The Bulgaria Matching Process
Last month during our CAN team’s trip to Bulgaria, they had the opportunity to meet with the incredible men and women who represent our agency in-country. CAN is currently partnered with two different NGOs in Bulgaria, each of which plays a vital role in our Waiting Child adoption program. One team of representatives is pictured here, wearing our TEAM CAN t-shirts!
Our Bulgaria Waiting Child adoption program has grown so much in the past year, and we are looking forward to seeing this growth continue as even more Waiting Children will be coming this year!
Why does CAN love Bulgaria?
One of the many things that makes our Bulgaria Waiting Child adoption program so unique is the matching process. Unlike many adoption programs where families receive a referral based on the age range, gender and needs that they specify, our Bulgaria Waiting Child program provides them with the chance to play a role in their matching process. This program is also very open to families in terms of eligibility requirements, and offers a relatively quick process from the moment you apply till the day you bring your child home forever!
How does the matching process work?
Every two months, CAN’s in-country representatives attend a distribution meeting where they are able to select files. Throughout this process, they keep any current families’ adoption desires in mind with the hope that they will see a child or sibling group that might be a good fit for them.
Once CAN receives these children’s files we begin to advocate on their behalf, both with current families and with families who request their file from our Waiting Child photo listing. One thing to keep in mind about the matching process for this program is that families can be matched with a child at ANY point in the process. This means even if you find your child before you’ve begun submitting paperwork, we can submit a request for you to be matched with them!
Waiting Children
CAN is currently advocating for several children and sibling groups from Bulgaria with the hope that they will each find a loving family. Visit our Waiting Child photo listing today to view their profiles or request their full medical files!
Resources
- Contact our Bulgaria matching specialist to learn more about our Waiting Child adoption program
- Visit our Bulgaria adoption page
CAN Has a New Look!
In the midst of National Adoption Month, we are so excited to announce the launch of our NEW website design! This change has been underway for the past few months, and we are so happy to share that each site (GWCA, CAN, Orphan Hosting and Student Ambassador Exchange) has now made the transition.
What’s new?
The Appearance
The site has a new clean cut appearance, but don’t worry, the content is all still there! So whether you’re looking for information on one of our programs, reading our latest blog posts, or visiting our photo listing to request a child’s file, love the speed and convenience of the new layout!
Browse On-The-Go!
It’s now easier than ever to browse our websites on your cell phone or tablet! The new layout adjusts to the size of your screen so you don’t have to worry about zooming in or out to find the right tab.
Sign up for our newsletter!
If you’re interested in receiving emails from GWCA, CAN, Orphan Hosting and SAE, you can now sign up by simply scrolling to the bottom of one of our home pages and entering your email address!
While our newsletters are a great way to stay in the loop with our adoption programs, we encourage any families that are ready to begin their journey to contact our matching specialists directly. You can do this by filling out a contact form, emailing info@childrenofallnations.com, or calling us at (512)323-9595.
Take a look around:
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A Look Inside Poland
The Trip
One month ago our CAN team was wrapping up their trip to Poland and Bulgaria and preparing to head back to the United States. They were in Eastern Europe for two weeks, during which time they had the chance to meet with in-country representatives, and visit adoption centers and orphanages to meet some of the incredible children who are in need of families. These program development trips are always bittersweet. There’s so much we can learn, and so much progress that can be made, however, they’re emotionally exhausting.
Working for an international adoption agency, the concept of adoption is something we’re all very passionate about. We talk to families every day to walk them through the process, give them updates, and prepare them for the transition of welcoming a new family member into their home. But when you meet a child who has been waiting for years, you walk through their orphanage, and you see them holding on to hope that a family will come for them soon, it gives a whole new meaning to child advocacy.
The Children
During her time in Poland, our CAN matching specialist, Hilary, met many children and sibling groups who are in need of Forever Families. While there are some older healthy children who are waiting, there is a great need for families who are open to children with special needs – specifically HIV and Down syndrome.
If your family is open to adopting a child with a need such as HIV or Down syndrome, our CAN matching specialists would be happy to talk to you about our Poland program. Many of the children with these needs that Hilary met in Poland were as young as 1 year old!
A Look Inside Poland
This video below shows several photos from our CAN team’s trip to Poland, including orphanages they visited, children they met.
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Why CAN Loves Haiti
While all of our adoption programs are near and dear to our hearts, there are always certain programs, children, or countries that each of our matching specialists feel a special connection to. Hilary, one of our CAN matching specialists, has always had an incredible passion for Haiti. We asked her to share with us a little bit about where her passion for Haiti comes from:
Since a very young age I always told my mom that I really wanted to go to Haiti. My mom never really understood why I was so drawn to this country and as I got older that passion continued to grow and a trip that I had always dreamed about going on turned into also wanting to adopt. The more I learned about Haiti the more my devotion developed for the country, the people, and of course, the children. I began researching a variety of ways that I could get involved, take a trip, and do more. This ended up leading me into my current role as an International Adoption Counselor and working directly with Haiti. Who would have thought! I was finally able to take my first trip to Haiti this past February and as the plane descended for touch down and I could finally see the country tears began streaming down my face. This was a moment I had dreamed about for so long and to finally be here; well I found myself speechless. This country has been through so much and with the lack of education, resources, and jobs Haiti tends to be left in a state of struggle. But, even with all they go without the people and the children have such a joyous spirit that you can feel almost everywhere you go. They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder and I truly believe that Haiti and its people are breathtakingly beautiful.In February of 2016, Hilary was part of a team with CAN that traveled to Haiti to visit the orphanages that we’re partnered with, bringing all of the donations that we had received for Haiti Holidays. Below is a video from her time in Haiti. If you’re interested in contributing to this year’s Haiti Holidays donation drive or if you would like to learn more about our Haiti adoption program, contact Hilary at hilary@childrenofallnations.com today!
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Haiti Holidays Donation Drive
Children of All Nations is delighted to announce the launch of our 2nd annual Haiti Holidays donation drive!
The holidays are a time for gratitude and a time for giving, so we would like to take this opportunity to give back. Our Haiti Holidays donation drive was started to help to raise funds and supplies for the orphanages in Haiti that CAN is partnered with. Last year we were overjoyed by the response we received from families, and we are hoping that we will be able to provide the same support to our orphanages this year!
Each of the orphanages that we work with in Haiti have provided us with a list of the supplies that they are currently in need of. If you would like to make a contribution, you can send any of the items listed below, send a gift card, or purchase one of our Haiti Holiday t-shirts using this link: https://www.booster.com/haiti-holidays-donation-drive.
All proceeds from Haiti Holidays will be given to our partner orphanages in Haiti.
Items requested:
– Toothpaste
– Diapers (all sizes)
– Formula
– Clothes (For older boys and girls)
– Underwear (all size)
– Bar Soap
– Baby Powder
– Powered Milk
– Deodorant
– Baby Oil
– Shampoo
– Blankets
– Hair Accessories
– Vaseline
– Gift Cards
Items can be mailed to:
Children of All Nations
ATTN: Hilary
248 Addie Roy Road A102
Austin, Tx 78746