The next shared list is set to be released on Tuesday, January 17th... before Chinese New Year! And that's wonderful news for all those families out there who are waiting!
Congratulations to all families in
the Special Needs program, whether you find your child on shared list,
the Special Focus list or an individual agency list... it's always
wonderful when children find their forever family!
If you have recently been matched with your special needs child, please feel free to share your news. We'd love to hear about your new little one!
Showing posts with label shared list. Show all posts
Showing posts with label shared list. Show all posts
January 16, 2012
December 20, 2011
next shared list
... is being released tonight, December 20th.
What an amazing Christmas this just might be for many waiting families.
Congratulations to all families in the Special Needs program, whether you find your child on shared list, the Special Focus list or an individual agency list... it's always wonderful when children find their forever family!
What an amazing Christmas this just might be for many waiting families.
Congratulations to all families in the Special Needs program, whether you find your child on shared list, the Special Focus list or an individual agency list... it's always wonderful when children find their forever family!
November 29, 2011
next shared list
The newest shared list was released by the CCCWA last night, November 28th!
Congratulations to all families in the Special Needs program, whether you find your child on shared list, the Special Focus list or an individual agency list... it's always wonderful when children find their forever family!
Congratulations to all families in the Special Needs program, whether you find your child on shared list, the Special Focus list or an individual agency list... it's always wonderful when children find their forever family!
October 28, 2011
next shared list
The newest shared list is expected to be released by the CCCWA on the night of October 31st.
Congratulations to all families in the Special Needs program, whether you find your child on shared list, the Special Focus list or an individual agency list... it's always wonderful when children find their forever family!
Congratulations to all families in the Special Needs program, whether you find your child on shared list, the Special Focus list or an individual agency list... it's always wonderful when children find their forever family!
September 23, 2011
next shared list
The CCCWA has announced that the next shared list will be released on Tuesday, September 27th.
Congratulations to all those families who will finally see their child for the first time very soon, as well as those already matched!
Congratulations to all those families who will finally see their child for the first time very soon, as well as those already matched!
August 26, 2011
next shared list
The newest shared list is expected to arrive on Monday night, August 29th.
July's list was small, so many waiting families are hopeful that this list will be larger... we do too as it means more kids will find their forever families!
Congratulations to all families in the Special Needs program, whether you find your child on shared list, the Special Focus list or an individual agency list. It's always wonderful when children find their forever family!
July's list was small, so many waiting families are hopeful that this list will be larger... we do too as it means more kids will find their forever families!
Congratulations to all families in the Special Needs program, whether you find your child on shared list, the Special Focus list or an individual agency list. It's always wonderful when children find their forever family!
July 27, 2011
next shared list
The newest shared list was released on Monday night, July 25th.
It seems that this list was relatively small, compared to the much larger list that was released in June.
Congratulations to all newly "matched" families in the Special Needs program, whether off the shared list, Special Focus list or an individual agency list. It's always wonderful when children find their forever family!
It seems that this list was relatively small, compared to the much larger list that was released in June.
Congratulations to all newly "matched" families in the Special Needs program, whether off the shared list, Special Focus list or an individual agency list. It's always wonderful when children find their forever family!
June 27, 2011
next shared list
The newest shared list is expected to be released tonight, June 27th.
Very exciting news for all families that are hoping to be matched this month!
Please share your news with us if you get a call tonight, or have recently accepted a referral off the shared list... we'd love to celebrate with you.
Very exciting news for all families that are hoping to be matched this month!
Please share your news with us if you get a call tonight, or have recently accepted a referral off the shared list... we'd love to celebrate with you.
May 24, 2011
next shared list
The newest shared list was released last night, May 23rd.
Wonderful news for all families that are hoping to be matched this month!
Please share your news with us if you received a referral, or have been recently matched... we'd love to celebrate with you.
Wonderful news for all families that are hoping to be matched this month!
Please share your news with us if you received a referral, or have been recently matched... we'd love to celebrate with you.
April 20, 2011
next shared list
The next shared list will be released on April 26th.
Wonderful news for all families that are hoping to be matched off the shared list!
Please share your news with us if you are matched this month, or have been recently matched... we'd love to celebrate with you!
Wonderful news for all families that are hoping to be matched off the shared list!
Please share your news with us if you are matched this month, or have been recently matched... we'd love to celebrate with you!
March 17, 2011
next shared list
The next shared list will be released on March 22nd.
From what I've heard, the Februaray list was quite small due to the Chinese holidays - and that many families hoping to be matched were not. Hopefully, lots of children will be matched with their forever families this month!
Please share your news with us if you are matched this month, or have been recently matched... we'd love to celebrate with you!
From what I've heard, the Februaray list was quite small due to the Chinese holidays - and that many families hoping to be matched were not. Hopefully, lots of children will be matched with their forever families this month!
Please share your news with us if you are matched this month, or have been recently matched... we'd love to celebrate with you!
March 14, 2011
news from RK - China re-opens to singles!
What fantastic news for single women who would like to adopt from China.
