Minnesota International Adoptee Needs Assessment

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AdopSource will be conducting a needs assessment that aims to address issues relating to ethnic and racial identity and adoptee awareness. This needs assessment will engage and research adoptee individuals and their families; and conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis on international adoptees’ experiences and unmet needs. From this data, we can design appropriate community-based services to meet their needs. 

Activities for this needs assessment:
  • Conduct a statewide outreach and needs assessment for adoptees and their families through:
    -Online survey
    -Statewide focus groups
    -One on one interviews
  • Create a documentary (Voices of Adoption) and book (HERE TOO) on personal stories, adoptee organizations, and the study.
  • Hold a special event to release findings.  
  • Publish a final report
  • Outline services in detail and define unmet needs for adoptees and their families.
  • Provide a curriculum for adoption agencies, adoptive families, and adoptee themselves. The curriculum may take the form of a video, storybook curriculum, demographics, survey tool, learning materials for discussion and small group activities. 
Goals:
  • Broaden the understanding of adoptees and their place within the greater community.  
  • Learn about the issues that are affecting the adoptee community and how they can be overcome (Results from the needs assessment project would shape AdopSource’s future community-based services for international adoptees and their families.) 
  • Dispel stereotypes, misinformation, and racial bias. 
  • Celebrate diversity and create an inclusive culture. 
This project is sponsored in part by:
  • Laura Jane Musser Fund
  • Asian Pacific Endowment
  • Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare
  • HERE Endowment
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Minnesota Residents: Participate in the Needs Assessment Online Survey!

What do adoptees and their families need? Participate in the first and only Minnesota-wide needs assessment that aims to identify issues relating to racial identity and adoptee awareness.

This unique project is conceived of and carried out by adult adoptees, to help those who have experienced gaps in services and a lack of resources offered to adoptees and their families. AdopSource and its partners recognize those gaps, and want to build capacity to address them. The first step is knowledge. Share yours!

Adult International Adoptees (ages 18 and over)
Teen International Adoptees (ages 13-17)
Adoptive Parents/Guardians of International Adoptees