Agency News
Adoptive Families Needed!
Adoptive families are currently needed for Adoption Associates, Inc.’s African-American and biracial infant adoption program. Inquiries from prospective families in Michigan are especially encouraged!
Please contact AAI at 616.667.0677 for more information.
New Ukraine Adoption Program Opening Soon
At Adoption Associates, Inc. even more big news is on the horizon! A new international adoption program in Ukraine will soon be available to interested families. Please watch our web site for news of the program’s official opening date, or visit our Ukraine Adoption page to learn more about this exciting new program.
For more information, please call Larissa Koedyker, Ukraine program coordinator, at 616.667.0921, or e-mail lkoedyker@adoptionassociates.net.
New Adoptive Parent Preparation and Adjustment Sessions
In order to better meet the needs of our clients adopting internationally, Adoption Associates, Inc. is now offering new adoptive parent preparation and adjustment sessions designed to support parents up to and even beyond the placement of their child.
To learn more about these sessions, please visit our news item on this topic.
New Temporary Refund Option Available for Russia Program
Worried about signing up for AAI’s Russia program before our accreditation is renewed? Then worry no longer. Beginning on June 1, AAI will initiate a temporary refund option that will allow families to focus on what’s most important—bringing their child home.
To learn more about the temporary refund option for the Russia program, please visit our news item on this topic.
International Adoption Information Night
Interested in adopting internationally? Then we invite you to attend our free international adoption information night on Thursday, August 2, 2007 at 7pm at Calvary Church in Grand Rapids, MI. You’ll be able to learn about AAI’s adoption programs, meet families with children home, and have all of your adoption questions answered.
Please visit our news item on this topic for more information.
Fundraising Update
Now is a great time to contribute to Embracing Ethiopia or Hosts of Hope thanks to two donors who have generously pledged matching gifts for these projects. The matching gift for Hosts of Hope is $2,000, while the gift for Embracing Ethiopia is $15,000, which means that any denomination that you give to either project up to the maximum dollar amount will be matched in full by the donor. What a great way to make your contribution go twice as far to support orphans in need.
To learn more about these fundraising projects and others, please visit the donation opportunities page or call Tom Gill, director of fund development, at 616.667.0677.
Hosts of Hope Update
Hosts of Hope will officially begin on Thursday, July 26 when six orphans from Russia’s Arkhangelsk region arrive in the West Michigan area. The children, who range in age from five and one half to seven years old, will stay with five different West Michigan families until Thursday, August 16. It is our hope that all of these children will make the connections during their stay that will lead to them being adopted.
Because the Hosts of Hope program would not be possible without the help of others, AAI would like to thank Karen Finck, an adoptive mother whose philanthropy group organized a fundraising event for Hosts of Hope at Prestwick Golf Club in Highland, MI on Friday, June 15, as well as Alison Spicer, another adoptive mother, who joined Karen in her effort to raise funds for this cause. We are pleased to announce that over $12,000 was raised for the Hosts of Hope program through this event, an amount that far exceeded our goal. Some of the contributions have already been used to purchase welcome baskets for the children.
To learn more about the Hosts of Hope program or to contribute, please visit our Hosts of Hope page.
