Dear Friends and Families, several of our agency team are traveling to Haiti to meet with our attorney specific to the laws post earthquake, see the children we have waiting(some of whom we are told are currently sleeping in tents) and to take financial assistance. We DO have identified waiting and relinquished children who will be visited and photos will be updated along with specific information about these little ones. We hope to make a difference in the country if only in the lives of a few. We are accepting donations through our web site and also by personal check to our office. If you desire to send a tax deductable donation, it will be acknowledged with a receipt and go to the country with our traveling team. Thank you in advance for your assistance and support as we work to find families for these precious children. Our team will be leaving Portland on June 18th; donations will be accepted through June 15th.

Adoption Notice: 
Haiti: IBESR Accepting New Adoption Cases
April 27, 2010

Haiti’s adoption authority, the Institut du Bien-être Social et de Recherches (IBESR), has informed the U.S. Government that they are now accepting new adoption applications for Haitian children who were either documented as orphans before January 12, 2010, or relinquished by their birth parent(s) since the earthquake.  We encourage prospective adoptive parents to submit their adoption applications directly through the IBESR to ensure that the process is done in accordance with Haitian legal requirements.  For more details on inter-country adoptions from Haiti please see Haiti country specific page.
www.adoption.state.gov/country/haiti.html

4/22/2010

BIG NEWS Haiti is now OPEN

Haiti has re-opened to International adoption and our agency is working to find families for many children who have been officially identified as orphans in need of families. Please contact us through our information request page and we will be happy to assist you. Thank you for your patience as this country has worked to re-open this program so that children may have forever families.

For more info please fill out our information pack or email info@toladopt.org

Adopting a Child From Haiti Post Earthquake http://www.creatingafamily.org/blog/

This week's show, Jan. 20, is on Adopting a Haitian Orphan.  There is much confusion right now on how to adopt children from Haiti, when will this be possible and how long will it take.  What about adoptions that were already in progress before the earthquake.  Our guest list is still in a state of flux, but it looks like we'll have on someone from the US State Department, the Citizenship and Immigration Services, Holt International, and Dillon International.  We'll be talking about current cases as well as the future of adoptions from Haiti.

1/19/2010

Our deepest appreciation to all families who are stepping forward to indicate their willingness to help the children of Haiti: it is imperative to understand that at this time, there is no way to confirm that a child is truly an orphan and in fact they may just be separated from their parents. It is not ethical to offer a child for adoption without confirming their permanent status of having no parents or relatives to care for them. The most immediate need is to provide for basic food, water, and shelter of those who have lost their homes.

Please visit the links below to better understand why adoption from Haiti is not possible at this time and how you can help.

Thank you, the staff of Tree of Life Adoption Center

http://www.rainbowkids.com/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=687