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Share Since Holt’s beginning, 55 years ago, many children with special needs at the Ilsan Center in Korea have gone home to wonderful permanent families. Today, we ask for your help on behalf of one resident, Min-kee, a spirited and sweet 6-year-old waiting for a family of his own. Min-kee came into the care of Ilsan at [...]  Share A 13-year-old boy leaves the loving care of Ilsan by Jake Krob Parents who adopt have heard it time and time again. “You are so special!” people say. “Your child is so lucky,” others remark. It’s pretty clear after six months with Sonny that he’s the special one…that we’re the lucky ones. It’s true that how Sonny came into our [...] Share brighten the life of a child in Korea this Christmas Holt needs volunteers to sign up for this year’s Gift Team trip to Korea. Every December volunteers on Holt’s Korea Gift Team deliver gifts and host celebrations for the children, foster mothers and caregivers at the Ilsan Center and Jeonju Babies’ Home—A tradition that the children [...] Share 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 [...] Share Amy Weinkauf and her family share in the experiences of Holt-Korea adoptees traveling to Korea for the first time By Amy Weinkauf
It is the end of day seven, and I understand that I have an interesting position on this Holt Heritage Tour. I don’t have any adoptees to immerse in Korean culture, or [...] Share Kim Brown joins Ilsan Center residents and staff in seeing a longtime resident go to his adoptive family By: CEO, Kim Brown
My recent trip to Korea coincided with what would have been Grandma Holt’s 105th birthday. We planned to spend the day with Molly Holt (Harry and Bertha’s daughter) at [...] Share Holt’s CEO attends a service honoring Bertha Holt by Kim S. Brown, CEO Ilsan, Korea–A simple service on the hillside overlooking the Holt Ilsan Center seemed a fitting celebration of someone so beloved. Bertha “Grandma” Holt would have celebrated her 105th birthday today. A handful of friends and Grandma’s daughter, Molly, gathered at the graveside [...] |
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