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19 Mar 2019 | Gladney Center for Adoption

Colombia   Older Child Adoption, Family Adoption Stories, Hosting a Child

Misty Lucas, MAA’s Illinois Executive Director and Colombia Program Director, graciously shares with us her journey from adoption professional, ...

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Making the Decision to Adopt Again - Jennifer & Ryan's Story

06 Mar 2019 | Spence-Chapin International Team

Blind   China, South Africa   Sibling Adoption, Family Adoption Stories, Bonding & Attachment, Waiting Children

Read about Jennifer and Ryan’s journey growing their family through international adoption from South Africa in Part I of this story. About six ...

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Hosting Led Us to Adopting from Colombia

06 Mar 2019 | Clarissa & Alan Murray - MAA Family

Colombia   Older Child Adoption, Hosting a Child

His room is emptier now. The baseball glove and Phillies ball cap are gone. Toy racecars that once “vrrroommmed” through the house are now...

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An Adoption Story Years in the Making

19 Feb 2019 | Shannon S.

Deaf, Microtia and Atresia   China   Older Child Adoption, Special Needs Adoption, Family Adoption Stories

An adoption a lifetime in the making… Like a lot of adoptive moms, my heart for adoption was opened when I was a child myself. Growing up we ha...

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“Bear With You”: Learning About Trust-Based, Relational Parenting

15 Feb 2019 | Greg Eubanks, WACAP's CEO

Bonding & Attachment, Transitions, Foster Care

On his personal blog about adoption, fatherhood, and lessons learned, WACAP CEO Greg Eubanks shares about the relationship he and his youngest so...

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Ophanage Life This Is My Truth

14 Feb 2019 | Agape Adoptions

China   Older Child Adoption, Adoptee Articles, Bonding & Attachment

This essay, unedited, is shared with permission from a teenage girl who was adopted as an older child through Agape Adoptions. Her memories and though...

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When Families Say “Help, I Need Somebody”

11 Feb 2019 | Greg Eubanks, WACAP's CEO

Bonding & Attachment, Post-Adoption, Transitions, Ways to Help

On his personal blog about adoption, fatherhood, and lessons learned, WACAP CEO Greg Eubanks shares about the relationship he and his youngest so...

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For Ivy – Honoring Our Hero

08 Feb 2019 | Gladney Center for Adoption

Heart Defect   Special Needs Adoption, Family Adoption Stories, Adoption Funding, Grants, Finances

We are honored to be able to share Ivy’s story with you.  We would especially like to thank Mary and Bryan S., Ivy’s parents, for not...

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Three thousand five hundred ninety-eight

25 Jan 2019 | Sarah Hansen

9 Years Plus   China   Adoption Advocacy

I was perusing the shared list as I do most nights, searching by gender, then by age, then by province, then by special need. Clicking on so many diff...

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Souvenirs of the Journey: Heritage Travel

15 Jan 2019 | Missy Harrel, Communications Editor

India   Family Adoption Stories, Adoptee Articles, Travel and Birthcountry Tours

“Is it like home?” 15-year-old Nisha asked her parents, Becky and Tom, before they traveled to her birth country last summer. They were al...

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Country Programs

  1. Eastern Europe
    • Albania
    • Armenia
    • Bulgaria
    • Georgia
    • Hungary
    • Kazakhstan
    • Latvia
    • Lithuania
    • Macedonia
    • Moldova
    • Poland
    • Romania
    • Serbia
  2. Asia
    • Azerbaijan
    • China
    • Hong Kong
    • India
    • Japan
    • Korea South
    • Kyrgyzstan
    • Marshall Islands
    • Philippines
    • Taiwan
    • Thailand
    • Vietnam
  3. Latin America
    • Brazil
    • Colombia
    • Costa Rica
    • Dominican Republic
    • Ecuador
    • El Salvador
    • Guyana
    • Honduras
    • Mexico
    • Nicaragua
    • Panama
    • Peru
  4. Africa
    • Burkina Faso
    • Burundi
    • Liberia
    • Morocco
    • South Africa
    • Uganda
  5. Caribbean Islands
    • Haiti
    • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG)
  6. Unspecified
    • Samoa
  7. USA
    • USA

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Special Needs

  1. Blood Conditions
    1. Blood Disorder
    2. Hemophilia
    3. Hepatitis B Positive
    4. Hepatitis C
    5. HIV Positive
    6. Lead Exposure
    7. Lymphedema
    8. Sickle Cell Anemia
    9. Thalassemia
  2. Chromosome Disorders
    1. Cystic Fibrosis
    2. Down Syndrome
    3. Genetic Syndrome
    4. PKU
    5. Teratoma
    6. Turner Syndrome
  3. Congenital Heart Defects
    1. Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
    2. Heart Defect
    3. Tetralogy of Fallot
  4. Craniofacial Conditions
    1. Apert Syndrome
    2. Cleft lip or palate
    3. Hemifacial Microsomia
  5. Developmental Needs
    1. Apraxia of Speech and Muteness
    2. Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD's)
    3. Cognitive Delays
    4. Failure to Thrive
    5. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
    6. Growth Delay
    7. Motor Delays
    8. Premature Birth
    9. Psychomotor Development Retardation (PDR)
    10. Speech Delay
  6. Digestive System Conditions
    1. Hernia
    2. Megacolon
  7. Hearing
    1. Deaf
    2. Hearing Impairment
    3. Microtia and Atresia
  8. Neurological Conditions
    1. Cerebral Palsy
    2. Dyskinesia
    3. Epilepsy
    4. Hydrocephalus
    5. Microcephaly
    6. Seizure Disorder/ Epilepsy
  9. Orthopedic Conditions
    1. Amniotic Band Syndrome / Missing Limbs
    2. Arthrogryposis
    3. Brachial Plexus Injury
    4. Club foot
    5. Digit Difference
    6. Dwarfism
    7. Flexion Deformity
    8. Funnel Chest / Pigeon Breast
    9. Limb Differences
    10. Osteogenesis Imperfecta
    11. Radial Club
    12. Rickets
    13. Scoliosis
    14. Spina Bifida
    15. Torticollis
    16. Wheelchair Dependent
    17. Wheelchair Dependent
  10. Other Considerations
    1. 9 Years Plus
    2. AGEING OUT
    3. Attachment Issues
    4. Second Placement
    5. Trauma
  11. Skin Conditions
    1. Albinism
    2. Burns
    3. Congenital Blue Nevus
    4. Congenital Nevi
    5. Eczema
    6. Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB)
    7. Hemangioma
    8. Ichthyosis
    9. Port Wine Stains
  12. Urogenital Conditions
    1. Ambiguous Genitalia
    2. Anal Atresia / Imperforate Anus
    3. Hypospadias
    4. Incontinence
    5. Kidney Issues
  13. Vision
    1. Blind
    2. Cataracts
    3. Lazy Eye / Amyblyopia
    4. Missing Eye
    5. Nystagmus
    6. Ptosis
    7. Strabismus
    8. Visual Impairment

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