Category - MLJ Adoptions
24
Jul
GO for Adoption Grants
Camie Schuiteman, Family Resources Specialist for MLJ Adoptions, International Adoptive families, prepared to be encouraged! This is a great time to pursue adoption! There are many grant options available to you. The potential list of grant-giving foundations is the longest I have seen in twelve years. That is good news for those needing funding. There ...
15
Jul
Ukraine Program Review: 2018
If adoption is the best choice for your family and you are considering opening your home to a child or a sibling group, 5 years or older or a child with medical or special needs, then Ukraine might be a good fit for your family! To help you gain a better understanding of adoption from ...
10
Jul
Adoption Service Plans
For many families just beginning their international adoption journey, prospective adoptive families feel they are entering a complex world of paper shuffling and processes and procedures they just do not understand and may find extraordinarily confusing. While your adoption service provider (your adoption agency) is there to assist you and to help you navigate this ...
1
Jul
Meet Mandy!
Hello! My name is Mandy Mellen and Iām the staff accountant for MLJ Adoptions International. Iāve been in my position since April of this year. As the accountant, I get to interact with all aspects of the adoption process; prospective adoptive parents, lawyers in our partner countries, and of course my co-workers. Iām wife ...
26
Jun
Why Adopt from Ukraine?
Why to Adopt from Ukraine? Adoption is always about children, about sharing love, caring for them and providing a forever family for them. Why should you consider adoption from Ukraine? There are several reasons to consider adopting a child in need from Ukraine. In Ukraine orphaned children usually reside in state orphanages. Foster families started ...
17
Jun
Celebrating Father’s Day: Our Country Programs
At MLJ Adoptions, we recognize the importance of families and would like to give a special thank you to all our fathers, adopting fathers to be and adoptive fathers. To honor our fathers on this day, we would like to recognize some of our countries and how they celebrate Fatherās Day. Mexico: In Mexico, Fatherās ...
12
Jun
National Doughnut Day: Adoption Fundraiser
This year on June 7th is National Doughnut Day! Now, I know what youāre thinkingā¦ how are doughnuts related to adoption? Well, in the small town of Warsaw, Indiana with a population of about 15,000, on this day there is a fundraising event for prospective adoptive families to assist them in fundraising needed funds for ...
10
Jun
The 3 T’s of Trauma
Camie Schuiteman, Family Resources Specialist for MLJ Adoptions, International āThe nature of trauma is that its effects far outlast the event that caused it,ā says the author of Suffering and the Heart of God. Trauma: we live with it. Our children live with it. Adoptive families are impacted by it. Of course, we hope that ...
7
Jun
Photo of the Week!
This little guy was definitely ready for team photo day! How cute and silly! If you would like your child featured as our Photo of the Week, email karson@mljadoptions.com
5
Jun
Lindsay Price Adoption Advocate
There are so many adoption advocates out there speaking on behalf of children in need throughout the world. Some of those advocates are everyday people and some are celebrities that have their own platforms that allow their voices to be heard. One such celebrity advocate who has been touched by adoption is, Lindsay Price. Lindsay ...
3
Jun
Autism Advocacy: Fight the Good Fight for Them!
In March 2017 my husband, daughter and I welcomed our son/brother into our family through international adoption. Anthony and I were beyond grateful for Nightlight Christian Adoptions, our home study agency and our adoption agency, MLJ Adoptions International Inc. requiring so much education prior to traveling that gave us the tools to begin the attachment ...
17
Apr
Meet Karson!
Hello everyone! As way of introduction my name is Karson Loscar. I have recently joined the MLJ Adoptions International team as the Client Intake Specialist and Office Manager. I am very excited and privileged to work in the field of international adoptions. I personally have not had a connection with adoption prior to beginning my ...
15
Apr
APRIL IS NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH
It is that time of year againā¦National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Not only this month but throughout the year, MLJ Adoptions International, Inc. encourages all individuals and organizations to play a role in making their community a better place for children and their families. By ensuring that parents have the knowledge, skills, and resources they ...
8
Apr
Meet Mikayla!
Hello! My name is Mikayla Carroll and I have recently become a part of the MLJ team as a Master of Social Work Intern. This is my first year in the MSW program at IUPUI and I am set to graduate in May 2020. Ā I obtained my bachelorās degree in Human Development and Family Studies ...
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