Luz, who participated in the 2008 Summer Miracles program, shares her story in this wonderful article on rainbowkids.com. I am Luz, I am 15 years old, and I was born in Colombia. My life in Colombia was difficult. My birth mother was 14 when I was born, and my birth father was in his 40s. […]
CONTINUE READINGLast Friday, Lauren Gordon, Director of Kidsave Family Visit Programs announced that hosting of children from Colombia has expanded — for families interested in adoption — from Kidsave’s six communities to people in any city in the United States. “We are excited about the opportunity to offer families who want to adopt a child […]
CONTINUE READINGHere is a beautiful reminder of why we do this work.
CONTINUE READINGThis Washington Post story describes the tragedy of disabled children without parents who are destined to a life of institutionalization. The Children in Families First Act proposed by Senators Landrieu and Blunt and Representatives Granger and Bass would provide support to countries — enabling families to have resources to support disabled children, older kids and […]
CONTINUE READINGKidsave is helping host the Eurasia Foundation’s Social Expertise Exchange designed to share best practices for finding permanency for older youth (ages 12-18) in the Russian and US child welfare systems. Russian fellows are currently touring the United States, learning about how the US child welfare system works, meeting organizations involved, and examining the different […]
CONTINUE READINGIn December Kidsave raised money with a raffle of a pair of tickets to Sunday’s big game. Our winner, Gwen Willis-Darpoh, attended the game Sunday. Here is her report and some fun photos of her experience. All I can say is that it was AN AWESOME EXPERIENCE!!!!!!!! The hotel was great! It was the media […]
CONTINUE READINGIzidor spent his first years in a Romanian orphanage. The Washington Post story and video is a graphic reminder of the ultimate horror of institutionalization — and the beauty, indominiable spirit and resilience of one amazing young man. http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/style/2014/01/30/a-lost-boy-finds-his-calling/
CONTINUE READINGWeekend Miracles Los Angeles has had a great start to the new year, with 4 new kids (21 kids total) attending our January Advocacy Event on Sunday, Jan. 26th. The event was comprised of a cooking class, led by Chef Andrea Turnoff of Catering by Andrea, with kids and families each helping to prepare a […]
CONTINUE READINGLast year at this time siblings Daniel, age 13, and Sharon, 11, were living in their orphanage in Colombia with little prospect for a family. Now they have a family waiting for a Colombia adoption to go through. Life isn’t great for kids who lose their parents — especially when they become teens. However, […]
CONTINUE READINGIn October a 15-year-old foster youth, Davion Only, took his case public. He went to his church and asked if someone there would adopt him. The Tampa Bay Times featured his story and it went viral. Suddenly Davion was a guest The Today Show and The View – and covered in People Magazine. A mere […]
CONTINUE READINGImpossible they said. Colombians would not take older kids in, not for weekends and certainly not permanently. But a few believed, that in a culture where people are so loving and caring, that the plight of older kids who have no one would touch the hearts of the people. So, even though it was impossible, […]
CONTINUE READINGOn a Monday morning in courtroom 404 James, 17, Gerry and Ruben became a family. When I entered the courtroom where the adoption finalization would occur, I was struck by the big smile on the judge’s face. He was telling James how happy he was to see him with his dads for his adoption. He […]
CONTINUE READINGKidsave is excited to announce that we are partnering with World Links International Adoption Agency to bring older children, ages 8-13, from Latvia to participate in the Summer Miracles Program! The children will travel to the United States for a four week visit in July and we are currently seeking host families in the following […]
CONTINUE READINGAdam is the first to admit that adopting a 13 year old boy from Colombia was not what he had in mind when he began his process of starting a family. “Two years ago, I was thinking surrogacy, co-parenting, or adopting an infant. There is no way that I would have guessed that I would […]
CONTINUE READINGThis year, unlike hundreds of other foster youth, 14-year-old Chanton did not spend Christmas in his residential facility, but instead he experienced Christmas in the home of his wonderful host family, Angie and Kelly. Chanton joined Kidsave’s Weekend Miracles program a year ago October, but then was put on hold by the County because he […]
CONTINUE READINGAs the year ends Kidsave stands firmly behind efforts to move more children around the world out of orphanages and into families. The Children in Families First Act is a blend of improving barriers to international adoption and providing support to countries worldwide to help them move their children out of orphanages and into permanent […]
