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The Special Needs Adoption Coalition (SNAC) of Oregon is facilitated by A Family For Every Child: Heart Gallery Adoption Agency through a contract with the State of Oregon, Department of Human Services (DHS). An adoption is usually considered "special needs" if the child is over eight years old, part of a sibling group, has some physical, mental or emotional disabilities, or is part of an ethnic minority. SNAC is comprised of 15 private adoption agencies who work with DHS to locate potential adoptive families for foster children in state custody. The agencies each have their own fee structure and fees are partially reimbursed through the State of Oregon. The Coalition publishes "Family Matters," Oregon's free bi-monthly special needs adoption newsletter featuring profiles of "waiting children". Oregon is proud of this nationally recognized public-private partnership which has successfully increased the adoption opportunities for children in foster care.
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