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Ana Spotts

My goal as a promotion specialist for GWCA and CAN is to advocate for the Waiting Children in our international adoption programs to help them find loving Forever Families.

Family Returns from the Philippines!

PhilippinesWe would like to welcome home one of the families in our Philippines adoption program that has just returned home with the newest member of their Family! We are absolutely delighted for this child and their new Forever Family as they settle into their new life together! Congratulations from all of us at Children of All Nations!

Are you interested in adopting from the Philippines?

Children of All Nations is currently recruiting families for our 2016 Philippines “Regular Track” program. This program provides families with the opportunity to adopt a child as young as two and a half to five years old, with no medical needs. Each year Children of All Nations is allotted a limited number of openings for this program, if your family is interested in learning how you can claim your spot, contact our adoption consultants today!

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Family Returns from Latvia!

latvia1-300x241We would like to welcome home one of the families in our Latvian adoption program that traveled right before the New Year to bring their kiddo home! We are so happy for this child and their new Forever Family as they begin the next leg of their journey together. Congratulations from all of us at Children of All Nations!

Our Latvian adoption program has both a Waiting Child and a Regular adoption track. Children in the “Regular” track program are typically age 9 and older and are considered medically healthy, while Children in the Waiting Child program can be a part of a sibling set or have some degree of special need. While every country has its own set of eligibility requirements for international adoption, the requirements for Latvia adoption are relatively open compared to others, allowing both single women and men to apply.

If you are interested in learning more about our Latvian adoption or hosting programs, contact our adoption consultants today!

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5 Reasons to Adopt From Bulgaria

Bulgaria 1If you are looking to grow your family through international adoption, our Bulgaria adoption program could be a great fit! As this program continues to grow, we are seeing more and more children’s files coming in each month giving us the opportunity to help place children with loving Forever Families. Below are five reasons your family may want to consider beginning your Bulgaria adoption journey!

For more information, contact our CAN matching specialists today!

1. Traditional and Waiting Child Programs Bulgaria has both a Traditional Adoption program, and a Waiting Child track! Families that are waiting for a referral in the traditional adoption program are able to look at the Waiting Children that our agency is advocating for, giving them the option of switching to the Waiting Child program if that is where they find their child.

2. Get Matched Quickly In our Waiting Child program, you get to play a role in the matching process, meaning you can submit your request to be matched as soon as you find your child!

3. SiblingsYour family can be matched with a sibling group of 2 or more! While this is more common in the Waiting Child program, it is a possibility in the traditional program as well depending on the age range that you’re open to. Recently we’ve seen several sets of older twins in our Waiting Child program!

4. Healthy Older Children
Our Waiting Child program has children of all ages with varying degrees of needs. However, occasionally the only reason that a child is considered a “Waiting Child” is because they are older.

5. Younger Children
While younger healthy children are available through the traditional program, there are younger Waiting Children with special needs ranging anywhere from very minor to more moderate or severe. For families that are comfortable with needs, this is a great alternative which offers a shorter wait time.

If your family is interested in learning more about either our Bulgaria Traditional Adoption program or our Waiting Child program, please contact our CAN Matching Specialist, visit our Photo Listing, or join our Facebook group today!

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Haiti Holidays Update

HH updateWe’re two weeks into our Haiti Holidays donation drive, and are so excited to see that families are already starting to send items in! We are so appreciative for each of these gifts, as they are all going directly to the orphanages in Haiti that CAN is partnered with.

We will be collecting the goods up until the time that our staff travels to Haiti in February, so if your family is interested in contributing, please send one of the items that the orphanages have requested, or a gift card so that we can purchase the item on your behalf. For more information contact our Haiti Matching Specialist today!

Together, we can give the children of Haiti something to celebrate!

Items Requested: 
– Diapers*
– Lotion*
– Wipes*
– Clothes*
– Formula*
– Tooth brushes*
– Toothpaste*
– Swim Diapers*
– Packaged New Underwear*
– Small containers of bubbles
– Inflatable beach balls
        *Urgent need

All contributions can be sent to the following address:
Children of All Nations

ATTN: Hilary
248 Addie Roy Road A102
Austin, Tx 78746

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Good News for CAN Programs!

iStock_000003438008SmallThere has been a lot of excitement in our CAN programs lately! We are always so happy to get news of a family receiving a referral or traveling to bring their kiddo home forever. Here are a few of the most recent updates from CAN:

If your family is interested in learning how you can begin your adoption journey with one of our CAN programs, please contact our matching specialists today!

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New Referral from Africa!

Burundi todler

We are DELIGHTED to announce that a family in one of our African Adoption Programs has just received a referral! We are so incredibly happy for this family as they take one step closer to welcoming their kiddo home forever! It is so wonderful to see movement in some of our smaller programs.

If you are interested in learning how you can be matched with a child from one of our CAN adoption programs, contact our CAN Matching Specialists, or visit our Waiting Child Photo Listing today!

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“Haiti Holidays” Donation Drive

Haiti Holidays

“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.”

In the midst of the holiday season, it’s easy to lose sight of how fortunate we are. Unlike so many orphans around the world, we have the opportunity to spend the holidays surrounded by family and friends as we eat feasts and open presents. So this holiday season, Children of All Nations is providing a way to give back, with our “Haiti Holidays” donation drive!

Haiti HolidaysThis coming February, Children of All Nations will be sending a team to Haiti to meet with each of the orphanages that we partner with, and we want to send them off with a suitcase full of gifts! We’ve reached out to each of the orphanages and they’ve provided us with a list of items that they are in need of (below).  We are asking any families that are interested in contributing to our donation drive to send us an item from the list or a gift card to a store such as Walmart or Target so that we can purchase the item on your behalf. Please take a photo when sending your items in the mail or dropping them off at our office and email them to hilary@childrenofallnations.com. 

Let’s give the children of Haiti something to celebrate! 

Items Requested: 
– Diapers*
– Lotion*
– Wipes*
– Clothes*
– Formula*
– Tooth brushes*
– Toothpaste*
– Swim Diapers*
– Packaged New Underwear*
– Small containers of bubbles
– Inflatable beach balls
        *Urgent need

All contributions can be sent to the following address:
Children of All Nations
ATTN: Hilary
248 Addie Roy Road A102
Austin, Tx 78746

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Amazon Smile

Amazon Smile

Doing some shopping online this year? Shop through Amazon Smile, where you will have access to all the same products at the same price you normally would on Amazon to fill your loved ones’ wishlists! The only difference between Amazon Smile and regular Amazon.com is that 0.5% of your eligible purchases is donated by Amazon to the Great Wall China Adoption and Children of All Nations orphan care programs. What a great way to spread holiday cheer and generosity!

Just log in to Amazon by clicking here, and be sure to select Great Wall China Adoption as your charity if it isn’t already (Children of All Nations is not specifically listed, as it is part of Great Wall). Then, shop like normal and know that with every purchase you make, you are making a positive impact on the life of an orphan. We appreciate your support so much!

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Apply for 2016 Haiti and Philippines Regular Track Today!

HaitiChildren of All Nations is currently accepting applications for our Haiti and Philippines Regular Track Adoption Programs!

These Regular Track programs provide families with the opportunity to adopt a younger child with no medical needs. Each of these programs has a limited number of spots available for 2016, so we would like to encourage any families that are interested in applying to reach out to our International Adoption Specialists today at info@childrenofallnations.com – don’t delay your journey towards a bigger family!

For more information about our Haiti Regular Track Adoption Program, visit:

For more information about our Philippines Regular Track Adoption Program, visit:

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