Special Needs Adoption

Children's Service Society of Wisconsin operates the Special Needs Adoption program. Our goal is to find loving, adoptive families for children who are currently in foster care. Adopting a child through the Special Needs Adoption program brings great rewards.

What does special needs mean?

Special needs refers to the physical, behavioral and emotional needs that the children have stemming from the difficulty some of them have seen in their lives. Many of the children in the program have been in foster care and need a permanent, safe home with a loving family. All children who have experienced the trauma of child abuse and neglect and have been separated from their biological families have some special needs. Some children  may be part of a sibling group that needs to remain together.

Adoptive families can have a dramatic, positive impact on these children by providing a forever family. Training, information and referrals to community resources are provided for parents to help them deal with issues that their children may experience.