The need for international adoption from each country can vary. Most sending countries, or countries where families adopt from, permit international adoption because of poverty. With high unemployment rates, lack of infrastructure and even cultural practices, caring for the country’s most vulnerable people – its children – can be very difficult. Therefore, international adoption allows ...
Considering an adoption from Latin America? Investigate adopting from Peru! MLJ Adoptions is eager to assist families on their adoption journeys.
After an exciting year in 2016, MLJ is eager to share country updates for four of our international adoption programs from our first quarter of 2017!
One thing I’ve learned in parenting is that yelling is not effective. Yelling at my children creates fear and sends them into fight-or-flight mode. However, staying calm and not yelling when you walk into your daughter’s room after she’s poured lotion all over the carpet can be very difficult! Or when she’s flushed a hand ...
Some prospective parents enter the adoption process with very definite ideas about the child they want to adopt. When they first call or email, they provide very specific information on the child they want and ask what the process is to obtain such a child. While well meaning and likely based on previous thought and ...
The truth is, all children will struggle with their schoolwork at one point or another. Education is work, after all. […]
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Another dream destination for travel photographers, Ethiopia has been on our list for a photo collection for a while. But while looking through the offerings of some very talented photographers, we realised there was more than enough fodder for a specific collection of incredible portraits taken in this beautiful country. We think you'll enjoy these! Ethiopia by babasteve, on Flickr Harar rain coming (Ethiopia) by Ahron de Leeuw, on Flickr Untitled by T U R K A I R O, on Flickr Ethiopia Tribes - Erbore by Marc Veraart, on Flickr Mujer Mursi #4 by Gusjer, on Flickr Ethiopia Omo
I was so encouraged by all of the participants at the Orphan Summit VIII. I was encouraged that the U.S. State Department sent Susan Jacobs to the Summit which would seem to indicate a strong support of international adoption from the U.S. State Department. Ambassador Jacobs clearly stated that the State Department was in favor ...
To my child: I wish for you to live in a world in which peace prevails over violence. Because change begins at home, this is my promise to you: “ I promise to be a kind and loving parent. I will hug you, cherish you, listen to and respect you. “ I promise to encourage you, include […]
The child that was not adopted will grow up without the love and guidance of parents, without the security and identity of family, and always feeling like the last kid picked for dodgeball. The child that was not adopted has little hope. Depending on his or her country, he or she may have had little ...
Simona Hoy works for Vesta, MLJ Adoptions’ Bulgarian partner organization. She primarily works to advocate for waiting children, who can be viewed on MLJ Adoptions’ Waiting Child Photolisting. As much as it can be rewarding and personally satisfying to work in helping orphaned children, it may also often leave you with a heavy heart. I ...
Our Canadian neighbors share much in common with United States residents, including a love for children, adoption and a desire to provide a child in need with a permanent and loving family. Both U.S. and Canadian families are aware of the advantages they are afforded. It is the shared belief of giving back that ...
During my time here at MLJ Adoptions I’ve grown significantly both professionally and personally. I’ve learned more than I can put into words or fit into one blog, but I do want to highlight a few of the most important lessons I have learned. Trauma All children who join their family through adoption have experienced some ...
Over the past several years at MLJ Adoptions I’ve completed many home studies and met many different families hoping to adopt. Each family is different and has their own story to tell. My favorite parts about completing home studies are talking with families and learning what brought them to adoption and providing them with support ...
Step-parent or second parent adoptions are becoming increasingly common. MLJ Adoptions can complete a step-parent home study for families living in Indiana!
The leaves have started turning colors and falling to the ground, signaling that fall is here! At least in Indiana. The end of September also signifies the end of another quarter, and a time to share updates in our country programs. We have so much to be thankful for! Bulgaria Since the end of June, ...
We are thrilled to be recently authorized by the Peruvian government to serve children in need of adoption from Peru! It has been some time since MLJ Adoptions opened a new program, and we are excited to have this new option available to prospective adoptive families, especially another Hague Convention adoption program in Latin America. ...
MLJ Adoptions believes that every child deserves a loving, permanent family. International adoption helps meet this critical need.
In 2016, MLJ Adoptions proudly assisted adoptive families to help bring children into their families from twenty-three different countries across the globe! In addition to our full country programs that we are currently inviting families into (Burkina Faso, Bulgaria, Haiti, Ukraine, and Nicaragua), MLJ Adoptions also continues to provide Primary Provider services in many other ...
