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Have you considered adopting a sibling group? Learn more about sibling adoption and whether this might be the right path for your family. 1. Whenever possible and in the best interest of the children, Holt strives to help siblings be adopted together. The sibling bond is extremely important for children to maintain, regardless of whether …
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Many of the children who are waiting for an adoptive family are older or in sibling groups. Could you be the right family for an older child or a sibling group? Learn more about some of our country programs that are seeking families for children who fit this profile!
Holt is excited to announce the launch of a new international adoption program in South Africa in partnership with the Cape Town, South Africa-based child protection and adoption agency Wandisa. Holt is now one of three U.S. adoption agencies approved to place children from South Africa with eligible families in the U.S., and began accepting …
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The year 2020 was truly an unprecedented one. The COVID-19 pandemic changed the way we work and live, and caused a tragic loss of life and livelihood on a scale few if any of us have ever seen. But as we look back on the year, and feel sorrow for the lives lost, we also …
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Answers to the most frequently asked questions about Holt’s new adoption fundraising and family recruitment campaign to help waiting children with special needs join families. What is the Families Not Finances (FNF) campaign? At Holt, we believe money should never stand between a child and a loving family. That’s why we launched the Families Not …
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Announcing Holt’s new adoption fundraising and family recruitment campaign to help waiting children with special needs join the loving, permanent families they deserve! In an ideal world, money would never stand between a child and a loving family. But far too often, that’s what it comes down to for families who would love to adopt …
One adoptive mom shares what it was like adopting her son through Holt’s Bulgaria program nine years ago. Holt recently reopened an adoption program from Bulgaria. November 2008 began a journey in our hearts and lives that would forever change us. God put an unmistakable burden on our heart to adopt. We didn’t know more …
Until we live in a world where every child can grow up safe and loved in a permanent, loving family, Holt will continue to provide and advocate for ethical, child-centered international adoption. Late last month, our fellow U.S. adoption agency Bethany Christian Services announced their decision not to renew their international adoption accreditation when it …
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Children with Down syndrome, like Jyn, always wait much longer to be adopted. But after eight years of waiting, a donor-funded Holt adoption grant helped unite her with her permanent, loving family — just before COVID-19 shut down China and the rest of the world. When Sara Croasdaile traveled to China to adopt her son …
As five decades of brutal war come to an end in Colombia, families have begun to heal from the violence and crime that ravaged their communities. And now, with the support of sponsors, many have begun to create a happier, more hopeful future for their children. Yalena peeks out the side of her princess castle …