Adoption Resources

Private Agencies and Licensed Social Workers
Below you will find a list of private agencies and below that you will find a list of licensed social workers who are willing to provide home study services to independent adopters. Arrangements for services and the fees should be made directly with the agency individual.

NOTE:

x Denotes agencies whose primary function is provision of foster care services rather than adoption services.

o This agency also operates an Independent Living Preparation Program.

Child Placement Agencies

x Abbott House
909 Court Merrill
PO Box 700
Mitchell, SD 57301-0700
996-2486

All About U Adoptions
229 East 2nd Avenue Suite 2
Milbank, SD 57252-0408
949-2507

Bethany Christian Services of Western SD
2525 West Main Street #309
Rapid City, SD 57702-2443
343-7196

Bethany Christian Services of SD
400 S Sycamore Ave, Suite 105-2
Sioux Falls, SD 57110
336-6999

x Black Hills Special Services Coop.
PO Box 218
Sturgis, SD 57785-0218
423-4444

x Capital Area Counseling Service
2510 E. Franklin
PO Box 148
Pierre, SD 57501-0148
224-5011

x Casey Family Programs
SGU Campus, East Hwy. 18
PO Box 1047
Mission, SD 57555-1047
856-4855

x Casey Family Programs
PO Box 604
Pine Ridge, SD 57770-0604
867-5752

Catholic Family Services
523 N. Duluth
Sioux Falls, SD 57104-2714
988-3775
1 800-700-7867

Catholic Family Services
310 15th Avenue SE
Aberdeen SD 57401
226-1304
1 888-471-4673

Catholic Family Services
1115 E. 5th Avenue
Mitchell, SD 57301
996-9033
1 888-496-2273

Catholic Family Services
1221 E. Broadway
Pierre, SD 57501
224-6400
1 888-503-8255

Catholic Social Services
918 5th St.
Rapid City, SD 57701-3798
348-6086

x Children's Home Society
801 N. Sycamore Ave.
P.O. Box 1749
Sioux Falls, SD 57101-1749
334-3431

x Children's Home Society
1330 Jolly Lane
Rapid City, SD 57701
343-2811

LDS Family Services
2525 W. Main St., Suite 310
Rapid City, SD 57702-2443
342-3500 or
(763) 560-0900

Lutheran Social Services
621 E. Presentation St.
Sioux Falls, SD 57104-0820
221-2346
1-888-201-5061

Lutheran Social Services
2920 Sheridan Lake Road
Rapid City, SD 57701
348-0477
1-800-260-1439

Lutheran Social Services
202 South Main #228
Aberdeen, SD 57401
229-1500
1-800-584-9248

Lutheran Social Services
1424 9th Avenue SE Suite 7
Watertown, SD 57201
882-2740
1-800-568-7116

New Horizons Adoption Agency, Inc.
2500 W. 49th Street Suite 203E
PO Box 89532
Sioux Falls, SD 57109-9532
332-0310

x Northeastern Mental Health Center
PO Box 550
Aberdeen, SD 57402-0550
225-1010

x Volunteers of America, Dakotas
1309 W. 51st Street
P.O. Box 89306
Sioux Falls, SD 57109-9306
339-1199
1-800-365-8336

Licensed Social Workers
Terre Berkland, CSW-PIP 1003 Burleigh St Yankton, SD 57078 (605) 665-2036	Sue Wein, ACSW, CSW-PIP 510 Willow Dr Aberdeen, SD 57401 (605) 225-1774
Jane Thompson 1317 Mt Rushmore Rd-Box 749 Rapid City, SD 57709 (605) 341-3112	Karen Hubbard 6480 Greenfield Dr Rapid City, SD 57701 (605) 393-2106
Morris Patzlaff, MSW, CSW-PIP 2121 West 63rd Place, Ste 200 Sioux Falls, SD 57108 (605) 275-5700	Barb Palmer 1721 S 7^th Ave Sioux Falls, SD 57105 (605) 336-7971
Lynn Adler PO Box 659 Lennox, SD 57039 (605) 647-5352	Deb Kelsey-Whittel 2210 Brown Place Sioux Falls, SD 57105
Jeff Trammell, MSW 4105 S Carneigie Place Sioux Falls, SD 57106-2360 (605) 338-8278	Mary Pat Mueller Box 186 Chamberlain, SD 57325 (605) 734-5275
Kay Lindgren PO Box 3276 Rapid City, SD 57709 (605) 342-2570	David Schmidt PO Box 544 Pierre, SD 57501 (605) 280-0457
Connie Smith 13661 387^th Ave Aberdeen, SD 57401 (605) 226-4420	DiAnn Kleinsasser 316 S. Ree St., Apt. 1 Pierre, SD 57501 (605) 224-5795
Thomas L Collins, CSW PO Box 210 Hermosa, SD 57744 (605) 342-2722	Emily Williams 200 S Paul Gust Rd Ste 106 Chamberlain, SD 5732 (605) 234-4033
Keri Meyer, MSW, CSW-PIP 1600 N Wayland Ave Sioux Falls, SD 57103 (605) 940-0903	Mary Gustafson, MSW, CSW-PIP 816 North Menlo Ave Sioux Falls, SD 57104 (605) 360-5738
DeVonne Powell, LMSW-PIP 5909 West Cheyenne Drive Sioux Falls, SD 57106 (605) 360-5735

Adoption Websites

The following are some national adoption websites. The content and availability of these sites are beyond the control of the South Dakota Department of Social Services.