Little Steps

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A simple idea changes the life of a little girl

The Nolan family’s journey in China continues (see entry directly below) as they tour the Nanchang Social Center.  The following is Brian Campbell’s account of their experience.

by Brian Campbell, Holt Creative Productions Manager

The Nolans and I [...]

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A Beautiful Thing

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Tony Nolan, special guest speaker at Winter Jam 2009 and dedicated advocate for Holt International’s work, is currently in China with his wife, Tammy, to receive the newest member of their family, Joy. On this trip, the Nolans visited a Holt-supported foster family in Nanchang.

The following post from Brian Campbell recounts Tony’s [...]

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Children in China Deserve Loving Care

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Holt is trying to keep children in foster homes until they can be adopted

Loss of funding has put many children currently in foster homes at risk of returning to orphanages. Holt is committed to taking over the funding of these foster care programs in order to keep the children with their foster families [...]

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Journey of the Heart

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A return to Korea, with the Holt Heritage tour, brings understanding and an unexpected connection

by Courtney Rader, Holt Adult Adoptee Outreach Director

Is this your first time back to Korea? I don’t know how many times I was asked this question. Technically, the answer is no. I was in the [...]

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Chun Chun Needs Our Prayers

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Holt’s staff in Beijing, China, have asked all of us to keep a little girl in our thoughts and prayers.

Chun Chun has a serious heart condition. We hoped that Holt could provide surgery, and had her transported to a specialist in a larger city. However, her condition has worsened, and doctors now fear that surgery [...]

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A Call to Action—New Haitian Adoption Law

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Urgent Advocacy Needed On Proposed New Haitian Adoption Law

Haiti is currently operating under an adoption law that was decreed in 1974 by Jean Claude Duvalier. The 1974 adoption law is outdated, has serious limitations that are not in the best interest of children and causes confusion in its application resulting in significant delays in [...]

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‘The lucky ones’

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The following article was published on Monday, June 22nd on Brewtonstandard.com.  It tells the story of a young woman adopted from India in 1991, and all that she has accomplished since coming home to her family.

by Lydia Grimes, Feature reporter Brewtonstandard.com

Father’s Day is an important day in any father’s life. Mike Perry is doubly blessed, [...]

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Movie Presents Offensive Image of an Adopted Child

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by Susan soon-keum Cox—Vice President of Public Policy

We at Holt International want to inform our constituents about a movie entitled “Orphan” scheduled to be released in July by Warner Brothers. We are concerned about media depictions that demean or degrade children. We are especially alarmed about the movie’s negative portrayal of adoption and [...]

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