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Wed, 12 Jan 2011 14:51:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: gypsywinter http://communitynonprofit.com/what-are-good-adoption-agencies-for-children-victims-in-haiti.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-29015 gypsywinter Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:18:27 +0000 http://communitynonprofit.com/what-are-good-adoption-agencies-for-children-victims-in-haiti.htm#comment-29015 Secretary Napolitano Announces Humanitarian Parole Policy for Certain Haitian Orphans Fact Sheet On Jan. 18, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano, in coordination with the U.S. Department of State (DOS), today announced a humanitarian parole policy allowing orphaned children from Haiti to enter the United States temporarily on an individual basis to ensure that they receive the care they need—as part of the U.S. government’s ongoing support of international recovery efforts after last week’s earthquake. DHS and DOS are working together to issue travel documents (either immigrant visas or humanitarian parole authorizations) for children who fall into the two categories described below. Once these children are cleared to travel, the U.S. Embassy in Port au Prince will facilitate their evacuation to the United States so they may be united with their American adoptive parents. Under applicable laws, unaccompanied minors entering the country without a parent or legal guardian are subject to special procedures regarding their custody and care. DHS coordinates with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Refugee Resettlement on the cases of these unaccompanied minors. All cases will be evaluated by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Depending on their circumstances, and information available some children will receive immigrant visas with permanent immigration status and will require no further processing. Those who enter under humanitarian parole status will need to have their immigration status resolved after arrival. Eligibility for Humanitarian Parole Category 1 Children who have been legally confirmed as orphans eligible for intercountry adoption by the Government of Haiti, were in the process of being adopted by Americans prior to Jan. 12, 2010 and meet the below criteria. Required Criteria Evidence of availability for adoption, which MUST include at least one of the following: Full and final Haitian adoption decree Government of Haiti Custody grant to prospective adoptive parents for emigration and adoption Secondary evidence in lieu of the above. Evidence of suitability for adoption, which MUST include at least one of the following: Notice of Approval of Form I-600A, Application for Advance Processing of an Orphan Petition Current FBI Fingerprints and background security check clearances Physical custody in Haiti plus a security background check Category 2 Children who have been identified by an adoption service provider or facilitator as eligible for intercountry adoption, were matched to prospective American adoptive parents prior to Jan. 12, 2010 and meet the below criteria. Required Criteria Significant evidence of a relationship between the prospective adoptive parents and the child AND of the parents’ intention to complete the adoption, which could include the following: Proof of travel by the prospective adoptive parents to Haiti to visit the child Photos of the child and prospective adoptive parents together An Adoption Service Provider “Acceptance of Referral” letter signed by the prospective adoptive parents Documentary evidence that the prospective adoptive parents initiated the adoption process prior to Jan. 12, 2010 with intent to adopt the child (filed Form I-600A, Application for Advance Processing of an Orphan Petition, and/or Form I-600, Petition to Classify an Orphan as an Immediate Relative, completed a home study, located an ASP to work with in Haiti, etc.) Evidence of the child’s availability for adoption, which could the following: IBESR (Haitian Adoption Authority) approval Documentation of legal relinquishment or award of custody to the Haitian orphanage Secondary evidence in lieu of the above Evidence of suitability for adoption, which MUST include at least one of the following: Notice of Approval of Form I-600A, Application for Advance Processing of an Orphan Petition; OR Current FBI Fingerprints and background security check clearances Other Orphaned or Separated Children Given the severity of the disaster in Haiti, we understand that there are additional children that have been orphaned and/or separated from relatives and may also be in varying stages of the adoption process. DHS and the U.S. Department of State continue to evaluate additional eligibility criteria and will provide additional information as soon as it is available. USCIS encourages U.S. citizens with pending adoption cases in Haiti to send us detailed information about their cases to HaitianAdoptions@dhs.gov. Please visit the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov and the U.S. Department of State website at www.adoption.state.gov for more information and updates. Last updated:01/18/2010 Secretary Napolitano Announces Humanitarian Parole Policy for Certain Haitian Orphans
Fact Sheet

On Jan. 18, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano, in coordination with the U.S. Department of State (DOS), today announced a humanitarian parole policy allowing orphaned children from Haiti to enter the United States temporarily on an individual basis to ensure that they receive the care they need—as part of the U.S. government’s ongoing support of international recovery efforts after last week’s earthquake.

DHS and DOS are working together to issue travel documents (either immigrant visas or humanitarian parole authorizations) for children who fall into the two categories described below. Once these children are cleared to travel, the U.S. Embassy in Port au Prince will facilitate their evacuation to the United States so they may be united with their American adoptive parents.

Under applicable laws, unaccompanied minors entering the country without a parent or legal guardian are subject to special procedures regarding their custody and care. DHS coordinates with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Refugee Resettlement on the cases of these unaccompanied minors.

