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ALERT: Regarding pipeline cases for Kyrgyzstan
As the first U.S. adoption agency to be re-accredited to work in Kyrgyzstan, Christian World Adoption was happy to provide a discounted rate to the “pipeline” families who had been waiting for so long to complete their adoptions of previously referred children. To date CWA has worked with about 30 families [...]
Kyrgyzstan Families are Traveling!
The Kyrgyzstan program reopened in January, and the first group of families is already in-country for their first trip! These are some of the “pipeline cases,” or those who had started their adoption process before the country had halted international adoptions back in 2008.
Kyrygzstan program director Anya Rutherford reports that she arrived in Bishkek late [...]
Shortened Referral Time for Russia!
Dear Families,
We are very excited about the current situation with our Russia program!! We have recently been receiving referrals of infants within a very short period of time (days or weeks) after a family is registered in the region! Therefore we are recruiting additional families as referrals are becoming available at a steady pace!
We have [...]
Altynai’s Legacy Adoption Fund
Please consider this letter written by an adoptive family.
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September 7, 2011
Dear Kyrgyz Adoptive Parents:
I am writing this letter to you because you have been blessed with a precious child from Kyrgyzstan. As you are probably aware, adoptions in Kyrgyzstan ceased over 3 years ago, leaving 65 orphans waiting to have their adoptions finalized. My husband [...]
Free informational webinar
FREE WEBINAR: Another 2 webinars are scheduled for Monday, August 15, 2011 at 7 pm EST and for Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 7 pm EST for anyone who would like to get general information about CWA and adoptions from Russia or Ethiopia. Because of limited space, registration is required. If you are interested in attending, [...]
Free Adoption Webinar
FREE WEBINAR: Another webinar is scheduled for July 19, 2011 at 7 pm EST for anyone who would like to get general information about CWA and adoptions from Russia or Ethiopia. Because of limited space, registration is required. If you are interested in attending, please email Emily Beddingfield at emilyb@cwa.org with your full name [...]
Aggression Webinar
Dr. Ronald Federici & Heather T. Forbes, LCSW are offering a free LIVE video webinar to discuss a training for dealing with Aggression and to answer your questions.
Thursday, June 23, 2011 at 8:30 pm EST
Click Here for the link
This webinar will be recorded, so if the times are inconvenient, you will receive [...]
Free Informational Webinars
CWA is starting online webinars for anyone who would like to get general information about adoption from Russia and Ethiopia.
The first webinar is scheduled for June 27, 2011 at 7 pm EST. It is a free webinar. However, because of the limited space on the webinar we require registration.
If [...]
The Hatch Family!
Thank you to the Hatch family for giving us a glimpse into their family. They brought home these 2 beautiful children – a sibling group from Russia in December 2010.
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My husband and I sought to adopt two children from Russia and ended our wonderful journey in December 2010. Ruslana is three and her brother is [...]
Accepting Russia Applications!
CWA is delighted to inform you that we are accepting new applications for the Russia Program again. Please see the CWA website for details.
We hope you have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
