Adoption Information & Services

Lutheran Social Services of Montana is a non-profit organization offering birth parent counseling, adoptive family preparation, mental health services, search and reunion services, and post adoption counseling. They have also received a grant from Wendy's Wonderful Kids, a program to promote adoption of children in foster care.

While there is not a physical location established in Great Falls, there is a staff member in this area who is available to meet with individuals.

Lutheran Social Services of Montana is a non-profit organization offering birth parent counseling, adoptive family preparation, mental health services, search and reunion services, and post adoption counseling. They have also received a grant from Wendy's Wonderful Kids, a program to promote adoption of children in foster care.

Formerly known as Lutheran Social Services of Montana, St. John’s United Family Services (SJUFS) is a licensed adoption agency providing a range of services throughout Montana including: birthparent counseling, adoption preparation and post placement support through our infant program as well as contract services. Additional services include support for youth in foster care (Wendy’s Wonderful Kids) through a grant from the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, search and reunion services and post adoption support. Services are available throughout the state. Mental health counseling with specialization in grief/loss, adoption, parenting/caregiving (for all ages) is provided from two offices.

Formerly known as Lutheran Social Services of Montana, St. John’s United Family Services (SJUFS) is a licensed adoption agency providing a range of services throughout Montana including: birthparent counseling, adoption preparation and post placement support through our infant program as well as contract services. Additional services include support for youth in foster care (Wendy’s Wonderful Kids) through a grant from the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, search and reunion services and post adoption support. Services are available throughout the state. Mental health counseling with specialization in grief/loss, adoption, parenting/caregiving (for all ages) is provided from two offices.

Lutheran Social Services provides free birthparent counseling to women and their partners who are dealing with an unplanned pregnancy.

LSS counselors also help prepare adoptive parents who are hoping to adopt through our domestic infant adoption, contract adoption and International adoption programs.

Other adoption services include our Wendy’s Wonderful Kids program, search services and post adoption counseling.

Catholic Social Services is a licensed adoption agency. In addition to adoption services they provide counseling and intermediary services. All are eligible to receive services from this agency. They have also received a grant from Wendy's Wonderful Kids, a program to promote adoption of children in foster care.

Catholic Social Services is a licensed adoption agency. In addition to adoption services they provide counseling and intermediary services. All are eligible to receive services from this agency. They have also received a grant from Wendy's Wonderful Kids, a program to promote adoption of children in foster care.

Catholic Social Services is a licensed adoption agency. In addition to adoption services they provide counseling and intermediary services. All are eligible to receive services from this agency. They have also received a grant from Wendy's Wonderful Kids, a program to promote adoption of children in foster care.

Catholic Social Services is a licensed adoption agency. In addition to adoption services they provide counseling and intermediary services. All are eligible to receive services from this agency. They have also received a grant from Wendy's Wonderful Kids, a program to promote adoption of children in foster care.

Montana Child and Family Services requires and provides special training to all of our foster and adoptive parents. The training is offered at various times and places around the State of Montana.

Children who are available for adoption through the Child and Family Services Division of the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services have been removed from their own families because of abuse, neglect or other family problems that make it unsafe for them to remain at home. The rights of their parents have been terminated making the children available for adoption.

Maintains a list of State-Licensed Private Adoption Agencies.

For a list of county offices, go to: https://dphhs.mt.gov/CFSD/CountyOffice.aspx

Catholic Social Services is a licensed adoption agency. In addition to adoption services they provide counseling and intermediary services. All are eligible to receive services from this agency. They have also received a grant from Wendy's Wonderful Kids, a program to promote adoption of children in foster care.

Dan Fox Foster Care & Adoption:
Youth Homes offers foster care and adoption services through our Dan Fox Family Care Program. They place children into families that they have recruited, screened, trained and licensed, plus they support placements made by the Montana Child and Family Services Division (the State child welfare agency).

Family Support Services:
The Family Support Services Program is designed to help families with a challenging child in the home. Their ambition is to help families through crisis, provide them ongoing support, and assist them in developing better skills for living with their children. They believe that with in-home therapy, coaching, and guidance, they can help support parents to maintain the child in the family's care. The length of their services is generally between three and twelve months.

Group Home:
The group homes offer care, guidance and treatment. Each home has a different program design that is targeted to address the unique differences of age and gender and issues of the youngsters in each home. See "Montana Youth Group Homes" for list of group homes and their contact information.

