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Holt Adoptee Camp is going to be SO much fun, and we’re excited to introduce you to our amazing counselors! If you’re going to camp this summer, get to know your counselors a bit ahead of time and get excited about meeting them soon! More than anything, they’re looking forward to meeting YOU!
Tabbatha is a gentle, affectionate and playful 9-year-old. She loves to read picture books, play with blocks and do arts and crafts! She is also known to be a helper in the classroom.
At almost 1 and a half years old, Ollie loves to laugh and play with toys! His favorite thing to do is play with blocks, but he also enjoys babbling when he’s around others.
Continue reading “44 Years Later, Korean Adoptee Explores His Roots on Holt Heritage Tour”
At 5 years old, Denise is a sweet and bubbly girl who loves to play games and dance! She also enjoys building with blocks and playing with toys that produce sound. She needs a loving, permanent family that will give her the love and care she deserves.
Two-year-old Rita is a calm, sweet and smiley girl. She loves to play with blocks and go outside – especially with her caretakers! Rita also likes to engage in conversation with them by repeating their words!
New adoptive dad Pete Chrissotimos could not wait to meet his daughter in Colombia — to love, nurture, cherish and support her. And to her those words that make it all worthwhile: “I love you, Dad.”
What inspired me to adopt my daughter from Colombia became proof God’s plans are bigger than ours. When I started the adoption process with my wife, we were initially looking at another country. However, God had Colombia in mind for us — and we did not yet know it! Continue reading “To Be Her Dad”
Meet Rekha, Deborah and Christina — three Indian adoptees from different families with one very strong and powerful connection: their shared beginning.
If you see us in person or in a picture, we are three little Indians: petite, of Indian nationality, and a group of three. Our names are Deborah, Rekha and Christina. We are three different people with one very strong and powerful connection: our shared beginning. Together on December 11, 1988, we traveled on Pan Am Flight 067 as infants 20+ hours from Pune, Maharashtra, India, to New York City, New York, USA. There were five of us total, accompanied and cared for by our American travel chaperones, Barbara, her husband, Lee, and their 20-year-old son, Kip. What we share is not only a past, but since finding each other and then meeting again 30+ years later, a new beginning of friendship and sisterhood.
So many adoption agencies find loving homes for children from China, it can be hard to know what agency is the best fit for your family! To help you decide, here are five key facts about Holt’s China adoption program:
1. One of the first agencies to find families for children from China, Holt has a longstanding relationship with the Chinese government and we have 25+ staff members in China. Holt is one of two agencies with NGO status in China, which allows our dedicated in-country staff members to follow up directly with the children’s caregivers for updated information. Continue reading “5 things to know about Holt’s China Program!”
Once you start to consider adoption, it’s important to look into the other decisions that you’ll need to think about. Below, we listed the top five decisions you’ll need to make early on in the adoption process, as well as some useful information to help you make them!
Deciding on the profile of child you’re open to is one significant decision that every family has to make. If you’re looking into international adoption, the profile of child can vary. On average, most children adopted internationally are between the ages of 2 to 3 years old when they arrive home. But many older children urgently need families, and if you’re open to an older child, your process could move quicker.
Continue reading “Five Decisions Every Adoptive Family Needs to Make”