Thanks to all you donated to MARN Giving Tree – Fulfilling Holiday Wishes for Foster Children

• New bike for boy, age 17
• Winter wear for boy, age 10
• Saxophone for boy, age 17
• Weight-lifting equipment for boy, age 11
• Robin Hood toys and clothing for boy, age 11
• African-American hair care at salon for girl,
  age 16
• Nintendo Wii for girl who loves to dance,
  age 13
• iPod for boy, age 17

To see photos from the annual MARN gala, click here. For more information or if you have questions, please call 612-861-7115.

Counting to Zero
Zero Kids Waiting is a program solely funded by Minnesota Adoption Resource Network (MARN), a 30-year old organization who’s mission is to assure the right of every child to a permanent, nurturing family; to advocate on behalf of adoptive, kinship, and foster families; and to maximize the opportunities for successful adoptions. MARN is not a placing agency, rather we STAND for the waiting children of Minnesota. No child is unadoptable. No teen is too old. And no sibling group is too large.

To many people zero means nothing – to us zero means everything. There are 430 kids waiting in Minnesota foster care system. Our goal is to make that number zero, because every child deserves a family. If you can’t open your home to one of Minnesota’s waiting kids, volunteer your time and talents.

Minnesota Waiting Children:

• Are of all ages and races
• Typically older than six and many are teenagers
• Have siblings and need to be placed with their sibling group
• Await permanent, stable and loving families

How long must a child wait?

• National average is 14.5 months
• Minnesota average is 16.5 months
• Only 40% of children find adoptive homes
• Older children, teens and sibling groups are less likely to be adopted