Happy Holidays
While the holidays are an exciting time for all of us, they’re especially thrilling for the little ones who are celebrating with a family for the very first time. This holiday season, all of the incredible kids in our Orphan Hosting program will have the chance to experience life outside of the orphanage, to experience the love of a family and to experience the joy of waking up on Christmas morning to find gifts under the tree.
Our hope is that through this program these kids will never have to experience the holidays without this love again. While many families have already begun submitting their paperwork to adopt their host kids, other families have stepped forward as advocates to help their host child find their Forever Family. These advocate families are able to provide prospective adoptive families with SO much information about their host child, from updates on their medical needs to their personality traits that may not have been included in their medical file.
If you or someone you know is interested in learning more about one of our advocate host kids, visit our Orphan Hosting Advocate page or contact our hosting coordinators today!
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They Have Arrived!
A Warm Welcome in Austin!
We are happy to announce that all of the kids in our China Orphan Hosting program have arrived safely!
After a long day of traveling, our last group of host kids made it to Austin, TX late Thursday night, where they received a warm welcome from both their host families and GWCA staff members! This is the very first time that a hosting group has flown into our hometown, and it was such an amazing opportunity for us to meet the children and families who are participating in our Orphan Hosting program.
Throughout this hosting program there will be children living with host families all across the United States. This program will give each child the opportunity to know the love of a family with the hope that they will soon have one of their very own. While some of the families in our Orphan Hosting program have already decided to begin submitting their adoption paperwork, others have joined the program with the intention of advocating on behalf of their host child with the hope that another family will step forward to bring them home forever.
Advocate Families
Every year our advocate families blow us away with their dedication to helping their host child find a Forever Family. They create advocacy Facebook pages, they engage with their communities and they spread the word about their host kiddos, providing potential adoptive families with a wealth of information that is generally not available when adopting a child who hasn’t been hosted.
If you’re interested in adopting one of that host kids that’s currently being advocated for, visit our advocacy page to see their profiles, or contact our hosting coordinators today!
Follow Their Journeys
Over the course of the next four weeks there will be host kiddos living with families all across the United States! Every family’s journey is unique, and we absolutely love following them through photos, videos and blog posts! We will be sharing updates throughout the hosting process, so be sure to check back at our blog regularly!
Chaperone Host Families Needed NOW
The kids in our Orphan Hosting program will be arriving THIS WEEK! Each group of kids is accompanied by a chaperone, one of the social workers from their orphanage. These incredible ladies all need a place to stay while the kids are here. We search for volunteer families to open their home to these hardworking incredible women for at least 2 weeks out of their stay. This comes at no cost to the family other than accommodating a guest in their home.
The only area we are still seeking a chaperone host family for is SEATTLE! If you or someone you know is living in or around Seattle, WA and would be interested in hosting one of our Orphan Hosting chaperones this winter, please contact our hosting coordinator, Shannon, at shannon@gwca.org today!
Please contact our Hosting Coordinator Immediately, if you or someone you know might be interested. We must find these volunteers right now!
512-323-9595 EXT. 3101
shannon@gwca.org
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