5 Reasons to Adopt From Bulgaria
If 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. Siblings – Your 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!
Resources
- Learn more about adopting from Bulgaria
- Visit the Waiting Child photo listing
- Contact a CAN matching specialist
- Join our private Bulgaria Waiting Child Facebook group
Home from Haiti!
Welcome Home!
We are DELIGHTED to announce that one of the families in CAN’S Haiti adoption program has just come home with their daughter! They’ve shared several photos of their first moments as a family on American soil, and their smiles say it all. After waiting for their referral, traveling for their bonding trip, and finalizing all of their adoption paperwork, they’ve all been anticipating this moment for a long time.
We’re so glad your Gotcha Day has finally come. Congratulations from all of us at Children of All Nations, and welcome home!
Haiti Adoption
This beautiful girl is the third kiddo that has recently come home through CAN’s Haiti adoption program, and we are expecting to receive the news that a few other lucky families will be traveling very soon! We have seen so much exciting movement with this program, and we are constantly amazed at the change that families are able to make in these children’s lives.
Children of All Nations’s Haiti adoption program has a limited number of available spots each year. We have been blown away by the number of families that have already stepped forward to begin their process to adopt a child or sibling group, and we are excited to announce that all of the spots in our “Healthy Track” program for 2017 have all already been filled! With that said, however, there are still a couple of ways that families can begin their Haiti adoption process right away:
- Haiti Waiting Child Adoption: If you’re open to adopting an older child, a child with needs, or a sibling group of two or more kids, the Haiti Waiting Child adoption program could be the right fit for you! There are still a few spots remaining in this program for 2017 – if you are open to adopting a Waiting Child or sibling group please contact CAN today for more information!
- Haiti Healthy Track 2018: If you feel that a younger, medically healthy child would be the best fit for your family, you can still get started today! Families in the Healthy Track adoption program have to submit their dossiers to Haiti by a certain date. You can start your adoption process today to claim your spot in the 2018 Healthy Track program and get a jump start on the paperwork to meet your deadline!
For more information on CAN’s Haiti adoption program, contact our adoption specialists today!
3 Reasons to Adopt a Waiting Child!
CAN’s Waiting Child adoption programs help find homes for children in need who are considered more difficult to place based on their age range, their special needs, or the fact that they’re part of a sibling group. Here are three reasons why your family may want to consider adopting a Waiting Child:
1. Matching
While families in most traditional adoption programs simply receive a referral once they’ve been matched, many Waiting Child adoption programs offer you the chance to play a role in finding your child. Visit CAN’s Waiting Child photo listing today to see who you could be matched with!
2. Fast Process
In many cases, the overall process from start to finish is much quicker for Waiting Child adoptions than traditional “Healthy Track” adoptions.
3. Make a Difference
Most of the children in Waiting Child adoption programs have been holding on to hope for years that their Forever Family will find them. The children in these programs often have the greatest need, however, they’re overlooked due to their age or their medical needs. YOU have the ability to make a difference in their lives!
Learn more about CAN’s Waiting Child adoption programs:
Bulgaria | Burundi | Dominican Republic | China | Latvia | Haiti
Adoption Tax Credit
For many families, the cost associated with adopting a child or sibling group can be very discouraging. Even for families with the best of intentions and the purest of hearts, a lack of finances can mean the difference between providing a orphan with a loving home and turning a reluctant cheek to the overwhelming need. The Adoption Tax Credit has done so much to bridge this gap, and for that we are forever grateful!
With Tax Day quickly approaching and the issue of tax reform up for discussion, the Adoption Tax Credit Working Group has launched a “Thank You” campaign to remind members of Congress about the importance of the Adoption Tax Credit and the change it has brought to countless families. Click the link below to add your voice to their campaign to help get their message across!
“Did the Adoption Tax Credit help you build your family? Use our form to send a thank you letter to your Members of Congress for supporting the ATC!: https://secure2.convio.net/res/site/Advocacy…”
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Why CAN Loves Latvia!
CAN’s international adoption counselors love playing a role in helping families bring their children home, from helping them find the right adoption program to sharing updates on matches and referrals. Our adoption counselors are passionate about the programs that they work with, and are prepared to answer any questions that families may have about the adoption process and the children who are in need of families. If you’re interested in speaking with one of our adoption specialists, contact us today!
Here’s what one of our CAN adoption specialists, Shelby, has to say about our Latvia adoption program!
My role as an international adoption counselor requires me to wear a variety of hats. One of my favorite and most commonly worn hats is that of assisting families new to the adoption process in finding the country that fits their adoption desires. Often times I see that families are drawn to the countries that have the youngest or healthiest kiddos because that is what best suits their family’s dynamics. However, my heart leaps each time a family inquires about an older child with special needs!
Older children generally have a better understanding of what adoption entails and often talk to our in-country representatives about their desire to find their forever family in the United States. Many of the older children have watched their friends in the foster homes and orphanages find families, and begin to lose hope that they will ever find a family of their own.
One of our Eastern European counties, Latvia, focuses on finding forever families for these amazing kiddos. We see a wide array of special needs in this program, ranging from very minor to more moderate or severe. In fact, some of the things that Latvia considers a minor medical need are things that we see commonly in in the United States: allergies, asthma, glasses/contacts, speech impairments, etc. For this reason, we always encourage families to gain a better understanding of what each need is before ruling out the idea of adopting a child with special needs.
The Latvia adoption journey is unique in many ways. Not only does this program offer one of the quickest waiting times to be matched (6-18 months), families are also able to travel almost immediately after receiving their child’s referral. The first travel trip requires a 4 week stay in country and allows the family to bond with their child in an environment that they’re familiar with. Once the 4 week period comes to an end, the family has the opportunity to bring their kiddo back to the US to live with them until the second trip occurs, which is typically 2-4 months later. There are currently no other countries which allow adoptive families to remain with their child in between the travel trips! This program also offers the unique opportunity for families to be soft matched with a waiting child before submitting their dossier paperwork. Essentially this could cut out the majority of your 6-18 month wait time!
If you are interested in learning more about our Latvia adoption program or the special needs that we typically see, I would love to set up a time to speak with you! I can be reached at (512)323-9595 or at info@childrenofallnations.com. Together we can work to provide these incredible kiddos with the loving families they deserve!
Resources
– Learn more about adopting from Latvia
– Contact a Latvia adoption specialist
– Visit the CAN Waiting Child photo listing