CONTINUE READINGAs the world slows down to celebrate love and humanity, we take time to celebrate progress in the change toward helping more children find families. Child advocate and actress Deborra-lee Furness, and adoptive mom, Australian native, and wife of actor Hugh Jackman has made improving the opportunity for children to be adopted in Australia a […]
CONTINUE READINGKidsave Joins Advocates Requesting a Review of State Department Policies Prohibiting Orphaned Children From Benefitting From International Adoption WASHINGTON, D.C. — December 19, 2013 – As part of the “Children in Families Working Group”, Kidsave joined a coalition of nonprofit advocacy organizations seeking change in global policies for children living outside of family care by […]
CONTINUE READINGWe have a winner for Kidsave’s “Big Game” raffle, Gwendolyn Willis-Darpoh! A true Steelers fan, she is hopeful that they will make it all the way! Gwen says: “When I bought the ticket from Elizabeth Spier, I told her it was the winning one. But a few months later when I heard the news that […]
CONTINUE READINGNot a stranger to loss, Sari knew in her heart she could successfully parent a teenage in foster care. Sari completed the foster care certification process, but hadn’t found the right match. Then a friend told her about Kidsave. Sari had always wanted a daughter. She met Eunice at her second Kidsave event. Eunice was […]
CONTINUE READINGJulia Ramos spoke at the DC Miracles Gala in October. Her speech was a heartfelt tribute to the power of parents. Today I would like to thank my loving parents, Raul and Ana for everything they have done for my sisters Katya, Diana and me. Katya and I were adopted from Russia in 2001. Our mother […]
CONTINUE READINGMarycarol and Chris had heard about Kidsave’s Summer Miracles program. Little did they know that this was how they would eventually meet their adopted daughter, Daniela. They first met 12-year old Daniela when she was being hosted by their friends through Kidsave’s 2010 Summer Miracles program. She captured their hearts that summer, and a […]
CONTINUE READINGTune in tomorrow night or December 1st at 10pm to KTTV Fox 11 News to see Jasmine featured on Wednesday’s Child. Check back after the show airs and we will have the video! Jasmine (1997) is a confident young lady with a good self-image and a positive outlook on life. She knows what she wants […]
CONTINUE READINGNovember is National Adoption Month. In the United States a day, tomorrow, November 23, is set aside to celebrate and process adoptions of kids in foster care. The US foster care system has many challenges – the good news is we have a system. The sad news it still doesn’t serve every child well. But […]
CONTINUE READINGThe following news out of Russia is a glimmer of hope for children who are growing up in orphanages. The concept is that institutions become support for children, teaching them how to live on their own and possibly encouraging family care by not penalizing adoption. These are the types of changes that we would hope The […]
CONTINUE READINGAbove: Slide1: Whitney Reitz, Terry Baugh, Senator Mary Landrieu and Keith Morrison enjoy a moment prior to the Gala awards presentations. Slide2: Deborah McFadden (C) with Senator Landrieu’s staff and award presenters, Libby Whitbeck (L) and Whitney Reitz (R). Slide3 Julia Ramos pays tribute to her parents, Ana and Raul. Slide4 Raul, Julia and Ana […]
CONTINUE READINGLynda Field & Luna and their journey toward adoption in Colombia Below please find the beginning of the story and a link to Lynda Field and Luna’s blog of their journey to adoption after hosting a child from Colombia with Kidsave. It starts here… Folks, My first foray into blogging. I am sitting in the […]
CONTINUE READINGThanks to abc7 News – Harris’ Heros Feature Washington DC’s WJLA abc 7 features Kidsave as a part of Harris Heros telling the story of three forgotten, underfed orphans in Russia who found a loving family in the US to grow up as beautiful successful young adults. http://www.wjla.com/video/2013/10/kidsave-helping-orphans.html
CONTINUE READINGThe US foster care system is criticized for many things and is in no way near perfect. However, we do have a child welfare system that can enable and sometimes empower a child to find a family. Please read the following compelling article describing one boys brave request to be adopted. Here in the United […]
CONTINUE READINGEnter to win a chance at a football fan’s trip of a lifetime. Kidsave is holding a *California raffle for a prize package to the ‘Big Game’ at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J on Super Sunday, February 2, 2014. This exciting package includes Two tickets to the game AND the pre-game party, A 3 […]
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