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Lutheran Adoption Service

Lutheran Adoption Service (LAS) is a joint venture with Well- however, we continue to reduce permanency time frames to Child and Family
spring and is the state’s largest private agency handling adop- achieve greater efficiency. Throughout 2019, 908 children were
tions of children from the child welfare system. Outcomes are available for adoption. Lutheran Adoption Service worked with
derived from contract performance objectives set by the state; 293 families to find permanent homes for these children.

Program

Outcomes Lutheran Adoption Services Outcomes Targets 2019
394 Adoption finalized within 8 months of termination. 50% 45%

1%
<5%
Rate of disrupted adoptions.
Adoptions Year-to-date Children achieved permanency within 36% 37%
24 months of entering care.

In 2019, adoptions took longer than eight months to complete because an additional piece was added to the legal process, which has
been holding up some of the cases.

Satisfaction 5

Surveys 4 4.7

Based on Adoptive Parent Survey. 3 2019
Target Score: 4.0 or higher 2 YTD

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