All cases will be evaluated by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Depending on their circumstances, and information available some children will receive immigrant visas with permanent immigration status and will require no further processing. Those who enter under humanitarian parole status will need to have their immigration status resolved after arrival.

Eligibility for Humanitarian Parole
Category 1
Children who have been legally confirmed as orphans eligible for intercountry adoption by the Government of Haiti, were in the process of being adopted by Americans prior to Jan. 12, 2010 and meet the below criteria.

Required Criteria

Evidence of availability for adoption, which MUST include at least one of the following:
Full and final Haitian adoption decree
Government of Haiti Custody grant to prospective adoptive parents for emigration and adoption
Secondary evidence in lieu of the above.
Evidence of suitability for adoption, which MUST include at least one of the following:
Notice of Approval of Form I-600A, Application for Advance Processing of an Orphan Petition
Current FBI Fingerprints and background security check clearances
Physical custody in Haiti plus a security background check
Category 2

Children who have been identified by an adoption service provider or facilitator as eligible for intercountry adoption, were matched to prospective American adoptive parents prior to Jan. 12, 2010 and meet the below criteria.

Required Criteria

Significant evidence of a relationship between the prospective adoptive parents and the child AND of the parents’ intention to complete the adoption, which could include the following:
Proof of travel by the prospective adoptive parents to Haiti to visit the child
Photos of the child and prospective adoptive parents together
An Adoption Service Provider “Acceptance of Referral” letter signed by the prospective adoptive parents
Documentary evidence that the prospective adoptive parents initiated the adoption process prior to Jan. 12, 2010 with intent to adopt the child (filed Form I-600A, Application for Advance Processing of an Orphan Petition, and/or Form I-600, Petition to Classify an Orphan as an Immediate Relative, completed a home study, located an ASP to work with in Haiti, etc.)
Evidence of the child’s availability for adoption, which could the following:
IBESR (Haitian Adoption Authority) approval
Documentation of legal relinquishment or award of custody to the Haitian orphanage
Secondary evidence in lieu of the above
Evidence of suitability for adoption, which MUST include at least one of the following:
Notice of Approval of Form I-600A, Application for Advance Processing of an Orphan Petition; OR
Current FBI Fingerprints and background security check clearances
Other Orphaned or Separated Children
Given the severity of the disaster in Haiti, we understand that there are additional children that have been orphaned and/or separated from relatives and may also be in varying stages of the adoption process. DHS and the U.S. Department of State continue to evaluate additional eligibility criteria and will provide additional information as soon as it is available.

USCIS encourages U.S. citizens with pending adoption cases in Haiti to send us detailed information about their cases to HaitianAdoptions@dhs.gov.

Please visit the USCIS website at http://www.uscis.gov and the U.S. Department of State website at http://www.adoption.state.gov for more information and updates.

Last updated:01/18/2010

]]> By: Alli K. http://communitynonprofit.com/what-are-good-adoption-agencies-for-children-victims-in-haiti.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-29016 Alli K. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:18:27 +0000 http://communitynonprofit.com/what-are-good-adoption-agencies-for-children-victims-in-haiti.htm#comment-29016 The adoptions you are hearing about are for children whose adoptive parents had already started the process - ie parental rights had been terminated, etc PRIOR to the earthquake. Agencies that facilitate Haitian adoptions have temporarily stopped their programs. As much as lots of good, decent people want to adopt these children, laws on ascertaining whether the parents are dead, whether there are living relatives who can take them, etc. have to be followed. Has she considered Ethiopia? The adoptions you are hearing about are for children whose adoptive parents had already started the process – ie parental rights had been terminated, etc PRIOR to the earthquake. Agencies that facilitate Haitian adoptions have temporarily stopped their programs. As much as lots of good, decent people want to adopt these children, laws on ascertaining whether the parents are dead, whether there are living relatives who can take them, etc. have to be followed.

Has she considered Ethiopia?

]]> By: nelawala http://communitynonprofit.com/what-are-good-adoption-agencies-for-children-victims-in-haiti.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-29017 nelawala Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:18:27 +0000 http://communitynonprofit.com/what-are-good-adoption-agencies-for-children-victims-in-haiti.htm#comment-29017 don't listen to the first poster.there are HUNDREDS of THOUSANDS of orphans in Haiti.the best thing to do would be to contact an adoption agency and request information on international adoption. don’t listen to the first poster.there are HUNDREDS of THOUSANDS of orphans in Haiti.the best thing to do would be to contact an adoption agency and request information on international adoption.

]]> By: Walter Ford II http://communitynonprofit.com/what-are-good-adoption-agencies-for-children-victims-in-haiti.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-29018 Walter Ford II Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:18:27 +0000 http://communitynonprofit.com/what-are-good-adoption-agencies-for-children-victims-in-haiti.htm#comment-29018 Foster care. Foster care.

