends of Fana--New Brighton (Camp of Dreams)
Free Arts Minnesota--Minneapolis
The Gathering Room--Minneapolis
Gift of Life Adoption Fund--Minnesota Chapter
Global Team for Local Initiatives--Minneapolis
Glory Baptist Church (COOM)--Aitkin
The God's Child Project--Minneapolis
God's Children Adoption Agency--Barnesville
Grace Church*--Eden Praire (One Less, Children at Risk)
Hand in Hand International Adoptions--St. Paul
Hands of Freedom--Apple Valley
Heartland Girls' Ranch--Benson
His Kids Orphan Ministry--Alexandria (Lake Community Church)
Hope Adoption--Edina (See Evolve Adoption & Family Services)
Hope Connections--Zimmerman (Stacy Manning)
Hope for Orphans--Shakopee (not the national organization)
Hope Realized--Metro, Pine City
Immanuel Lutheran--Crosby
International Adoption Clinic-UMN--Minneapolis
International Adoption Services--Edina
Jeremiah Program--Twin Cities, Moorhead, Rochester
Jubilee Community Church--Minneapolis
Kids Home International--Minneapolis
Kindred Family Focus--Monticello (and other cities)
Korean Adoptees Ministry Center--Roseville
Korean Culture Camp--Minneapolis
Korean Institute of Minnesota--Brooklyn Center
Lake Community Church (See His Kids Orphan Ministry)
Lakeview Covenant Church--Duluth (Hope for the Children, Foster Care Back Packs of Hope)
Legacy of Adoption--Apple Valley
Lil Farm Children's Home--Cambridge
MN ASAP Parent Support Network
Maestral International--Minneapolis
Minneapolis Angels--Minneapolis
Minnesota Association of Korean Americans--Edina
Minnesota Care Partner--Minneapolis
Minnesota Foster Care Closet (Facebook group)--Olmsted County
Minnesota Heart Gallery--St. Paul
Minnesota North Grain Train--Morris
Minnesota South Grain Train--Rochester (warehouse)
Minnesota North District of the Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod
Minnesota State Public School (Orphanage Museum)--Owatonna
Missing Grace--Maple Grove (pregnancy loss, adoption challenges)
MnAdopt--Minneapolis (training, adoption, Helpline, etc)
New Day Covenant Church--Rochester (Children's Hope Chest-Ethiopia)
New Horizons Adoption Agency--Blue Earth
New Mercies Ministries--Eden Prairie (City Hill Fellowship)
Nexus Treatment Programs--Multiple Sites
North American Council on Adoptable Children--St. Paul
North Haven Church Orphan Care Ministry--St. Paul
North Homes--Grand Rapids, Bemidji, Duluth
Northfield Mentoring Coalition--Northfiel d
Northwood Children's Services--Duluth
Olmsted County Foster Care Closet--Rochester
Patiently Waiting--Twin Cities
Pine Haven Youth and Family Services--Baxter, Brainerd
Plymouth Covenant Church--Plymouth (Global Missions)
Project Friendship--Northfield (Carleton, St. Olaf Colleges)
Refuge Ranch Ministries --Byron
Safe Families-- Twin Cities , Duluth
Safe Haven Foster Shoppe--Isanti
St. Bernard's/St. Bridget's Adoption Ministry--Rochester
St. David's Center--Minnetonka
St George Greek Orthodox Church--St. Paul
St. John Neumann Catholic--Eagan
The Sheridan Story--Minneapolis
South Shore Trinity Lutheran--(Grain Train)White Bear Lake
Sovereign Grace Church--Bloomington (Safe Families, Covenant Mercies, Etc)
Together For Good--Rochester, St. Paul
True Hope Ukraine--St. Michael (Living Waters Church)
Trinity Evangelical Free--Lakeville
200 Orphanages Worldwide--Sartell
University of Minnesota China Care Club--Minneapolis
Volunteers of America--Minneapolis
Washburn Memorial Orphan Asylum--Minneapolis
Wellshare International--Minneapolis
Woodbury Community Church--Woodbury (Together For Good, Kozefo, human trafficking, angel tree)