Another Sibling referral today!!

We are happy to announce another sibling referral this morning.  A 5 year old girl and 5 year old boy were matched with their forever family this morning.  More list movement:

Everyone below #23 on the infant boy list moves up one spot
Everyone below #2 on the toddler boy list moves up one spot
Everyone below #13  on the siblings list moves up one spot
Everyone below #43 on infant girl moves up one spot
Everyone below #10 on toddler girl moves up one spot

Congratulations!! 

Sibling referral!

A 4 year old girl and 2 year old boy were matched with their forever family this morning!  The list moves as follows:

Everyone below #3 on the infant boy list moves up one spot
Everyone below #1 on toddler boy moves up one spot
Everyone below #2 on the siblings list moves up one spot
Everyone below #16 on infant girl moves up one spot
Everyone below #3 on toddler girl moves up one spot

Congrats to the happy family!!

Referral!!

Two beautiful infant boys have been matched today!!!!  The list moves as follows:

Everyone below #2 on the infant boy list moves up 2 spots!
Everyone below #1 on the siblings list moves up one spot.

Congratulations!!!!

Dear IAN Families,

We are working to improve our parent training and cultural awareness surrounding adopting from Ethiopia. We have completed our new general and cultural sensitivity which is now available to you for FREE! This is a great training which includes information on many different topics including; the adoption process, staff roles in the US vs. Ethiopia, the average day in the care center, an adoptive parents journey, Ethiopian culture etc.
This training is required for all families. It does not take too long and can be completed in multiple sittings. Please find this training on our website at under the parent training tab, under session V or http://www.adoptioninternational.net/train/index.php. Please contact your coordinator for the password. Please complete the final questionaire and return to your coordinator for credit. We have had a few families complete this training so far and we have heard great feedback. If you have any questions, please contact your coordinator!!
There will also be an older child adoption webinar starting in September. This will be a live, 2 hour training required for families adopting children over age 2. The first two webinar dates will be announced soon (expected dates 9/21 and 9/25).
We hope these trainings will help you throughout your adoption and after coming home!! As always, if you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to contact us! Have a great day!

~IAN Staff

More referrals and list movement!!!

We are happy to announce another referral today!!  A family accepted a boy and girl sibling set (2 1/2 year old girl and 3 year old boy).  The list moves as follows:

Everyone below #3 on toddler girl moves up one spot.
Everyone below #3 on siblings move up one spot
Everyone below #1 on toddler boy move up one spot
Everyone below #5 on infant boy moves up one spot
Everyone below #14 on infant girl moves up one spot

Another family has decided to pursue a domestic adoption and has been removed from the Ethiopia list.  The following lists move:

Everyone below #41 on the infant girl list moves up one spot
Everyone below #11 on the toddler girl list moves up one spot
Everyone below #24 on the infant boy list moves up one spot

Feel free to contact your coordinator if you would like an update on your current list numbers!

Another Referral accepted!!!

Another family accepted a referral for a beautiful 3 year old girl this morning.  The lists move as follows:

Everyone below #21 on the siblings list moves up one spot
Everyone below #21 on infant girl moves up one spot
Everyone below #11 on toddler girl moves up one spot

Congratulations to the happy family!!

More Referrals Accepted!!

Today two THREE children found their forever families!

One family accepted a referral for a one month old baby boy, the second family accepted their referral for a toddler boy.  A third family accepted a five year old girl referral!!  Congratulations to both all three families!!!

The wait list movement is:
-Toddler boy list:  Everyone after # 7 moves up one spot.
-Infant boy list:  Everyone between #3 and #17 moves up one spot, everyone after #17 moves up two spots. 
-Toddler girl list:  Everyone after #11 moves up one spot
-Infant girl list:  Everyone after #33 moves up one spot. 

Another referral!!!

We are very happy to announce that a beautiful little girl found her forever family today!!  The list moves as follows:

Everyone after #4 on the toddler girl list moves up one spot
Everyone after #15 on the infant girl list moves up one spot

Congratulations to the happy family!!!

Nepal Suspension

The US Department of State announced the suspension of new adoption cases for children who have been identified as abandoned. This is effective today, August 6,2010 to all families who have not yet received a referral. The Department of State has concluded that the documentation they have seen with referrals is not reliable, and they can no longer reasonably determine if a child is an orphan.

The state mentioned that there are 80 cases that have been matched in Nepal, but there is no I600 petition or visa. We will be contacting our facilitator in Nepal today for more information regarding all of our Nepal families. At this point, we do not expect to see any referrals from Nepal, as all referrals have been abandonment cases from Nepal. USCIS is allowing all families to transfer their case to another country at no cost.
IAN will keep you informed as we hear more information. We are happy to speak with about Nepal and your options. Please do not hesitate to contact us anytime!

Links to suspension posts:
http://adoption.state.gov/news/NepalFAQ.html

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2010/08/145767.htm

And another referral acceptance!!!

A toddler girl found her forever family today!  Congratulations!!

The wait list movement is as follows:
Everyone after #4 on the infant boy list moves up one
Everyone after #1 on toddler boy moves up one
Everyone after #10 on infant girl moves up one
Everyone after #3 on toddler girl moves up one
Everyone after #2 on siblings moves up one

Yet Another Referral Acceptance

A sibling group of three sweet kids has found their forever home!!  Congratulations to the new family!

The waiting list movement is:

• Everyone after #6 on the infant boy list moves one spot.
• Everyone after #4 on the siblings list moves one spot.
• Everyone after #14 on the infant girl list moves one spot. 

New Children!!!

Dear IAN Families,
We have new children!!! We hope we will be able to find wonderful families for them very soon! If you are interested in getting more information on any of these children, please contact your coordinator. If we do not find matches for them by August 18, 2010, they will be placed on the waiting child site. We hope to hear from you soon!

Children looking for families:

4 year old boy
5 year old boy
5 year old boy
6 year old boy

Another Referral Accepted!!

Yesterday a family officially accepted the referral of one of the precious toddler boys who had been waiting!!  Congratulations to the family on their new son! 

All of the following lists will move one spot:

-Everyone after #21 on the infant boy list
-Everyone after #36 on the infant girl list
-Everyone after #5 on the toddler boy list
-Everyone after #13 on the toddler girl list
-Everyone after #15 on the sibling list. 

As always, please contact your coordinator with any questions!