May 14, 2014 | Adoptions, Birthmothers, Domestic Adoptions, International Adoptions, Nepal, Uncategorized
CHIFF (Children in Families First Act) is still moving along. As people become informed of the importance of this act, more government officials have joined with our ranks in support. We want to keep you informed on the process of the bill. Below you will find a...
May 12, 2014 | Adoptions, Birthmothers, Domestic Adoptions, International Adoptions, Uncategorized
When dealing with the adoption process, it can be very easy to get a little lost in the terminology, especially when things sound so similar. Legal custody, guardianship, final adoption… all of these terms sound so similar, and people often use them interchangeably....
May 7, 2014 | Adoptions, Domestic Adoptions, International Adoptions, Uncategorized
We hear the horror stories every day of adoptions that cost more than they should or didn’t go as smoothly and problem free as the adoptive family expected. More often than not, those problems resulted from the use of unregulated and unlicensed adoption facilitators....
May 5, 2014 | Adoptions, International Adoptions, Uncategorized
As an international adoption agency, part of our job is to stay on top of the things happening in the world. Recently, we have received an influx of questions regarding the status of adoption in the Ukraine. Although we do not perform adoptions from the Ukraine, we...
Apr 7, 2014 | Adoptions, Birthmothers, Domestic Adoptions, International Adoptions, Nepal, Uncategorized
As two families adopting from our Taiwan program start their fundraising process, we decided to share with you some creative and fun ideas for successful fundraising. For example, the Smith’s and Tybor’s, two families adopting their forever children from Chung Yi in...
Apr 4, 2014 | Adoptions, Domestic Adoptions, International Adoptions, Uncategorized
We wish adoption was as simple as placing a child who needs a home with a family who wants a child. But building thriving families doesn’t just happen. We spend hours upon hours helping families really discover what type of child fits their family, their passions, and...
Mar 17, 2014 | Adoptions, Birthmothers, Domestic Adoptions, International Adoptions, Nepal, Uncategorized
How much will your family spend on new clothes for Easter Sunday? Did you know for the cost of your Easter clothes you could provide food and clothes to an orphan in need? This Easter we’re challenging you to “Ditch the Duds”. That’s right, forget the fancy clothes...
Mar 5, 2014 | Adoptions, Birthmothers, Domestic Adoptions, International Adoptions, Uncategorized
In late February, Chairman Camp of the Ways and Means Committee released his proposal for the tax reform, which eliminates the Adoption Tax Credit (ATC). As you can imagine (and as many of you probably feel), we are very concerned about the effect of this change...
Feb 17, 2014 | Adoptions, Birthmothers, Domestic Adoptions, International Adoptions, Uncategorized
With the actions and allegations surrounding CHIFF, the Children in Families First Act, we wanted to clarify what actually constitutes an orphan and a child with convention adoptee status. An adoptive child from another country requires a visa to come to the United...
Feb 12, 2014 | Adoptions, Birthmothers, Domestic Adoptions, International Adoptions, Uncategorized
The birthmothers we serve sacrifice so much even beyond the 9 months they carry a child whom they will not parent. Our adoptive families always feel such gratitude for these strong, brave women, but often struggle with how to show that gratitude and love. As...
