August 2010
Families are needed for Adoption Associates's Russia Program!
Many children continue to become available for adoption in our Russia program and families are urgently needed! Adoptions are still being processed in Russia and the outlook for this program is good as the U.S. and Russia continue their work on a bilateral agreement.
continue reading→Change a Life—Change the World 2010
You’re invited! Our Change a Life—Change the World Gala will be held on Thursday, October 14, 2010. We have selected the Goei Center at 818 Butterworth, Grand Rapids, Michigan, as our venue. Formerly the Kindel Furniture Factory, the Goei Center is a contemporary, loft-style venue with urban elegance and artistic class. Guests will be welcomed with champagne and hors d’oeuvres and then will have the opportunity to bid on exciting items through our Ten-Bid Auction. Dinner, prepared by some of the area’s best chefs, will be served “grazing style.”
continue reading→US Dept of State Suspends New Adoptions from Nepal
On August 6 the U.S. Department of State (DOS), in conjunction with the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS), announced the suspension of new adoptions for children presented as abandoned in Nepal.
continue reading→Congratulations to families home in July 2010!
Listed below are the families who brought children home through our domestic infant and international adoption programs in July of 2010. Congratulations on the new additions to your families!
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