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Children of All Nations Expands Adoption Services to Include the United States
There are currently over 20,000 newborn infants voluntarily placed for adoption every year in the
The addition of the domestic adoption program brings Children of All Nations’ total program number to 17 and is the company’s first program launch for the New Year.
To request more information about Children of All Nations’ United Adoption program, please visit www.childrenofallnations.com/domestic, or call (512) 323-9595 to speak with a qualified adoption consultant.
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Children of All Nations Opens New Ghana Intercountry Adoption Program
Children of All Nations (CAN), a division of Great Wall China Adoption, is pleased to announce today the opening of our newest intercountry adoption program in Ghana, West Africa. This program continues the mission of Children of All Nations to find forever families for orphans around the globe.
With over 1 million children estimated to be orphans in the country of Ghana alone, CAN is happy to begin recruiting families who adopt these children to be their own, while providing exceptional service to the families who hope to find their child in this peaceful, friendly African country.
Ghana is the fourth intercountry adoption program opened this year by CAN, and fourteenth program overall. Given the staggering number of orphans in the country in need of homes, and the success the Ghanaian Department of Social Welfare has had placing many children for both domestic and intercountry adoption, CAN is excited to begin working with families to adopt a child from Ghana.
Ghana’s orphaned and abandoned children, despite several government-run and private social welfare programs in the country, are at an extremely high risk for child labor, abuse, disease and malnutrition when living in institutions or the streets. The Department of Social Welfare actively works to help de-institutionalize children with these social welfare programs, but the majority of children still remain at risk until being placed with a permanent family. By helping the Department of Social Welfare place more of these children with their forever families, CAN hopes to make an impact on the plight of orphans not only in Ghana, but all of Africa. Ghana is now the fifth Africa adoption program CAN offers.
Great Wall & Children of All Nations is a Hague-accredited adoption agency, uniting over 8,000 children with forever families since 1996 and bettering life for children left behind in orphanages. Children of All Nations continues to develop new intercountry adoption programs in hopes that every orphan will find a permanent, loving family and educate families in preparation for adoption.
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Children of All Nations Opens New Russian Intercountry Adoption Program
AUSTIN, Texas, 5/20/11 - Children of All Nations (CAN), a division of Great Wall China Adoption, is pleased to announce today the opening of our newest intercountry adoption program of Russia. This program continues the mission of Children of All Nations of finding forever families for orphans around the globe.
With the best interest of this nation's children in mind, CAN is happy to begin recruiting families who will take these orphans of Russia to be their own and providing exceptional service to the families who are seeking their forever children in this wonderful country.
The third intercountry program opened this year and thirteenth program overall, CAN is excited to begin working with families to adopt from Russia. As many as 250,000 orphans are currently residing in state orphanages due to the death of family and widespread poverty. It is estimated that 80 percent of Russian orphans will wind up in jail, drug addiction or turn to crime as a way of life. By finding families for these children, CAN truly believes that the impact will permanently better the futures and hopes of children around the world.
Great Wall & Children of All Nations is a Hague-accredited adoption agency, uniting over 8,000 children with forever families since 1994 and bettering life for children left behind in orphanages. Children of All Nations continues to develop new intercountry adoption programs in hopes that every orphan will find a permanent, loving family and educate families in preparation for adoption.
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Beyond Borders Conference 2011 Dates and Keynote Speakers Announced
AUSTIN, Texas, 3/25/11 - Great Wall China Adoption & Children of All Nations is pleased to announce that the dates for its eleventh annual Beyond Borders Conference, formerly known as East Meets West, is set for October 29 & 30, 2011, in its hometown of Austin, Texas. This annual conference provides a weekend of education, inspiration and networking for professionals, international adoption authorities and adoptive families.
The Beyond Borders Conference is dedicated to educating families about adoption programs for many countries, including Bulgaria, China, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Haiti and more, and is intended for all American adoptive families, regardless of which adoption agency they use or their stage in the adoption process. This two-day conference brings together experts in adoption to bring adoption education to as many families as possible. Conference sessions will put attendees face-to-face to with leading adoption professionals such as experts in adoption process, adoption medical professionals, orphanage directors, and representatives from foreign countries.
The keynote speakers will be Craig Juntunen and Dr. Todd Ochs, who are both prominent figures in the international adoption sphere. Dr. Ochs brings well over a decade of work with adoptive families with his medical expertise. Through his practice and adoption clinic, he has seen thousands of files and children, and is an adoptive father of Chinese children. Mr. Juntunen is an international adoption advocate, founder of Chances for Children benefiting orphans in Haiti, and an adoptive father of Haitian children. He is best known for his award-winning memoirs Both Ends Burning and public media appearances.
