Author: New Beginnings
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ESWS Guest House for Adult Adoptees Open
Welcome to Korea, Welcome to Mugunghwa House Eastern Social Welfare Society is proud to announce the opening of their guesthouse for adult adoptees in Seoul, Korea in mid-October 2012. Mugunghwa House (pronounced moo-goong-hwa) is a short-term residence for adoptees over 18 who are returning to their birth country. It offers not only an affordable place…
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Upstate NY Families: Watch “FINDING SEOUL” on Saturday, October 20th!
For families who live in Upstate NY, New Beginnings is proud to take part in sponsoring the Love the Children of Rochester Premiere of the film, Finding Seoul, on October 20, 2012 at The Little Theatre in Rochester, NY. Follow John Sanvidge, an adult Korean adoptee, in his birth family search and gain insight into the…
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New Beginnings Holiday Party 2012
Please join us for our 27th Annual New Beginnings Holiday Party to be held on Saturday, December 1, 2012 at Windows on the Lake in Lake Ronkonkoma, NY. Space is limited, so please register quickly! Bring a gift for Santa to give your child this year. We decided to try something new this year to…
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Long Island Culture Camp
L.I. Cultural Appreciation Program is proud to offer its 32nd summer program for adoptive families. The camp is made up of a staff of dedicated teachers and volunteers, most of whom are adoptive parents, dedicated to helping children and parents alike to learn about and appreciate the many cultures represented at the camp. The camp…
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Tax ID Number
The time of year for preparing Income Tax Returns is approaching. At times, adoptive families will have their child join them during a tax year, but have not received a Social Security Number for the child by the time they are preparing their tax returns. HAVE NO FEAR! The IRS IS HERE! Families may apply…
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Natural Born Citizen Act
A bipartisan bill (S. 2128) was introduced to the Senate on February 25, 2004. Senator James Inhofe (R-OK), Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and Senator Don Nickles (R-OK) introduced this bill with the hopes of allowing children adopted abroad by U.S. citizens the same rights as native-born children. This would include the right to run for…
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Fred Ford’s Book is Now Available
Fred Ford, one of our very own adoptive parents, recently became a published author! The book is titled “A Gift for Lila Rose: A China Adoption Love Story” and it is due for official release on November 22, 2008 but is currently available on all major on-line booksellers including amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, target.com, and the publisher’s…
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Certificate of Citizenship
There are two types of visas issued for families where a final order of adoption was completed overseas. The IR3 visa is issued to families where the child is adopted abroad and the parents have seen the child at least once either before or during the adoption process in the foreign country. If you received…