What the U.S.A. Should Do About Haiti Earthquake Orphans

I have in the past few days been sharing stories found on the Internet about babies/children being orphaned due to the tragic earthquake on January 12th. Serving on the Board of Directors & as Regional Manager for North America on behalf of World Initiative for Orphans I feel I must write my personal feelings on [...]

Orphans from Haiti arrive in U.S.

January 19, 2010 5:38 p.m. EST Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (CNN) — More than 50 Haitian children — rescued from an orphanage damaged by last week’s earthquake –arrived Tuesday in Pennsylvania, most of them headed eventually to adoptive homes. Gov. Edward Rendell, who traveled to Haiti to accompany the orphans back to his state, said the 53 [...]

Prayers Answered:Haitian orphans rushed to new homes abroad!

I had to jump for joy and shout Yes, Yes, Yes when I read this and had to share it. Hopefully this is just the beginning. From CNN January 17, 2010 8:02 p.m. EST Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) — Slashing red tape or ignoring ordinarily required paperwork, officials in the United States and the Netherlands have [...]

Children, A Tragedy of the Haitian Earthquake

Adopted Haitian kids were almost home when quake hit By Jessica Ravitz, CNN January 15, 2010 If he could, Jim Boston would hop on a plane right now to bring his daughter, Farica, home. The 4-year-old Haitian girl has been part of his family since the day he and his wife, Rebecca, began the adoption [...]

Hefty: The Official Luggage of Foster Care

A few hours ago I was visiting a forum about foster care that I participate. One of the entries I read concluded with the signature above noting, “Hefty: The Official Luggage of Foster Care.” This evokes very strong and bad memories for me of the years I spent in foster care. I was in care from [...]