]]> By: LinnyG http://communitynonprofit.com/what-are-good-adoption-agencies-for-children-victims-in-haiti.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-29019 LinnyG Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:18:27 +0000 http://communitynonprofit.com/what-are-good-adoption-agencies-for-children-victims-in-haiti.htm#comment-29019 None. If you want to help a child in Haiti, donate to UNICEF, that way the money will go to helping them find a family member. They need money, not a new family. They HAVE families, but many cannot be found yet. None. If you want to help a child in Haiti, donate to UNICEF, that way the money will go to helping them find a family member. They need money, not a new family. They HAVE families, but many cannot be found yet.

]]> By: cathrl69 http://communitynonprofit.com/what-are-good-adoption-agencies-for-children-victims-in-haiti.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-29020 cathrl69 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:18:27 +0000 http://communitynonprofit.com/what-are-good-adoption-agencies-for-children-victims-in-haiti.htm#comment-29020 There aren't any. Nobody will know for the best part of a year yet whether the Haitian children in need of care are actually orphans or just kids who have been separated from their families. If your mother wants to help, that's great. I recommend she donates money to a reputable charity. Or, if she wants to help a particular child, she could consider child sponsorship. There aren’t any. Nobody will know for the best part of a year yet whether the Haitian children in need of care are actually orphans or just kids who have been separated from their families.

If your mother wants to help, that’s great. I recommend she donates money to a reputable charity. Or, if she wants to help a particular child, she could consider child sponsorship.

]]> By: Alyssa http://communitynonprofit.com/what-are-good-adoption-agencies-for-children-victims-in-haiti.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-29021 Alyssa Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:18:27 +0000 http://communitynonprofit.com/what-are-good-adoption-agencies-for-children-victims-in-haiti.htm#comment-29021 There are A LOT of kids here that need homes. There are A LOT of kids here that need homes.

]]> By: H****** http://communitynonprofit.com/what-are-good-adoption-agencies-for-children-victims-in-haiti.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-29022 H****** Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:18:27 +0000 http://communitynonprofit.com/what-are-good-adoption-agencies-for-children-victims-in-haiti.htm#comment-29022 You've had some excellent answers but to add to them, please be aware that there are reports of children being taken across the border in large numbers without their (very much alive parents) under the premise of receiving 'medical treatment' Those parents are unlikely to see their kids again Child traffickers take full advantage of situations like these and you should be VERY aware that a child labelled 'orphan' is not necessarily so Sending aid to the families is the only humanitarian course of action to be taken at this time You’ve had some excellent answers but to add to them, please be aware that there are reports of children being taken across the border in large numbers without their (very much alive parents) under the premise of receiving ‘medical treatment’ Those parents are unlikely to see their kids again

Child traffickers take full advantage of situations like these and you should be VERY aware that a child labelled ‘orphan’ is not necessarily so

Sending aid to the families is the only humanitarian course of action to be taken at this time

]]> By: LindseyTaylor http://communitynonprofit.com/what-are-good-adoption-agencies-for-children-victims-in-haiti.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-29023 LindseyTaylor Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:18:27 +0000 http://communitynonprofit.com/what-are-good-adoption-agencies-for-children-victims-in-haiti.htm#comment-29023 Help them find their families...not replace them! You can't just say oh I'm sure everyone is dead, come with me. Donate to a fund which helps people find their parents and relatives, it sounds awfully like your tring to benefit from a tragedy. They need support, couciling, clothes, food, help rebuilding their lives with their loved ones...why dont you help with that? If you really want to adopt it doesnt take a natural disaster...become a foster parent or help abandoned or abused children...there are so many ways to help! Help them find their families…not replace them! You can’t just say oh I’m sure everyone is dead, come with me.

Donate to a fund which helps people find their parents and relatives, it sounds awfully like your tring to benefit from a tragedy. They need support, couciling, clothes, food, help rebuilding their lives with their loved ones…why dont you help with that?

If you really want to adopt it doesnt take a natural disaster…become a foster parent or help abandoned or abused children…there are so many ways to help!

]]> By: metallic moment http://communitynonprofit.com/what-are-good-adoption-agencies-for-children-victims-in-haiti.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-29024 metallic moment Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:18:27 +0000 http://communitynonprofit.com/what-are-good-adoption-agencies-for-children-victims-in-haiti.htm#comment-29024 Because of the disaster, a lot of children that were not spoken for before the earthquake are in US right now. A whole plane load of them landed in PA earlier this week. They were taken for physicals and will be placed in temporary lliving situations until either their parents or family can come for them or adoption can be arranged. I sure hope they find good homes. They are such special children. Anyone would be blessed to have one. What little troopers those kids are, totally amazing. Because of the disaster, a lot of children that were not spoken for before the earthquake are in US right now. A whole plane load of them landed in PA earlier this week. They were taken for physicals and will be placed in temporary lliving situations until either their parents or family can come for them or adoption can be arranged.

I sure hope they find good homes. They are such special children. Anyone would be blessed to have one. What little troopers those kids are, totally amazing.

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