Minnesota adoption agencies face unique challenges when trying to place special needs children and sibling groups in permanent homes. Nearly half of the children available for adoption in the state have special needs.

But Julia Weisz, a social worker from Morrison County, hopes those labels won’t discourage families from coming forward. Children have special needs just by being in foster care, she said. All have suffered loss.” [Source: St. Cloud Times]

Ron and James Brown, from St. Cloud, dislike the labels given to foster and adoptive kids. Both feel the labels can set kids up for failure. The Browns have fostered over 30 children, including those with special needs, and have seen many of them grow into healthy, productive teens and adults.

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