Lutheran Social Services, 130 W Central St, Chippewa Falls, WI 54729, US

Located in Eau Claire, Wis., Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan features counseling sessions with birth parents on various parenting options. The organization also features home studies for the adoption of domestic and international infants and children. It includes independent and step-parent adoptions, post-placement and postlegal counseling services. It supports the Lutheran Social Services Adoption & Birth parent program in contract with the state of Wisconsin to assist in the adoption of children with special needs. Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan is owned by the synods of Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The organization offers a variety of services for children that includes adoption, counseling, housing and referral assistance.