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“Heroes Need Not Apply”: A Parent on Special Needs, Adoption, and Her Son
With adoption long on Erin and Joel’s hearts, the path to adopting their son Carsen began with questions and then paperwork. But one particular form, Erin recalls—a check list of special needs—“turned their world on its axis.” Continue reading
Adopting From India: The Face Behind the Lists
WACAP’s Family Finders Manager Jo Reed shares about adopting her daughter and answers families’ questions about “why they should consider adoption from India, and why now?” Continue reading
Adopting From China: About the Children, Next Steps for Families
“The need is greater than ever for families to adopt from China” says WACAP Case Manager Lindsey Gilbert. Find out why, and what families need to know about their homestudy! Continue reading
Adopting From India: Q&A With Family Finders
Here, WACAP’s Family Finders Manager Jo Reed talks about adopting from India, the children, and getting help with the process. Continue reading
Posted in Adoption, Adoption FAQ, Advice, International Adoption, Staff/Board Spotlight
Tagged Adopting Older Children, Adopting Siblings, Adopting Young Children, Adoption, Adoption Process, Advocacy, Family Finders, Frequently Asked Questions, Hague Convention, Homestudy, India, International Adoption, special needs, Support, WACAP
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“Go Out Beyond Your Wildest Imagination”: Homecoming and Adoption from Haiti
An inspiring story about two children Haiti, and the shared friendships that led each to a family’s love. Continue reading
Posted in Adoption, Adoptive Parents' Perspectives, International Adoption, Reflections, Travel, WACAP
Tagged Adopting Boys, Adopting Girls, Adoption, Adoption Journey, Adoption Process, adoption story, Blindness, Children's Hope Gala, Friendship, Haiti, Single Parent Adoption, special needs, Travel
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A Family for Me – Little Miracles in Each Video, For Children in Foster Care
WACAP’s “A Family for Me” staff shares about the behind-the-scenes magic of seeing children’s stories take shape, and then touch the hearts of the families that become theirs. Continue reading
Posted in Adoptees' Perspectives, Adoption, Adoption FAQ, Adoption Washington, Collaboration, Domestic Adoption, Foster Care, Reflections, Staff/Board Spotlight, Waiting Children
Tagged A Family for Me, Adopting Older Children, Adopting Siblings, Adoption, adoption story, Behavior, children, DSHS, Family, Foster Care, Foster Care and Adoption, Foster Children, Foster Parent, Foster-to-Adopt, KING 5, Parenting, parents, special needs, Support, Travel, Video Editing, Videos, Yuen Lui Portrait Studio
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What’s changed with India?
Children who Need Families in India Raising awareness about the growing need for families interested in adopting a child from India may seem a little unusual. For the millions of Indian children growing up without parents—or whose childhoods passed in … Continue reading
Posted in Adoption, Adoption FAQ, Celebrations, International Adoption, Milestones
Tagged Adoption, Adoption Agency, Adoption Laws Revisions, Advocacy, Challenges, Change, Family, Hope, India, International Adoption, Match, medical need, Need, Opportunity, orphanage, special needs, Transformative, WACAP, Wait Times, Waiting Child
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Adoption FAQ: “What is a “special need?’”
When I talk with families about the individual needs (or “special needs”) a child may have, I’m often asked a few recurring questions: “What is a ‘special need?’” “What do you consider ‘minor?’” “What can my family handle?” Children’s needs … Continue reading
Posted in Adoption, Adoption FAQ, Domestic Adoption, International Adoption, Staff/Board Spotlight, Support Services
Tagged Adoptee, Adoption Medical Specialist, Adoption Process, Developmental Need, Family, Family Support, Individual Needs, Lifelong Support, Medical history, medical need, Minor Need, parents, special needs, story, Thankful, Trauma History
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Adopting from Thailand
When considering various options for adoption, families sometimes overlook smaller or lesser known programs, such as WACAP’s terrific Thailand program. Thailand is known as “The Land of Smiles,” and it only takes walking around for a day to understand why. … Continue reading
