10/22/2009
Host Families Needed
The Fatherless Foundation, Inc. will be hosting a group of Ukrainian orphans to travel to Indiana for a cultural exchange experience this winter and next summer. The children will stay with host families throughout the state of Indiana for a two week period in the winter and 3 week period in the summer. In the past the hosting program has been a wonderful success! We thank all of you who have participated in the past! The hosting experience is similar to having a foreign exchange student where the host family will welcome and care for a Ukrainian child in their home during their stay. This hosting program was designed to give the children the experience of a lifetime and a much needed break from the orphanage setting. The hosting program also seeks to create an awareness of the need for older orphaned children and to find forever families for these children. The goal of bringing them to Indiana is to inspire and instill much needed hope in these lost children. It provides the child an opportunity to know that a family here in the United States cares about them. For many of these children, the hosting experience will be the first time they have experienced a “normal” family life, thus we encourage the host family to stay in contact with the child when the child returns to Ukraine. Host families play a big role in building awareness of international adoption by introducing their host child to family, friends, coworkers, and their church congregation through normal activities while the child is with the family. If the host family decides to pursue an adoption of the child, the family may request to adopt the child and begin the formal adoption process. However, there is no guarantee that the child hosted is legally available for adoption until the family has submitted their paperwork to the adoption center in Ukraine. These children are older children ranging in ages from 7 -14 years of age. The only requirement to become a host family is a background check and home visit. If you are willing to open your home and heart to a child visiting from Ukraine please contact Lydia Tarr at Lydia@mljadoptions.com. We welcome your interest and questions!
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