I have not heard this from any agencies, but consider Martha Osborne to be an excellent source, so I wanted to share this here. If you have heard this from your agency, please leave a comment or let me know, I'd love to know which agencies are sharing this with their clients at this time.
From the article on Rainbow Kids, single women who want to adopt will need to consider a child from the Special Focus program, have no more than 2 children at home, with their youngest child having already reached the age of 6.
The notice released by the CCAA is as follows:
Government departments and adoption agencies in receiving countries, In order to promote special needs child adoption and guarantee the basic interests of the orphaned and disabled children, CCAA decides to accept the adoption applications from female single applicants to adopt according to the requirements listed in this notice, starting from March 15, 2011:
* Female single applicants are allowed to adopt special focus children listed on the special Needs System of CCAA.
* One applicant can only adopt one special focus child at a time, with an interval of at least one year between two adoptions.
* The applicant shall have reached the age of 30 years and are under 50. For applicants over 50, the age difference between the child to be adopted and the applicant shall be no more than 45 years.
* The applicant shall provide her civil status certificate. Unmarried applicants shall provide certification for being single and non-homosexual; divorced applicants shall provide the divorce certificate of the last marriage; and widowed applicants shall provide the death certificate of their ex-spouse.
* The reason of being single and attitude towards marriage. Applicants shall have clear indication of willingness to appoint male figures as role models for the adopted child, and welcome male friends to join family gatherings.
* Applicants shall have received inter-country adoption training and training specifically for special needs child adoption so as to understand fully the physical and psychological needs of special needs children.
* Detailed nurturing and rehabilitation plan. Applicants shall be qualified personally and socially for caring special needs children and have wide social and family supporting network which can provide assistance any time.
* Guardians appointed by the applicants shall provide written statement as consent to act as the guardian of the adopted child. X. If the applicant has a stable relationship and lives with a male partner, the requirements of couple applicants shall be applied.
* Applicants shall be healthy both physically and mentally according to the requirements by CCAA for prospective adoptive couples.
* Applicants shall be law abiding with no criminal records, and have good moral quality and conduct
* The family annual income shall reach $10,000 per family member, including the prospective adoptee and the family net assets value should reach $100,000.
* The applicant shall have good medical insurance which can cover the medical expense of the adopted child.
* Applicants shall be experienced in child caring or be occupied in child-related fields, such as doctor, nurse, teacher, child psychological counselor, etc. It's best that the applicants have already had successful experience in caring for special needs children.
* The number of children in the applicant's family under the age of 18 years shall be no more than two, and the youngest one should have reached the age of 6 years old.
* Applicants shall be fully prepared for adopting a special focus child.
* Social workers shall provide the following information fully and timely in the home study reports besides family visit interviews: Adoption motive. The decision to adopt a special focus child shall be well-considered. Applicants shall be capable of caring for a special need child and be responsible for the well-being of the child.
You can read the full article here.
February 20, 2011
next shared list
The next shared list will be released on February 22nd.
Exciting news for all waiting families!
Please share your news with us if you are matched off this shared list, or have been recently matched... we'd love to celebrate with you!
January 13, 2011
next shared list
The next shared list will be released on January 18th.
Which is wonderful news for all the families waiting to be matched!
Please share your news with us if you are matched off this shared list, or have been recently matched... we'd love to celebrate with you!
Which is wonderful news for all the families waiting to be matched!
Please share your news with us if you are matched off this shared list, or have been recently matched... we'd love to celebrate with you!
December 16, 2010
next shared list
The next shared list will be released on December 21st.
Just in time for Christmas.
Incredibly exciting news for all the families hoping to be matched!
Please share your news with us if you are matched off this shared list, or have been recently matched... we'd love to celebrate with you!
Just in time for Christmas.
Incredibly exciting news for all the families hoping to be matched!
Please share your news with us if you are matched off this shared list, or have been recently matched... we'd love to celebrate with you!
November 21, 2010
lots of wonderful news
The next shared list will be released on the night of Monday, November 22nd. If you are matched from this list, or were recently matched, please share your news with us!
Additionally, CCAA has just announced that families may adopt two children using the same dossier if at least one child is designated as “Special Focus”... even if the family has already returned home with their first child. The application for the second child must be received less than 1 year after the first child’s adoption.
Also, families who already DTC for a non-special needs child may adopt a Special Focus child and still keep their spot in line for a NSN referral.
Additionally, CCAA has just announced that families may adopt two children using the same dossier if at least one child is designated as “Special Focus”... even if the family has already returned home with their first child. The application for the second child must be received less than 1 year after the first child’s adoption.
Also, families who already DTC for a non-special needs child may adopt a Special Focus child and still keep their spot in line for a NSN referral.
October 1, 2010
a brush with the shared listing
We recently had a brush with the CCAA's shared list. And it was positively wonderful.
And the best part? We found our daughter.
We began this journey to our daughter in early April. Shortly after my husband read this post. I'd been waffling back and forth wondering what God was up to... but after my husband's heart was pricked there was no turning back.