MLJ is happy to share that our first two adoptive families have completed their adoptions from Haiti and brought their children home! This is a milestone for these families, as well as for MLJ as an agency. We could not be happier! Adoption from Haiti by U.S. families has been popular for many years in ...
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Families seeking to adopt from Bulgaria often find the flexible requirements makes the Hague country program a good fit for them.
MLJ Adoptions just opened it’s newest adoption program! We can now assist families interested in adopting from Peru! MLJ Adoptions is now one of four agencies approved to work with families adopting from Peru, and we are eager to get to work on behalf of the country’s orphaned children. Peru is a Spanish-speaking country in ...
Families seeking to adopt a special needs child from Africa may want to consider Burkina Faso as a possible option. Burkina Faso is a landlocked country located in central Africa and signatory to The Hague Convention. Because Burkina Faso is a Hague country, it affords prospective adoptive parents added protection that non-convention countries may not have. ...
When a family begins considering adopting from Bulgaria, one of their first questions is usually, “Where do children in Bulgaria live?” In each country, that answer is different, and in Bulgaria the answer also varies to some degree. Children in need of families in Bulgaria usually live in either an orphanage or a foster family. ...
MLJ Adoptions is seeking families interested in adopting children with special needs from Latin America to bring into our Nicaragua adoption program.
Adopting from Burkina Faso is now possible through the MLJ Adoptions' Burkinabe international adoption program.
Completing an international adoption requires a team of individuals of different skill sets, in different countries with different job responsibilities working towards the same goal – finding families for children in need. In Bulgaria, MLJ Adoptions partners with Vesta to serve the orphaned children and our adoptive families. This week, we were privileged to have ...
Families interested in adopting from Bulgaria will be excited by our 2016 successes! We received 17 referrals for children aged 1 to 14 years old!
In October 2014, after more than two years of research, collaboration and travel, MLJ Adoptions was proud to open its second African intercountry adoption program in the West African nation of Burkina Faso. Our Burkina Faso program, as of the time of this writing, is currently designated as a “pilot program.” MLJ Adoptions refers to ...
Adopting from Africa is a popular option for those seeking to grow their families. Deciding which country is right for them can be more difficult.
MLJ Adoptions helped families bring home 95 children this year through international adoption from 10 different countries!
As the Executive Director of MLJ Adoptions, I must admit that when I first started fifteen years ago researching international adoption law and programs, I appreciated countries that allowed for independent international adoptions. As a law student and young lawyer I was able to begin my international adoption practice in countries that allowed for independent ...
The U.S. State Department has released the FY 2015 numbers on international adoptions completed by U.S. Citizen parents, which can be found here. The State Department’s Narrative on the numbers can be found here. The number of children being placed through international adoption has yet again decreased. This past year the numbers decreased by 12% ...
This year has been a whirlwind for MLJ Adoptions! It’s both a privilege and a responsibility to be able to advocate for our world’s most vulnerable children. Each and every day our team is thankful we are invited to play a role in caring for unparented children in Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, ...
Choosing an adoption agency isn’t an easy task! In addition to placing over 80 children, MLJ has completed 30% of the adoptions from Bulgaria in 2017.
We are very excited that just last month one of our families brought home their HIV-positive child! While this is not the first HIV-positive child MLJ has helped join a forever family, or even the first child with other special needs, it is the first Hiv-positive child who has arrived since we started an official ...
Families adopting from Burkina Faso in MLJ's program had an exciting 2016 year! We saw two referrals and a strengthened relationship with in-country staff.
MLJ Adoptions’ Samoa program opened in 2011 and I am happy to report that 22 children to date have come home to their forever families. Our Samoa program was recently opened to prospective adoptive parents who reside in Canada. Choosing a country for international adoption can be difficult. It is important to consider many factors carefully. ...
MLJ Adoptions is once again thrilled to announce that we will be offering a Hosting Program and bringing a group of Ukrainian children to the Indianapolis area in July for four weeks! We started the orphan hosting program in 2007 and have brought over 160 children to Indiana and surrounding areas, which resulted in over 130 children finding their forever families.
Adopting from Burkina Faso has many benefits! Families considering international adoption may want to explore Burkina Faso as a country option.
