Hi Everyone,
TGIF!! I just wanted to post and let you know that CCAA just announced that they made significant progress with dossier review. They have now reviewed dossiers that were registered on or before April 30th, 2008. I always like to see positive movement. Also, CCAA is going to release a new shared list of waiting children on Monday, February 8th, 2010. This is an unanticipated positive development as well. Those of you who have decided that you are definitely interested in being matched with a waiting child should make sure that Becki Buck has received your Child Conditions form for China. I also strongly urge an indepth conversation with Becki, by phone to discuss the kinds of special needs that your family is prepared to handle, prior to her attempting to match your family. Becki has over 12 years experience working with families who have adopted or are planning to adopt special needs children, so she is well qualified to help you think about whether this is the right move for your family.
Any of you who are getting frustrated with the long wait for a healthy child referral, from CCAA. Please don't hesitate to give me a call to discuss options. (switching to the waiting child program, starting a concurrent adoption, switching your I-600 A approval to another country, hanging in there even if it takes months longer, what I would probably recommend for our April 19, 2006 dossier group, are all good options. My telephone number is (215) 249-0100 ext. 119, and I am typically here between 8:30 and 5:15 each day, and I don't usually take a lunch break. Please feel free to call me any time.
Friday, February 5, 2010
Monday, February 1, 2010
FEBRUARY CHINA PROGRAM UPDATE
And we are still not out of review :(
Dear China Families:
Good news, we just got word that CCAA made just a bit more progress this
month. As of January 31st, 2010, families with dossiers registered on or
before April 5th, 2006 have been matched with children. However, CCAA
has not progressed any farther with review of dossiers. They have read
and reviewed dossiers which were registered up through 2/29/2008.
Placements
We had three placements of children from China in January. Two beautiful
girls and one beautiful boy from Neimenggu Province arrived safely at
Newark International airport on January 14th, 2010 with their families.
Congratulations to Jeff and Christine, and big brother, Noah, to Kelly
and Dan and big brother, Daniel, and to Carol and Ron and big sister
Mia. Everyone was a little on the tired side, but all three children who
have just placed are doing beautifully in their new homes. They are all
healthy and are making a good emotional adjustment. All three children
were waiting children, who were designated referrals just for Welcome
House which were sent to our agency in September. Since all three
children were from the same province, all three families got to travel
together the entire time they were in China.
Referrals
Congratulations to Robin and Eric who were successfully matched with a
waiting child from the shared list in January.
Waiting Child Program
Becki, our waiting child coordinator, continues to match one or two
families a month with children on the shared list. She only works with
families in process with a log-in date registered with CCAA, and the
matching occurs only after she has had a careful discussion with
prospective families about what conditions they feel able to
successfully handle. PSBI will be participating in a conference call in
February with other US adoption agencies with programs in China, to
discuss the shared list. Most agencies are in the same situation we are
in, they have a number of families in process open to adopting a young
waiting child with mild correctable special needs. After the conference
call, the China Caucus of JCICS, of which we are members, will submit a
finite number of politely worded concerns and suggestions to CCAA, on
ways to make sure that access to the shared list remains fair and
transparent. One of the suggestions is that only families with a
registered log in date, be permitted to lock the files of young children
with mild, correctable special needs. Also Li went to CCAA to discuss
our next group of designated referrals with officials there. She
received assurances that Welcome House will get our next group of
designated referrals this spring, probably by early April 2010. So that
is good news too.
If you have any questions or concerns about the China program or any
concerns with the wait, don't hesitate to contact me at
adurie@pearlsbuck.org , (215) 249-0100
ext. 119.
Dear China Families:
Good news, we just got word that CCAA made just a bit more progress this
month. As of January 31st, 2010, families with dossiers registered on or
before April 5th, 2006 have been matched with children. However, CCAA
has not progressed any farther with review of dossiers. They have read
and reviewed dossiers which were registered up through 2/29/2008.
Placements
We had three placements of children from China in January. Two beautiful
girls and one beautiful boy from Neimenggu Province arrived safely at
Newark International airport on January 14th, 2010 with their families.
Congratulations to Jeff and Christine, and big brother, Noah, to Kelly
and Dan and big brother, Daniel, and to Carol and Ron and big sister
Mia. Everyone was a little on the tired side, but all three children who
have just placed are doing beautifully in their new homes. They are all
healthy and are making a good emotional adjustment. All three children
were waiting children, who were designated referrals just for Welcome
House which were sent to our agency in September. Since all three
children were from the same province, all three families got to travel
together the entire time they were in China.
Referrals
Congratulations to Robin and Eric who were successfully matched with a
waiting child from the shared list in January.
Waiting Child Program
Becki, our waiting child coordinator, continues to match one or two
families a month with children on the shared list. She only works with
families in process with a log-in date registered with CCAA, and the
matching occurs only after she has had a careful discussion with
prospective families about what conditions they feel able to
successfully handle. PSBI will be participating in a conference call in
February with other US adoption agencies with programs in China, to
discuss the shared list. Most agencies are in the same situation we are
in, they have a number of families in process open to adopting a young
waiting child with mild correctable special needs. After the conference
call, the China Caucus of JCICS, of which we are members, will submit a
finite number of politely worded concerns and suggestions to CCAA, on
ways to make sure that access to the shared list remains fair and
transparent. One of the suggestions is that only families with a
registered log in date, be permitted to lock the files of young children
with mild, correctable special needs. Also Li went to CCAA to discuss
our next group of designated referrals with officials there. She
received assurances that Welcome House will get our next group of
designated referrals this spring, probably by early April 2010. So that
is good news too.
If you have any questions or concerns about the China program or any
concerns with the wait, don't hesitate to contact me at
adurie@pearlsbuck.org
ext. 119.
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