Waiting Family Profiles

Below is a listing of hopeful adoptive families who have an approved study and are excited to meet with you and discuss your wishes for your child. Please click on the family name to go to their individual page and learn more about them.

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Dan and Janelle

Matched

Home Location: Twin Cities Metro

Family Status: Couple without children

Children in Home: None

Child Ethnicity: African American, Asian, Caucasian, East Indian, Hispanic/Latino, Native American

Hello! We are a couple in our 30s who are excited to expand our family. We have experience with adoption through Janelle’s family; two of her siblings were adopted, and she has always wanted to follow the same path. Dan is a teacher in special education who has worked with kids of all ages and is thrilled to start the process to bring a child into our home.

Thank you for taking the time to get to know us!

For more detailed information about us, please visit our website!

https://janelleanddan2015.wixsite.com/adopt

You can also contact our adoption worker at

[email protected] or 320-428-0199

Fun facts about Janelle

She has eight younger siblings! The oldest is four years younger than her, and the youngest is twenty years younger than her.
She wrote a young adult fantasy novel for her Master’s program in Creative Writing.
She is nearly fluent in Spanish.
She loves to garden and has added six native flower gardens to our yard since we moved in.

Fun facts about Dan

Although he’s a teacher, his degree is in psychology, which has really helped him understand how his students’ minds work and help them achieve their best.
He is quite good at pool and has been known to play one-handed from time to time, just for fun!
He has a brown belt in karate.
He thrives in chaos. It gives him energy, and there’s never a dull moment.

A few of our favorite things

Animals, especially our cats Pip and Tippi, our chinchilla Wes, and our dwarf hamster Floof
Board games with friends
Broadway musicals at the Orpheum
Hikes and camping trips at state parks
Traveling, anywhere we can!
Hosting social gatherings at our home

Our favorite places around town

Como Zoo, a free zoo within a short drive of our house
Minnehaha Regional Park, which has a lovely waterfall and picnic areas
The Renaissance Festival, where we dress up as pirates!
Pretty much anywhere we can get outside and walk around

Our promise to you

We will love this child unconditionally.
We would love to create an environment of openness and inclusion and will work with you to figure out what that looks like, based on your comfort level.
We will do our best to teach kindness, empathy, and respect for all.
We will honor their cultural heritage, whatever that may be.
We will provide a variety of opportunities to help them discover their passions.
We will support them as they are and encourage them to follow the path that will bring them happiness.