Last week, WACAP and Holt announced that their agencies were merging. Quickly after that, our advocates began to get comments on FB posts and private messages asking what that means for Red Thread Advocates. As you probably know, we are all WACAP mamas, so we have a special relationship with the incredible staff there that…
Total Shared List Files – 3,516 Girls – 1012 (28.8%) Boys – 2,504 (71.2%) At Risk for Aging Out Over 10 years old – 1,238 (35.2%), 370 girls/868 boys Over 12 years old – 585 (16.6%), 194 girls/391 boys Over 13 years old – 272 (7.7%), 96 girls/186 boys Breaking it down There are 1,238 children age 10 and up as of…
Total Shared List Files – 3,418 Girls – 984 (28.7%) Boys – 2434 (71.2%) At Risk for Aging Out Over 10 years old – 1,148 (33.5%), 354 girls/794 boys Over 12 years old – 521 (15.2%), 176 girls/345 boys Over 13 years old – 229 (6.7%), 78 girls/151 boys Breaking it down There are 1,148…
Total Shared List Files – 3,238 Girls – 917 (28.3%) Boys – 2321 (71.7%) At Risk for Aging Out Over 10 years old – 1,092 (33.7%), 329 girls/763 boys Over 12 years old – 481 (14.8%), 153 girls/328 boys Over 13 years old – 223 (6.8%), 67 girls/156 boys Breaking it down There are 1,092…
On Thursday, February 1, 2018, the U.S. Department of State notified adoption service providers (agencies like WACAP, MAA, BAAS, CHI, Lifeline, etc.), that there would be a substantial fee increase to the agencies in order to maintain their accreditation, which is required in order to provide intercountry adoption services. This fee increase is immense and…
Total Shared List Files – 2,935 Girls – 833 (28.4%) Boys – 2102 (71.6%) At Risk for Aging Out Over 10 years old – 1,013 (34.5%), 315 girls/698 boys Over 12 years old – 444 (15.1%), 154 girls/290 boys Over 13 years old – 227 (7.7%), 78 girls/149 boys …
Total Shared List Files – 2870 Girls – 816 (28.4%) Boys – 2054 (71.6%) At Risk for Aging Out Over 10 years old – 966 (33.7%), 302 girls/664 boys Over 12 years old – 430 (15%), 150 girls/280 boys Over 13 years old – 222 (7.7%), 76 girls/146 boys Breaking it down There are 966…
Today the CCCWA released new guidelines that are effective immediately. Although many questions still abound, even for agency workers, here is a brief summary of updates and changes to the CCCWA’s guidelines for potential adoptive families. More information will be shared as questions are answered. As for now, this is what we know. For married…
Total Shared List Files – 1923 Girls – 575 (29.9%) Boys – 1348 (70.1%) At Risk for Aging Out Over 10 years old – 561 (29.2%), 196 girls/365 boys Over 12 years old – 271 (14.1%), 106 girls/165 boys Over 13 years old – 147 (7.6%), 54 girls/93 boys Breaking it down There are…
When we first ventured into the adoption world in 2013, we had a list of needs we checked off as being “able to handle.” We were matched quickly with a toddler boy with a repaired heart condition. I often look at him now and think, “Wow, your medical needs are so easy.” We take him…
Red Thread Advocates spoke with WACAP staff to discuss the recent changes in the adoption requirements from China. WACAP helped us make this “chart” which explains the way they have interpreted the new rules. Please know that this might not be the way that all agencies are interpreting the policies, and it seems that waivers can…
Long ago when we started our adoption process we started that dreaded check list of needs we thought we could handle. As we went down the needs we started getting braver, after all how could we say no to any child?! But only one need really made me stop quick and had me turning circles in my…
Total Shared List Files – 1382 Girls – 468 (33.9%) Boys – 914 (66.1%) Dossier First (LID) files –3 (0.22%) At Risk for Aging Out Over 10 years old – 405 (30.8%), 158 girls/247 boys Over 12 years old – 198 (16.2%), 82 girls/116 boys Over 13 years old – 114 (9.9%), 47 girls/67 boys Breaking it down…
Total Shared List Files – 1265 Girls – 426 (33.7%) Boys – 839 (66.3%) Dossier First (LID) files – 4 (0.32%) Under Age 2 Girls – 8 (0.6%) Boys – 12 (0.9%) At Risk for Aging Out Over 10 years old – 389 (30.8%), 156 girls/233 boys Over 12 years old – 205 (16.2%), 86 girls/119 boys Over 13 years old – 125 (9.9%),…
Total Shared List Files – 1075 Girls – 338 (31.4%) Boys – 737 (68.6%) Dossier First (LID) files – 2 (0.18%) Under Age 2 Girls – 4 (0.4%) Boys – 18 (1.7%) At Risk for Aging Out Over 10 years old – 361 (33.6%), 141 girls/220 boys Over 12 years old – 210 (19.5%), 79 girls/131 boys Over 13 years old –…
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