Learn About the China Child of Promise program... Attend a Webinar!

On Monday, July 11th, join us for the webinar “Adopting from China” where the Mazzio family will share about their decision, experience and joy in adopting their son, Daniel, through Holt’s China Child of Promise [...]

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A Journey of Hope from a Father's Perspective

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by Sean Yarger

What compels veteran adoptive parents to adopt again?

For us, it was a sense of incompletion. Despite our best efforts to proliferate the Earth with children – we had five at the time of our second adoption – we still felt our family wasn’t quite complete. After a year home with our [...]

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What are little boys made of? Join a webinar to find out...

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by Sally Dougherty, Family Relations Director

 

Remember this. . .

What are little boys made of?
Snips and snails and puppy dog tails.
That’s what little boys are made of!

What are little girls made of?
Sugar and spice and all things nice.
That’s what little girls are made of.

As a woman who was once a little girl, I admit, [...]

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Help Bring Families Together

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Holt’s Special Needs Adoption Fund

Five years ago, Celia was abandoned at a hospital in China and brought to an orphanage. Celia, one of Holt’s precious Waiting Children, had a congenital foot abnormality — she was missing the front part of her foot.

Today, more than 50% of children coming home to loving families in the United [...]

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Same Path, Different Journeys — A Family’s Story

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Shane and Angel Moffitt have adopted twice through Holt’s China Child of Promise program for children with minor to moderate special needs – Holt’s most popular track to adopt from China.  The first time was easy.  The second time was anything but.

by Robin Munro, Senior Writer

Introducing Jaili Joi Moffitt.

Lightning struck.  And everyone fell in [...]

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If Proof Were Ever Needed

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The China Child of Promise was meant to find us,” says Jason McBride, “and it’s one we hope finds many others.”

by Jason & Ryan McBride | Haddonfield, New Jersey

We decided on adoption in the early summer months of 2009. By late July that year, we had settled on Holt International as our agency and the [...]

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Learn More About Adopting from Africa! Join a Holt Informational Webinar on April 7th!

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Are you, or is someone you know, considering international adoption? Whether you’re interested in China, Ethiopia or another country, Holt’s webinars are a great place to start. Gain valuable info and insights from Holt staff and previous adoptive families, and ask your questions throughout these online seminars — all from the comfort and convenience of [...]

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Take a Look at Her Now! -- From Loving Caretakers to Loving Family

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How a simple idea changed the life of a child in Holt’s care

Remember this story? In the summer of 2009, Tony Nolan, special guest speaker for Winter Jam, visited Holt’s care centers in China while traveling to meet his daughter, Fei Fei. On his journey, he [...]

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Happy Chinese New Year! Read a story from the Rees Family who adopted from the China Child of Promise program!

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Happy Lunar New Year! Today, February 3rd, China ushers in the Year of the Rabbit – a year of good fortune for those born in Rabbit years, and a very exciting year in China adoptions!

Never before have Chinese boys and girls, toddler through school-age, had so many opportunities to have loving, adoptive families – particularly [...]

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You Never Adopt Just Once - A Family's Story

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Three and a half years ago, Michele and Ladell Kellenberger felt heart-tugged to adopt a child.  They chose Holt, then China, then the special needs program — the China Child of Promise.  With each decision, they came closer to the little girl from a rural village in northern Shaanxi province who would become their daughter. [...]

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