Category: New Beginnings News
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Helping Relatives Adopt Under the UAA
New Beginning is pleased to announce that we will offer primary provider services in relative or named child adoptions internationally. New Beginnings professional staff is uniquely qualified to providing services under the Universal Accreditation Act. We have Licensed Social Workers to help the family through the adoption and attorneys to guide the family through the…
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Donate and be Entered to Win!
Every dollar you donate now will be entered for a chance to win a LG 32” TV or four “day hoppers” to Disney World. Your support for the Beyond the Placement program will help us find homes for waiting children, support our families after the placement and assist adoptees exploring their history and heritage. You…
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Beyond the Placement: Providing Assistance to Our Families Now and for Years to Come
There are many children available for adoption that are older or have special needs. New Beginnings is seeking assistance to help fund our Beyond the Placement program. The Beyond the Placement Program provides Grants to families to reduce the financial barriers when adopting an older or special needs child. With our support, these children can…
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Adopting an Older Child Internationally – 7 Ways to Ease the Adjustment
By Elizabeth Westermann, LMSW The adoption of older children from foreign countries is becoming more common as fewer infants and young toddlers are available for adoption by US families. Building your family by adopting an older child brings much joy, but it can also be challenging. After all, the majority of your new child’s life…
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Thai Red Cross Children Home 2015 Motherland Visit
Thai Red Cross Children Home is pleased to announce their 2015 Motherland Visit. For more information, click here.
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Age Waivers for Families that Previously Adopted from Korea
Effective as of August 1, 2014, the Ministry of Health and Welfare in Korea (MOHW) has relaxed the age guidelines on who is eligible to adopt from Korea. For families that have previously adopted a Korean child, new guidelines will allow families up to age forty nine to enter the program. This is great news…
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Time is Running out to Apply for this Year’s Home to Home Program
We wanted to let adult adoptees know we received the information and application for Eastern’s annual Home to Home program for this November 2014. If you wish to participate, please complete the attached application and forward to me as soon as possible. There are a very limited number of applications that will be accepted, so…
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Programa de la Herencia Colombiana | Colombia Heritage Program
Aviso Importante: Para familias en donde uno de los esposos tiene ciudadanía Colombiana o doble nacionalidad: Enriquesca su origen Colombiano adoptando un niño, una niña o adolescente Colombiano. Los Colombianos que tienen doble nacionalidad o parejas en donde el o ella tiene ciudadania Colombiano y esta casado(a) con ciudadano(a) estadounidense estan especialmente invitados a adoptar.…
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Colombia Hosting Program: Open Hearts, Open Homes, Open Worlds
For the last several years, Adopolis, Inc. has managed the “Citizens of the World” Hosting Program for families interested in providing special needs and older children from Colombia an enriching family experience. With the help of New Beginnings Family and Children’s Services in NY, NJ and PA, Adopolis is facilitating this program to help children…