Attendees will have access to sessions covering topics that include international adoption, re-adoption, bonding and attachment, medical issues related to adoption, multicultural families and financing adoptions. Upon completion of the conference, attendees will earn hours of Hague-certified education training, and adoption professionals can receive CE credit hours. Families walk out of the China adoption conference well-informed and amazed by the wealth of insight they take away. For more information and to register, please visit: www.emwconference.org.
Great Wall & Children of All Nations is a Hague-accredited adoption agency, uniting over 8,000 children with forever families since 1994 and bettering life for children left behind in orphanages. Children of All Nations continues to develop new intercountry adoption programs in hopes that every orphan will find a permanent, loving family and educate families in preparation for adoption.
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Children of All Nations Opens New Bulgarian Intercountry Adoption Program
AUSTIN, Texas, 3/14/11 - Children of All Nations (CAN), a division of Great Wall China Adoption, is pleased to announce today the opening of our newest intercountry adoption program of Bulgaria. This program continues the mission of Children of All Nations of finding forever families for orphans around the globe.
With the best interest of this nation's children in mind, CAN is happy to begin recruiting families who will take these children of Bulgaria to be their own and providing exceptional service to the families who hope to find their child in this wonderful country.
The second intercountry program opened this year and thirteenth program overall, CAN is excited to begin working with families to adopt from Bulgaria. After re-opening its children's homes for international adoption in 2009, the Bulgarian government implemented new policies to ensure that the orphans of their nation have the opportunity to be adopted. They have further refined their procedures to ensure that every child, aged one and up, has the best chance of finding a family in the international community, and that no family or child is overlooked.
Great Wall & Children of All Nations is a Hague-accredited adoption agency, uniting over 8,000 children with forever families since 1994 and bettering life for children left behind in orphanages. Children of All Nations continues to develop new intercountry adoption programs in hopes that every orphan will find a permanent, loving family and educate families in preparation for adoption.
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Children of All Nations Announces the Launch of their Newest Adoption Program in Peru
October 15, 2010 – AUSTIN, TEXAS – Children of All Nations (CAN), operated by Great Wall China Adoption, a division of America’s leading international adoption agency, today announced the launch of a Peruvian adoption partnership, facilitated under the Peruvian Ministry of Women and Social Development (MIMDES). CAN is dedicated in placing children around the world and giving humanitarian aid on a global scale.
CAN has a wonderful relationship with MIMDES and have facilitators who are dedicated to create a smooth adoption process in Peru. “We are excited to begin our Peru adoption program,” said Snow Wu, President and CEO of CAN. “With months of preparation, Peru is our second Latin American country we are working with.”
Adoptable Peruvian children are available because of economics in that country and a high poverty rate. Children in need of placement are:
• Children with special needs and health problems
• Sibling groups with two or more children
• Children 5 and older
The number of children adopted from Peru has recently increased, thanks in part to the efficient re-organization of the adoption process by Peru’s National Secretary of Adoption (SNA). CAN is accredited to place children through Peru’s Waiting Angels program, which gives preference to children with special needs. In 2009, 75 Waiting Angels were adopted from Peru, and the SNA hopes to surpass that total for 2010. The new CAN adoption program will work to help Peru reach that goal.
About Children of All Nations (CAN)
Children of All Nations (CAN), operated by Great Wall China Adoption, is a division of America’s leading international adoption agency. CAN is dedicated to improving the lives of children, and reach out to the nations around the world to place children and give humanitarian aid on a global scale with programs. Drawing on over 14 years of experience in placing children, advocating for improved legislation and international relations and initiating charity programs focused on child welfare, CAN is opening our doors and our hearts to a new, world-wide challenge. For more information, please visit www.childrenofallnations.com/peru
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Institute for Children of All Nations Launches Advocacy Project for Adoption Medicine
ICAN urges The American Academy of Pediatrics to require adoption medicine training
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Children of All Nations Announces the Launch of their Newest Adoption Program in Ukraine
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Announcing the Institute for Children of All Nations (ICAN)
Austin, Texas – May 17, 2010 – The Institute for Children of All Nations (ICAN) has officially launched, connecting adoption and special needs related resources, education, services and research to waiting children around the world. ICAN strongly believes that children with special needs are the most vulnerable, and the mission is to advocate for and find homes for these waiting children.
ICAN is part of Great Wall China Adoption dba Children of All Nations, a leader in international adoption for over 14 years. Among the 8,000 adoptions facilitated to date, over 600 of these have been waiting children. ICAN also works in collaboration with the Child and Family Center for Innovative Research, University of Houston.
ICAN was developed to find homes for thousands of waiting children worldwide and to put them in touch with the best possible resources available for their growth, development and wellbeing. ICAN is a place families can go to access an exclusive database of local adoption and special needs related resources, medical and developmental experts, educational tools and support and a community of advocacy. ICAN supports families that are considering adoption as well as those families who have already adopted.
