Adoption News

Awesome news about what’s happening in Haitian adoptions. Please read this article and continue to pray for the thousands of orphans that remain in this country!

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The United Nations reports that the number of orphans around the world waiting for help is more than 140 million.
This global crisis is present even in the United States where over 120,000 children now wait to be [...]

We are so excited to welcome International Christian Adoptions (ICA) as our newest agency to the Precious.org family!
Precious.org has an amazing group of agencies that we work with to help connect waiting children from around the world with potential parents just like you! Each agency agrees to follow our strict ethical guidelines in the [...]

The Republic of Togo recently announced it will resume both intercountry and domestic adoptions. Under the process, all adoptions will be overseen by the newly formed National Committee for Adoption which will make the final determination on each adoption case. There are also new requirements for prospective adoptive parents. The entire process will be overseen [...]

The Dave Thomas Foundation has released their annual Best Adoption Friendly Workplaces recently. 100 workplaces have been chosen based on 919 surveys completed by U.S. employers. They are judged upon both the amount of paid leave given to adoptive parents and the amount of financial reimbursement offered.
As adoptive families advocate for benefits each [...]

Take a moment and learn more about foster care as the Seattle based Casey Family Programs celebrates twenty years of May as National Foster Care Month. There are more than a half a million children in foster care. Casey asks us to turn our attention to the needs of these children and to salute the [...]

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 [...]