Adoption News

At this time the government of Vietnam has chosen to not renew their adoption agreement with the United States. The agreement, which is set to expire on September 1, 2008, was being renewed between the two governments in hopes of keeping the adoption doors open between the two countries. The United States has asked the […]

The Ethio-American Kids Community has just opened registration for their annual Ethiopian Culture Camp. The camp is open to families that have adopted children from Ethiopia, Africa or those that have a connection to Ethiopia and desire to share in the celebration and learning.
There are several options for lodging and meals, including a traditional Ethiopian […]

The Department of State issued this announcement today:
On April 1, 2008, the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (the Convention) enters into force for the United States. As of this date, the provisions of the Convention will govern both immigrating (incoming) and emigrating (outgoing) intercountry adoptions […]

Orphan and Adoption Advocacy Group Calls On Churches, Organizations And Individuals Across The Globe To Attend Summit IV;
Hosted by Calvary Chapel in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, May 1-3, 2008
Nashville, TN (March 13, 2008) The Christian Alliance for Orphans, consisting of adoption placement agencies, orphan care organizations and church leaders whose collective aim is to inform, educate […]

It has come to our attention today that our password-protected feature is not working correctly. This feature is to provide children extra privacy on the Internet for a variety of reasons. To use this feature you simply have to be a basic user. It is not necessary for basic users to upgrade to a premium membership in order to request and receive a password. We apologize for the error and for the extra step that this will cause over the course of the next few days. If you would like more information about a child that is password protected please contact the listing agency. The agency information is located on the photolisting. We are working on this error and will have it fixed shortly so that the password will immediately be sent to your registered email address as intended. Thank you for your understanding!

The United States Department of State issued this warning about adopting from the country of Vietnam at this time:

Department of State Announcement: Accrediting Entities Announce Accredited or Approved Adoption Service Providers

On February 12, 2008, Guatemala’s National Council for Adoptions (CNA) announced that the registration period has ended for registering adoption cases “entered” in Guatemala before December 31, 2007. They informed the U.S. Department of State that during the registration period nearly 2,900 cases were registered.

The adoption tax credit is set to expire in 2010, but there is much legislative support for making the credit permanent.
Adoption related fees such as court costs, attorney fees, travel expenses, country fees, and other fees that are directly related to the adoption are all qualifying expenses.

Rainbow Kids, a terrific online adoption magazine has sent out a plea for support asking that readers participate in a giving opportuntity that will save the lives of infants with heart disease. The organization, Love Without Boundaries, is in a challenge to recieve $10 donations from unique donors.