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 for eligible youth in foster care, ages 14–22, designed to help them achieve their goals, build life skills, gain confidence, and successfully transition to independent adulthood.
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
Aubrie is an intelligent and motivated young woman who enjoys beauty and fashion, including makeup, hairstyling, and shopping. She also likes reading, playing online games, and staying active through volleyball. Aubrie values her relationships and enjoys spending time with the people she cares about most. She hopes for a supportive family that can provide both structure and encouragement while helping her grow in independence. Aubrie is open to having siblings and pets in the home and would enjoy a rural setting. More than anything, she is looking for caring adults who will take the time to build a meaningful connection with her, provide stability and belonging, and support her relationship with her younger sister.
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.
“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, or kinship families, we will attempt to provide a qualified third-party interpreter or translator.
Nexus Family Healing is grateful to the State of Minnesota’s Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) for its support of our Foster Care services. For more information visit the DCYF website: Foster Care Licensing | Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families. Nexus organization contacts for these services: Monique Fulton, [email protected] and Nicole Mucheck, [email protected].