Domestic Adoptions News for 01/26/2010



Haiti earthquake reignites debate over fast-tracking adoptions (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News)
The children lined up on low wooden benches at the House of Gods Children orphanage form a typical Sunday School scene: The boys poke each other and laugh, the girls whisper or wait quietly...

Local lawyers offer pro bono help for Haitian adoptions (WKRN Nashville)
A group of local lawyers is trying to get attorneys all over the southeast to do at least one adoption for free...

Kansas Senators Call To Hasten Haitian Adoptions (WIBW Topeka)
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging the State Dept. to work quickly to get orphans out of Haiti...

Children orphaned in Haiti find homes, eager parents in America - Washington Post

Washington Post
Children orphaned in Haiti find homes, eager parents in America
Washington Post
Many of those adoptions were expedited because of the disaster. That was the case for Christie and Dave Hubner, who ended a three-year adoption process when .
Haitian Girl Finally Meets Frederick, Md., FamilyWJZ

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The Blog Center: Foreign Adoptions Down
China, the major source of foreign adoptions by Americans, is more and more focusing on domestic adoptions and has imposed stringent requirements for people outside the country. Russia, too, is promoting adoption at home. ...

Guatemala: a baby factory no longer? | Pound Pup Legacy
So an interesting study would be to see how domestic adoptions in sending countries have risen as intercountry adoptions have fallen. More importantly, it would be extremely important to examine how US foreign aid programs and ...

Adoption Options
There are two main types of adoptions you should consider: domestic adoptions and inter-country adoptions. Domestic adoptions take place within the country are currently residing. There are many agencies available to help you adopting a ...

Manatee Adoptions available on ValentineĆ¢‚¬„¢s Day (Fort Myers Beach Bulletin & Observer)
It could be that many of Cupid's arrows are "green" tipped. Seems like more Valentine's Day shoppers are searching for environmentally-friendly gifts ones that come straight from the heart like "green" manatee gift adoptions from Save the Manatee Club...

Adoption agencies field calls about Haitian orphans - WPDE

Adoption agencies field calls about Haitian orphans
WPDE
courtesy: AP By Joel Allen Adoption agencies on the Grand Strand are reporting a huge increase in people interested in adopting Haitian children, .
The earthquake in Haiti convinced many Tennesseans to inquire about adopting .WBIR-TV

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Haiti wants to shape its future; needs more aid, tents - The Hindu

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Haiti wants to shape its future; needs more aid, tents
The Hindu
The European Union said it would not launch a comprehensive plan to facilitate adoptions of child quake orphans. In Washington, the US State Department .
Signs of progress, anguish in HaitiCanada.com
United States Government Haiti Earthquake Disaster Response Update 1/21/10Gaea Times (blog)

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Ok.WOW!
I told Dan I would like us to go through the required training in our state for domestic adoptions..just because you never know and want to keep the door open, perhaps we will end up adopting through the foster care system. ...

Norman's Demesne: South Korean adoption story
EURœThe government is hung up on numbers and on South Korea's image,EUR said Lee Mira, who oversees domestic adoptions at Social Welfare Society, a private, nonprofit organization that is the second largest adoption agency in South Korea. ...

Utah adoption agency struggling to get kids out of Haiti - KSL-TV

Utah adoption agency struggling to get kids out of Haiti
KSL-TV
A Utah adoption agency says it's been told every case will now have to be individually reviewed, and workers there worry the delays are putting children in .
More setbacks for Utahns waiting to adopt Haitian orphansSalt Lake Tribune

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1010WINS.com - Foreign Adoptions by Americans Hit 13-Year Low
In China and Russia, government officials have been trying to promote domestic adoptions, while in Guatemala, a once-bustling but highly corrupt international adoption industry was shut down while reforms are implemented. ...

The Accidental Mommy: Adopting from Haiti
you are right and I can't help but mention to folks that there are kids here(there) who really need to be adopted as well, so maybe all the new adoption interest can help spark some new domestic adoptions as well. ...

