We Find Family for Youth in Foster Care.
We prioritize relatives, kin, community and culture as we identify caring adults who promise to be there, forever.
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We host a variety of engaging, inclusive events for youth, caregivers, kinship families, pre-adoptive families, child welfare professionals, volunteers and the general public. Please join us!
Latest News from Ampersand Families
Ampersand Families joins the Quality Parenting Initiative
Ampersand Families has joined the Quality Parenting Initiative (QPI) as a fully trained Minnesota site! What this means for Ampersand…
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Our Past is Our Right!
There is a reason for Minnesotans to celebrate. Adoptees, close descendants of adoptees and those of us who support adopted…