Please visit www.icanwaitingchild.org to start connecting with ICAN’s team of renowned experts and exclusive resources. As the institute continues to grow and expand upon its mission, additional, comprehensive services and tools will be made available.
Join ICAN today and you will have access to the following benefits:
o List of comprehensive medical screening services by expert providers at a rate that only ICAN can offer.
o Searchable zip code database to access local adoption and special needs resources and specialists in your area.
o Share with us the issues YOU want advocated for.
o Donate to ICAN to help support advocacy efforts, medical and behavioral research and help fund educational and growth programs that serve our waiting children.
Every child deserves a home. It is ICAN’s mission to be the leader in placing and advocating for waiting children worldwide as a means of providing them with a brighter future.
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Children of All Nations Continues Work to Support Orphans in Haiti, Respond to Immediate Needs After Earthquake
AUSTIN - Children of All Nations (CAN) is continuing to work to support the immediate needs of our orphanage (crèche) in Port-au-Prince. We are the only Austin-based child welfare program to provide adoption services and humanitarian aid to Haiti.
Our Haiti liaison has previously adopted from our crèche and has first-hand knowledge of both the challenges and rewards associated with Haiti adoption. She is also currently in the process of adopting another child from Haiti.
The crèche is home to more than 130 children, many of whom have been orphaned due to extreme poverty. We have received word that aid is beginning to arrive from the Red Cross and Salvation Army, but the need is great. We are currently working to evacuate the children to a safe location.
Please consider a donation to Children of All Nations at this time. Your donation will go directly to the crèche to meet their immediate needs. Donations can be sent to our headquarters or made online at http://www.gwca.org/donate/general-donation/donate.php. Please note that your donation is intended for earthquake relief. With so many families passionate about international child welfare, we have already received a positive response to our relief efforts.
CAN staff and representatives are available for comment.
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Children of All Nations is Expanding to the Philippines
(July 2009) Austin, Texas -- Children of All Nations (CAN), the newest division of Great Wall China Adoption, is thrilled to announce that it is extending its reach from Ethiopia, Rwanda and Mexico to the Philippines! CAN is honored to have been approved by the Philippine government to aid in the placement of waiting children. CAN’s new Philippines Adoption program offers more options to serve single women and married couples that wish to complete their families through adoption. It also provides families that are currently waiting for a referral from China an opportunity to adopt a child sooner!
Drawing on more than 13 years of experience in placing children and initiating charity programs focused on child welfare, CAN looks forward to serving more families make a difference where it is needed most. Program details are coming soon!
Please check our website at www.childrenofallnations.com or contact a CAN adoption consultant at 1.877.8 ASK CAN (1.877.827.5226) to get the most up-to-date information!
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Children of All Nations Reaches beyond Borders to Make a Worldwide Difference
New Adoption and Outreach Agency Works to Raise Awareness and Offer Aid to Children in Need
(May 2009) Austin, Texas -- Great Wall China Adoption announced today the launch of Children of All Nations (CAN), an organization dedicated to improving the lives of children on a global scale. With strategic humanitarian aid programs that go beyond international adoption, CAN uniquely addresses the causes of the international orphan crisis in addition to the issue itself. Guided by the philosophy that every one of us can make a difference, CAN offers many rewarding ways for families across America to get involved in child welfare programs in Mexico, Rwanda and Ethiopia, with more countries to come. The agency draws on 13 years of experience placing more than 8,000 children from
With a staggering 133 million orphans around the world today, CAN is committed to raising awareness of the global crises that contribute to the increased number of orphaned children and help them realize their fullest potential. CAN works to achieve this commitment in two ways. First, it implements charity missions that address children’s needs on a material level. These missions provide aid to improve health and nutrition, living conditions and other basic needs. The HIV/AIDS pandemic in
CAN also works to improve international relations by building and strengthening relationships with government officials that oversee child welfare in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and North and
“We take our roles as voices for children seriously, and we collaborate with foreign governments to ensure ethical adoption practices that provide the maximum protection for children,” said Snow Wu, CAN founder and Great Wall China Adoption President, who personally travels abroad to assess needs and build partnerships to address them.
The current programs in
“I will never forget the bright eyes and smiling faces of the children in orphanages. While they have very little to eat, wear only one set of clothing and live in huts, their plight has not erased the joy from their innocent faces,” said Wu. “They have a permanent place in my heart and continue to inspire me to take CAN’s initiative further.”
As CAN continues to grow, it develops more opportunities for American families to not only find a child or children to complete their families, but ways to give medical care, improve education, build infrastructure or simply share a kind thought to brighten someone’s day. Looking to the future with great enthusiasm, CAN is eager to build bridges and improve relationships with countries around the world to strengthen our global community. Positive change is possible, and CAN is making a difference, one step at a time.
Children of All Nations (CAN) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, licensed child placing organization with adoption and charity programs in
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