June 2007
Program News - Families Needed
• ETHIOPIA - 25 children were matched with families in May! We have a great need for families open to adopting children over age 18 months, of either gender.
• GUATEMALA - 14 children were matched with families in May! Program remains stable and is accepting applications.
• KAZAKHSTAN - Invitation to travel in 4-5 months. Families especially needed for children over age 18 months who are open to adopting a child of either gender.
• RUSSIA - WHFC is accepting applications while we await re-accreditation. Please contact our program team for details.
For the most up-to-date information on all of our adoption programs, visit our website.
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• New Subsidy Programs
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Celebrating Families Across the United States
We hope that you find this e-newsletter helpful in learning about our programs and adoption options. We are thrilled to have worked with families in every state in the nation and to see our work expand far beyond our North East beginnings. We look forward to another year filled with travel to meet families and agencies in various regions.
For families considering adoption, our programs remain strong; WHFC will place almost 700 children with their forever families across the US this year. We are in great need of families for countries such as Ethiopia, Russia, Kazakhstan and Guatemala, where we have fast-moving programs; and almost 100 waiting and older children are currently on our Horizon Kids list. As always, our staff is eager to answer your questions, and walk you through your various options.
In our continuing efforts to provide high quality information to adopting parents, we are pleased to present our new packet of services and program information. Our staff is readily available to help you assess your options, and many families apply to WHFC before choosing a program. And to give families flexibility, you may apply to multiple programs, a benefit we offer with no additional agency fee.
Please Note: If you have received our application packet, and will be applying after June 30, 2007, we ask that you review the new Adoption Services & Programs packet and submit the new registration form. The Placement Services application you currently have will no longer be valid after that date.
Please feel free to contact me directly with any questions in your own personal journey to adoption.
Maryanne Ludwig
Director of Placement Services
Wide Horizons For Children
NEW — EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST!
ADOPTION SERVICES & PROGRAMS PACKET
Our new materials, with fees effective July 1st, will allow families to compare programs, review the fees, and select the best adoption options for them.
- WHFC PROGRAMS-AT-A-GLANCE - A one-page overview of each country’s adoption process and eligibility requirements, as well as the type of children available, the wait and travel times, and the program-specific costs.
- WHFC PROGRAM INFORMATION/FEE SCHEDULES – Detailed program descriptions and itemized fee information on each program
HORIZON KIDS: WHFC's WAITING CHILDREN
Join us July 19th!
Adopting the Older Child online teleconference. Hear about new waiting children.
Wide Horizons For Children's Horizon Kids initiative finds parents for children who have been waiting for an adoptive family. Our waiting children are not specific to one country, instead there are waiting children in nearly every country in which we work.
• Register today to view their profiles and receive updates
• Learn about our new subsidy programs
Meet This Month's Featured Child
Parvati likes to play with other children and participates in many activities at her school. She has been assessed as having a mild cognitive delay. She arrived at her current placement in February 2006. She has no known medical concerns. Additional information is available on this adorable little girl. Please contact Amanda Halpern, Horizon Kids Coordinator at 781.419.0371 or ahalpern@whfc.org.
To learn more view our online presentation or join us for a live teleconference and hear about the children available.
NEWS & STORIES
Our news coverage and family stories are updated frequently, so be sure to check the site often to see what's happening!
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) Fee Increase
As of July 31, 2007 fees for filing immigration paperwork with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) will increase. Additional information can be found at www.whfc.org.
WHFC in the News
Wonders never cease for first-time moms
In honor of Mother's Day, Globe West talked with four women celebrating the holiday for the first time. They became mothers through Wide Horizons for Children, a Waltham adoption agency that placed 630 children from 11 countries over the past year.
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Family Stories
Our Angel
What can I say, we have been home for over 3 weeks and Jia feels like she has been here for all of her little life. She is such a gift, I just can't explain the joy she brings into our lives, such a little person, yet so powerful. She smiles at me and my world becomes even more wonderful, she cries and I just want to make her happy, she sleeps and I just want to look at her. Her brothers adore her, and her father, well lets just say she has him wrapped around each and every one of her little fingers.
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MEETINGS & EVENTS
Family Reception
• Ethiopia - Aug 18
Fall Culture Camps
• Eastern Europe - Oct TBD
• Latin America - Nov 3
Wide Horizons For Children offers a variety of meetings and events throughout the year in all of our regions. Visit our website for Adoption Information and Program Introduction meetings, both onsite and online.
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