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A Day of Celebration
In August 2012, a new adoption law passed in Korea, creating several changes to the country’s international adoption process — including a requirement for all families to appear before the family court...
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Join Korea Adoption Webinar on Tuesday, Oct. 29!
Interested in adopting from Korea? Join Holt’s free webinar “Adopting from Korea” coming up on Tuesday, October 29! In this online seminar — or “webinar” — Holt’s Korea program staff will share about...
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Korea Gift Team 2013: Two Arms
Adoptive mom Debbie Dunham is currently traveling on Holt’s Korea Gift Team trip along with 19 other Holt families, adoptees and staff members. During the week, the gift team will bring gifts and joy...
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Bringing Home Ben
Adoptive mom Quinn Hofmann writes about choosing international adoption to build her family, her son Ben, and the process to bring him home from Korea. “Mama, Da-dee, Bey…Mama, Da-dee, Bey.” My husband...
View ArticleIntroducing Holt TV!
Introducing Holt TV, a new video series designed to share inspiring stories and updates about our work serving children and families. Check out our first episode, in which we catch up with Molly Holt...
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Everything It’s Supposed to Be and More
The Brooks family shares about their journey to adopt their son, Jonathan, from Korea, and why — “in a heartbeat” — they would do it all over again. On January 1, 2012 — the first day of the new year —...
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A Perfect Fit
The Matz family reflects on their first experience adopting through Holt’s Korea program, and shares some exciting news about their plans to continue growing their family through adoption! Exploring...
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A Bridge of Love
When an individual or family makes the commitment to sponsor an orphaned or abandoned child in Holt’s care, they create a bridge of love — a bridge that links them to a child waiting for a family, and...
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Help Find Families For Children This National Adoption Month!
Once a “waiting child,” Qiu Ni came home to her family in 2012. This National Adoption Month, we invite you to share in our commitment to find loving adoptive families for children! At Holt, we believe...
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November is National Adoption Month!
National Adoption Month starts in just two weeks! And we want to share with you what we have planned for this special month dedicated to adoption and advocating for children who need families around...
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A Warm and Loving Home for Schyler
Share Schyler’s story to help us find him a family in these last few days of National Adoption Month! November 26, 2014 DOB: May 26, 2014, N.E. Asia Today, Schyler has been in this world exactly 6...
View ArticleA Temporary Traveler
Lisa Atkins reflects on her life as an adoptee and how God has taken her from Korea to the U.S. and now to Bolivia to work as a missionary. Lisa Atkins has an old first-grade writing project where she...
View ArticleBe The Match
Phoebe Jeong-Hui Ward is a vibrant and active 8-year-old adoptee living in Maryland. She loves Tae Kwon Do, basketball, lacrosse and cheerleading. In September, Phoebe was diagnosed with a rare and...
View ArticleMy Life-Altering Journey in South Korea
Adoptee Megan Green just returned from the 2016 Holt Family Tour to Korea, a trip she had dreamed of for many years. The experience and the personal connections she made while in Korea will always...
View ArticleWe Need Families for Korea!
Have you thought about adopting from Korea? When Holt first pioneered the modern practice of international adoption 60 years ago, we started in Korea. And today, the Korea program remains one of our...
View ArticleThe Story Behind My Son’s Contagious Smile
JackCruz’s smile is so big and bright, it’s contagious. But when Brooke Murphree and her husband brought him home from Korea two years ago, JackCruz struggled with the loss of his Korean foster family....
View ArticleThe Story Behind the Photo: What Social Workers Actually Do…
Social workers. They come into your home with a white glove and a watchful eye. They check under your bed for dust mites. They go through your medicine cabinet. They call your neighbors to inquire how...
View ArticleThe Story Behind the Photo: 86 and Counting
At the beginning of November, to kick off National Adoption Month, we shared a collage of all the children on our waiting child photolisting — just a small glimpse of the hundreds of children who we...
View ArticleIndia program needs families for girls + more adoption news!
We urgently need families for girls and sibling sets who are older than 4 and have minor or no special needs. The parent eligibility requirements for our India program have also recently changed, and...
View ArticleExciting updates about India and other adoption programs!
Adopt from India! We urgently need families for older children (8-15 years old), especially girls who are healthy or have minor special needs. CARA, the adoption authority in India, recently featured...
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