Our Offices

Youth Homes Main Office
550 North California Street, Missoula, MT 59802 | (406) 721-2704

Dan Fox Family Care – Missoula
515 S Reserve St, Ste 5, Missoula, MT 59801 | (406) 721-2754

Youth Homes – Helena
200 Miller St, Helena, MT 59601 | (406) 449-3038

Dan Fox Family Care – Helena
619 North Last Chance Gulch, Helena, MT 59601 | (406) 443-4730

Dan Fox Family Care – Polson
302 1st St W #201, Polson, MT 59860 | (406) 883-4370

Partnership for Children Offices

Main Office
2825 Stockyard Rd. A-11, Missoula, MT 59808 | (406) 543-5531

Polson Office
601 1st Street East, Polson, MT 59860 | (406) 319-2314

Shelter Care:
Shelter offers short-term care for youth who are out of their homes due to a crisis, concern about the safety or stability of their home or who are awaiting a longer-term placement.

Shelter/Long Term Group Homes:
Our dually-licensed homes combine the qualities of short-term shelter and longer-term group care in one program to offer immediate and extended care and services.

Therapeutic Group Homes:
Our therapeutic group care homes provide behavioral health care to emotionally-disturbed youth who cannot be served in their own homes or substitute families, but who are appropriate to receive such services in a community setting.

Teens in Transition:
The Tom Roy Youth Guidance Home is a long-term group home that serves young people aging out of foster care without an available permanent family, or a family needing help with their child emancipating.

The Dennis Radtke Home for Boys
3218 Helena Drive, Missoula, MT 59803 | (406) 251-8498

Flathead Youth Home
825 East Oregon Street, Kalispell, MT 59901 | (406) 755-4622

Jan Shaw Home for Girls
1398 Warehouse Street Helena, MT 59601 | (406) 449-7582

Linda Massa Youth Home
196 Providence Way, Hamilton, MT 59840 | (406) 363-0619

Margaret Stuart Youth Home
200 Miller St, Helena, MT 59601 | (406) 443-2145

Shirley Miller Attention Home
550 N California Street, Missoula, MT 59802 | (406) 549-3836

Susan Talbot Boys Home
2105 42nd Street, Missoula, MT 59803 | (406) 251-6836

Susan Talbot Home for Girls
815 Tower Street, Missoula, MT 59804 | (406) 543-8597

Tom Roy Youth Guidance Home
2824 W Central Ave, Missoula, MT 59804 | (406) 728-8127

Who We Are

LDS Family Services is operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As such, we follow Church welfare principles.

Current Services Offered by LDS Family Services:

LDS Family Services provides consultation and referral services to prospective adoptive parents who are living in the United States and who are referred by their bishop or branch president. A consultation can help you find legal help, home study services, and placement services.

The agency also maintains a website of prospective adoptive couples that meet the eligibility criteria. This website is primarily used by LDS Family Services staff in working with single expectant parents who are making an adoption plan for their child and are searching for an LDS adoptive couple. While the numbers of single expectant parents visiting this site fluctuates, it is generally a small number.

Community Services

Adoptive couples may seek the following services from community resources:
•Pre-adoption education
•Adoption home study
•Placement services
•Post-placement services
•Legal services

If needed, LDS Family Services can consult with you to find a community service provider in your area

LDS Family Services provides assistance with pre-marital counseling, adoption or single parenting, with a bishop's referral. LDS Family Services can also refer you to resources in the community.

Adoption Agencies
Adoption Information
Foster Care

Youth Homes offers foster care and adoption services through our Dan Fox Family Care Program. We place children into families that we have recruited, screened, trained and licensed, plus we support placements made by the Montana Child and Family Services Division (the State child welfare agency).

Our goal is to create and maintain healthy family environments within which children who’ve been abused and neglected can begin to heal and find permanency or stability. Some placements are time limited, and the child stays as a foster placement while he or she works toward reunification with his or her biological family. Many times, however, the child is available and appropriate for permanent placement, and we will work toward adoption or guardianship.

The National Foster Parent Association (NFPA) is a non-profit organization established in 1972 to address the concerns of several independent groups of foster parents and child welfare professionals to provide foster families with opportunities for advocacy, networking, and education.

Primary Activities:

• Promote the delivery of services and supports to foster families
• Support quality foster care by promoting excellence and best practice
• Provide services and supports to state and local foster parent associations
• Develop and provide education and training, information, dissemination of information to the public
• Advocate at the local, state and national level; promote networking and collaboration
• Promote positive image of family foster care; greater visibility; encourage active involvement