Fast forward through mountains of paperwork, numerous mini-anxiety attacks on my part, several files poured over and many prayers prayed, we completed our dossier without 'finding' our child. In late August we were done with the paperchase and in early September our dossier was on it's way to China.
On September 16th we received our LID. And learned that the next shared list was on the way in just a few short days. Goodness, gracious.... the somersaults this old stomach endured during those few days.
Our beloved agency coordinator told us we could get a call at anytime after the shared list was released. She also mentioned that we might not even receive a call, if she was not able to lock in a file matching our checklist.
We were also reminded that if a file was locked, that there was a chance that the child might have more special needs than we were ready to handle. That in locking in a file off the shared list allowed only a cursory look at the information and to spend the time required to fully read an entire history would forfeit a chance to even consider the child.
Also we knew that our caseworker would be looking for files for two other families that were waiting, so until all three families had a file to consider, no one would hear anything.
But, most of all, we knew our agency coordinator was going to do everything she could to find a child that she thought was perfect for us.
So we waited.
And we wondered.
And we prayed that no matter the outcome, that God would do His thing.
Right as we turned the lights out on Sunday night, the sound of the phone ringing split the silence. We knew there would only be one reason for a call this late at night.
And it was news about our girl.
"I have a file for your family to consider."
"She will turn one year old in two days."
"Her special need is that she is missing some fingers."
"She has the biggest eyes I've ever seen."
That was it. All we needed to know.
This was our girl.
Meet the rest of our motley crew, and read the rest of our story here.
And the best part? We found our daughter.
We began this journey to our daughter in early April. Shortly after my husband read this post. I'd been waffling back and forth wondering what God was up to... but after my husband's heart was pricked there was no turning back.
Fast forward through mountains of paperwork, numerous mini-anxiety attacks on my part, several files poured over and many prayers prayed, we completed our dossier without 'finding' our child. In late August we were done with the paperchase and in early September our dossier was on it's way to China.
On September 16th we received our LID. And learned that the next shared list was on the way in just a few short days. Goodness, gracious.... the somersaults this old stomach endured during those few days.
Our beloved agency coordinator told us we could get a call at anytime after the shared list was released. She also mentioned that we might not even receive a call, if she was not able to lock in a file matching our checklist.
We were also reminded that if a file was locked, that there was a chance that the child might have more special needs than we were ready to handle. That in locking in a file off the shared list allowed only a cursory look at the information and to spend the time required to fully read an entire history would forfeit a chance to even consider the child.
Also we knew that our caseworker would be looking for files for two other families that were waiting, so until all three families had a file to consider, no one would hear anything.
But, most of all, we knew our agency coordinator was going to do everything she could to find a child that she thought was perfect for us.
So we waited.
And we wondered.
And we prayed that no matter the outcome, that God would do His thing.
Right as we turned the lights out on Sunday night, the sound of the phone ringing split the silence. We knew there would only be one reason for a call this late at night.
And it was news about our girl.
"I have a file for your family to consider."
"She will turn one year old in two days."
"Her special need is that she is missing some fingers."
"She has the biggest eyes I've ever seen."
That was it. All we needed to know.
This was our girl.
Meet the rest of our motley crew, and read the rest of our story here.
September 17, 2010
next shared list
The next shared list will be released on Monday September 20th, China time.
Which is Sunday night here in the US.
Incredibly exciting news for all the families hoping to be matched!
Please share your news with us if you are matched off this shared list, or have been recently matched... we'd love to celebrate with you!
Which is Sunday night here in the US.
Incredibly exciting news for all the families hoping to be matched!
Please share your news with us if you are matched off this shared list, or have been recently matched... we'd love to celebrate with you!
August 18, 2010
China introduces "special focus" children
CCAA will now be spotlighting certain children on the shared listing as "special focus" children, opening up new opportunities to help place these older and/or children with more significant special needs.
The opportunity to adopt two children at the same time is addressed and seems to be something CCAA is more enthusiastic about, when at least one of the children being adopted is a "special focus" child.
Read an article outlining the new program on Rainbow Kids.
And another article about the new program on China Adopt Talk.
The opportunity to adopt two children at the same time is addressed and seems to be something CCAA is more enthusiastic about, when at least one of the children being adopted is a "special focus" child.
Read an article outlining the new program on Rainbow Kids.
And another article about the new program on China Adopt Talk.
August 14, 2010
next shared list
Will be released August 17th!
Fantastic news for all families who are hopeful that this month's list will bring news of their child. If you do receive a referral off the shared listing, or have received a referral off the shared listing in the last few months, please leave a comment, we'd love to share in your joy!
Congratulations to the following families who have recently been matched off the shared list!
Courtney
April
Fantastic news for all families who are hopeful that this month's list will bring news of their child. If you do receive a referral off the shared listing, or have received a referral off the shared listing in the last few months, please leave a comment, we'd love to share in your joy!
Congratulations to the following families who have recently been matched off the shared list!
Courtney
April
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