Haiti quake, tough standards complicate adoption process - NorthJersey.com

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Haiti quake, tough standards complicate adoption process
NorthJersey.com
Adoption agencies across North Jersey have been inundated with calls from families who want to care for the youngest victims of the Jan. .
EURœAdoption is a last resortEURSwissinfo
Organizations divided on adoptions of Haitian childrenChicago Tribune
Quick adoptions raise fears of child traffickingSydney Morning Herald
The Age -Christian Science Monitor -The Tennessean
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EU ministers must agree halt to new Haiti adoptions - World Vision UK

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EU ministers must agree halt to new Haiti adoptions
World Vision UK
World Vision and Save the Children yesterday (January 25) called on EU foreign ministers to announce an immediate ban on any new adoptions into Europe of .
Agencies: A wait ahead for Haiti adoptionsKATU
Hasty Haitian adoptionsPSU Daily Vanguard
Kansas Senators Call To Hasten Haitian AdoptionsWIBW
Daily Beast (blog) -Christian Science Monitor -Huffington Post (blog)
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The Differences Between Domestic And International Adoption
Age: In domestic adoptions it is typically easier to adopt newborns because adoptive parents can meet the birth parents, and can usually visit the hospital during the delivery. International adoptions typically involve older children ...

Lima based orphanage rushes adoptions of Haitian children (The Toledo Blade)
With restrictions tightening on Haitian children leaving the country for foreign adoptions, a Lima, Ohio-based orphanage put a rush on already accelerated travel plans. Hal and Chris Nungester, who run H.I.S. Home for Children in Port-au-Prince, were able to evacuate 67 children who are being adopted by American families on military transport planes late Sunday night, said Michele Wassink of ...

From the Trenches: Domestic Adoption
The most commonly pursued domestic adoptions are the domestic adoption of an infant (agency vs. private) and adopting a "waiting child" in the foster care system. I will spend most of my time today discussing these two options. ...

Haitian adoptions find happy endings despite logitical challenges - USA Today

Haitian adoptions find happy endings despite logitical challenges
USA Today
From the US to Canada to the European Union, several countries have cut through their own bureaucratic red tape to fast track adoptions of orphaned Haitian .

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Girls' Rescue From Haiti Expands Family by Two - New York Times

Girls' Rescue From Haiti Expands Family by Two
New York Times
But beyond those with adoptions in process, tens of thousands of children are believed to have been orphaned in the quake, and their fate remains unclear, .

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Haiti Orphan Adoption: Ensuring a Successful Transition - PR Web (press release)

PR Web (press release)
Haiti Orphan Adoption: Ensuring a Successful Transition
PR Web (press release)
Haiti adoption interest has spiked after the disastrous earthquake and aftershocks in Haiti. Heather T. Forbes, LCSW and Dr. Ronald Federici discuss the .

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NJ senators press for quicker Haitian adoptions (Daily Record)
WASHINGTON EUR New Jerseys senators want the Obama administration to speed up the search for Haitian children awaiting adoption by U.S. parents and make it easier for parents to complete the adoptions process...

Black Babies, Boys Less Likely to Be Adopted - New York Times (blog)

Black Babies, Boys Less Likely to Be Adopted
New York Times (blog)
The study also looked at adoptions by same-sex couples. The typical same-sex couple submitted more adoption applications than the typical opposite-sex .

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EU warns against fast-track adoptions from quake-hit Haiti (Eu Business)
(BRUSSELS ) - The EU commission on Monday urged European nations to resist the temptation to organise fast-track adoptions from quake-hit Haiti, saying the priority must be the safety of the children...

Agencies: A wait ahead for Haiti adoptions (KATU Portland)
Heartbreaking images of orphaned Haitian children are causing local families to move toward adopting a child from Haiti, but local adoption agencies said the waiting time for an adoption from the shattered country could be years...

No EU plan foreseen to fast-track adoptions of Haiti children (EARTHtimes.org)
Brussels - The European Union would not launch a comprehensive plan to facilitate adoptions of child victims of the earthquake in Haiti, the European Commission said on Monday. The idea was floated last week at an informal meeting of EU justice minis...

Intercountry, Domestic Adoptions Down Significantly
Domestic adoptions of newborns are also decreasing. Because of our current economic recession, many adoption agencies mistakenly believed more women in crisis pregnancies would decide to place their unborn babies for adoption. ...

Haiti earthquake reignites debate over fast-tracking adoptions (The Christian Science Monitor)
Haiti and the US have cut red tape in order to facilitate adoption of the hundreds of children who are believed to be orphaned by the Jan. 12 earthquake, but some argue that rushing the process could jeopardize family reunification...



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