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Tag Archives: Preparing Families
Adoption FAQ: On Pre-Adoption Preparation and ‘Really’ Being Prepared
China adoption staff answer an FAQ about preparing to adopt, while pinpointing what’s always hard to plan for … Continue reading
Posted in Adoption, Adoption FAQ, Adoptive Parents' Perspectives, Advice, International Adoption, WACAP
Tagged Adoption FAQ, Behavior, China, Emotional Response, Expectations vs. Realities, Post-Adoption, Pre-Adoption, Preparation, Preparing Families, Understanding and Empathy, WACAP Staff
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WACAP Thankful to Have Been Named Seattle Charity of the Month
WACAP was honored to have been named Bonneville Seattle’s Charity of the Month for April. Learn more in this radio feature spot. Continue reading
How We Work: The Strong Families Fund
For several years now, I’ve had the privilege of working with the wonderful donors who fund the work we do. Because these donors give so generously and invest in our work, we’ve recently streamlined the ways in which we put … Continue reading
Traveling to India: Kerala
This week our travels in India are continuing. Our second stop was to the state of Kerala. We chose to come to Kerala because several of our families have been matched with children from this state and we have learned … Continue reading
Posted in Adoption, International Adoption, Travel
Tagged Adoption, Advocacy, Family, India, orphanage, Preparing Families, Travel, WACAP, Waiting Child
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Traveling to India, Why We’ve Come
I, along with WACAP’s India program manager, Priyanka Joshi, have been traveling in India – through New Delhi, Hyderabad and Kerala. These trips always bring so many feelings to the surface. Priyanka and I both miss our families, and as … Continue reading
Posted in Adoption, Collaboration, International Adoption, Travel
Tagged Adoption, Advocate, Blindness, Family, Heart Condition, India, Lifelong Support, Microcephaly, orphanage, Preparation, Preparing Families, special needs, Therapies, Thyroid Conditions, Travel, WACAP, Waiting Child
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Excellence: More Than Words
When we made a declaration of those traits we value at WACAP, we decided to take a risk. Let’s face it, hardly anyone chooses to value excellence. It’s polarizing. (Read those last sentences again, but this time with tongue firmly in … Continue reading
