From the Desk of Lizzie: October 31, 2012
Happy Halloween!
I would love to see all the costumes today! What is your kiddo dressed as? Other than Halloween, today is also exciting for another reason…
CAN has launched our new Bulgaria Waiting Child Program! This program offers families the opportunity to adopt a child with special needs. Often, these children are the most vulnerable and need your love, support, and healing. Children of All Nation’s receives files of children available every 3 months from the Bulgarian government. We have the privilege to advocate for these special children and search for their forever family.
Children available through the Bulgaria Waiting Child Program range in age from 1-16 and have a broad range of special needs. Healthy children and sibling groups may also be available. The number of files available and the age range, gender and special needs of the children will vary per with each distribution. We are happy to announce the addition several children in need of finding their forever family. To access our Children of All Nations Waiting Child List, please complete a Waiting Child Profile. This will provide you with your unique password to access the site. For additional information on the Bulgaria Program, please visit our Children of All Nations website.
When thinking about adoption and waiting children, this quote comes to my mind: “To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.” – Heather Cortez
Sincerely,
Lizzie Kovach
Adoption Consultant/Outreach and Promotions Manager
Read MoreFrom the Desk of Lizzie: October 24, 2012
Hello GWCA/CAN Families,
Great Wall and Children of All Nations had the honor of hosting a delegation of 22 CCCWA members yesterday at our headquarters in Austin, Texas. The delegation toured the Capitol and met with State Representative Mark Strama where Ms. Gan Weiwei, who led the delegation, was presented with a Texas flag as a gift. The delegation also participated in informational presentations by Texas Department of Family and Protective Services staff regarding licensing for adoption agencies, and by GWCA/CAN staff regarding our successful waiting child program in China. They enjoyed a tour of our office where they were able to meet the GWCA/CAN staff and learn more about our agency’s adoption programs. GWCA/CAN thanks CCCWA for their visit and for all they do to help the children of China.
If you want to see pictures of the visit, check out our Facebook page here.
Sincerely,
Lizzie Kovach
Adoption Consultant/Outreach and Promotions Manager
Read MoreFrom the Desk of Lizzie: October 17, 2012
Good Morning Families,
GWCA has started some exciting adoption campaigns! “Look What Love Can Do” was started to show the impact adoption can have on a child when a family brings a little one into their forever family. Feel free to look through each child’s pictures to see how their life has flourished. GWCA is so excited to help families at every stage of the adoption journey, and we would be happy to explore your adoption options through China today! What can your love do?
Another new agency campaign is: “Joy of Boys.” This campaign shows that although many families are only open to little girls, there are also boys in China waiting for their forever family. Are you interested in learning more about adopting from China…possibly a boy? Feel free to contact me at elizabeth@childrenofallnations.com for more information. You can also have your little boy’s ‘before’ and ‘after’ photos displayed in our “Joy of Boys” album on our GWCA website by submitting through our campaign site.
Sincerely,
Lizzie Kovach
Adoption Consultant/Outreach and Promotions Manager
Read MoreFrom the Desk of Lizzie: October 10, 2012
Happy Fall!
Today I was a guest on Creating a Family’s radio show to discuss adopting as an American Family living abroad. Whitney Reitz, from USCIS, was on the panel as well…we had a great chat on such an interesting adoption topic!
Creating a Family is a wonderful nonprofit that provides education and resources about infertility and adoption. We discussed the differences U.S. citizens living abroad go through on their adoption journey and how agencies like GWCA/CAN can assist with this process. It was also great to share helpful tips for families, even pointing out specific adoption cases such as military families.
If you want to listen to a downloadable podcast, one is available right here.
As always, feel free to email me for more information: Elizabeth@childrenofallnations.com
Sincerely,
Lizzie Kovach
Adoption Consultant/Outreach and Promotions Manager
Read MoreFrom the Desk of Lizzie: October 4, 2012
Hello GWCA/CAN Families,
I wanted to share wonderful news from CAN! We have started something very unique to help our children and families through our DRC program!
CAN is currently offering a tutoring and counseling program at one of our DRC orphanages for children age 3 and up. This program, called Jump Start, is aimed at teaching basic English and preparing children for the adoption transition. Our teacher, who has previous experience tutoring adopted Congolese children, is now helping our children prepare for their transition from the orphanage to their new homes. We are delighted to have formed this partnership and are able to hear weekly progress reports about the children. The children are thirsty for knowledge and love Jump Start! Our tutor writes, “In general, the kids like so much the school and I always have a problem to have school done. They want me to keep on teaching them and they never seem to get tired. They are all able to practice every thing they are taught. I told them about their new families, they were happy to hear that and some of the kids were asking me when they are supposed to meet their adoptive families. I heard some of them telling their friends that my mom and dad live in America; there, I am going to have good food, nice clothing, and nice stuff, they were talking even about things they do not know.”
If you want to know more about Jump Start and our DRC program, call me today at 512-323-9595 x3091
Sincerely,
Lizzie Kovach
Adoption Consultant/Outreach and Promotions Manager
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