Most of the children waiting for families live in orphanages, and are 4-14 years old at the time of placement. Overall, most children are in good health, but we also need families for children with special medical, physical or developmental needs.

Since there are many families on the list of approved applicants, waiting for a child referral may be the longest part of the process for your family. Typically, families receive a referral one to two years from when your dossier is submitted to and approved by the central adoption authority in Haiti. Once you are matched with a child, it will take anywhere from 6 – 12 months to complete rest of process.

We anticipate that fees and other costs will be around $30,000-42,000 to adopt from Haiti, which includes everything from travel to post-placement requirements. Please see our fees page for details.

This is an often misunderstood term in adoption, because it doesn't necessarily indicate that a child has physical or developmental disabilities. Most children with special needs are either older than 6, part of a sibling group, or have been harder to place due to minor or moderate physical, developmental or emotional health needs.

Both applicants must be 30–50 years of age, be married for 5+ years, and can have no more than four children already in the family.

Yes, but she must be 35+ years of age. Please call our Haiti program for more information.

Yes, all families must travel at least twice. The first is a 2 week socialization trip required by Haiti soon after acceptance of the child they match with you. The second trip is for approximately one week at the end of the process to bring your child home.