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24
Apr

Photo of the Week

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This Nicaraguan cutie is enjoying the springtime! If you would like your child to be featured as the Photo of the Week, please email info@mljadoptions.com. The Heath family shared about their family’s adoption story!  
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20
Apr

More Than Numbers

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in MLJ Adoptions
Each year the United States Department of State creates and posts an annual report providing international adoption statistics from the prior Fiscal Year (FY). The FY reporting period for this year’s report is October 2013 – September 2014. You are welcome to view this report here. The report tracks the number of U.S. immigrant visas ...
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16
Apr

Celebrities Draw Attention to Poverty Stricken Nations

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in Haiti
I will admit that one of my vices is reading celebrity magazines.  I am sure I am not the only one considering circulation ratings and the population of worldwide audiences.  Sometimes I do come across an interesting article that touches home.  I love reading about famous personalities who are using their celebrity to further a ...
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14
Apr

Two Referral Paths for Adopting from Bulgaria

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in Bulgaria
Families adopting from Bulgaria have two paths to a referral: obtaining a traditional referral from the Ministry of Justice or applying to the Ministry of Justice to adopt a specific waiting child from the Waiting Child Photolisting.  The photolisting spotlights children in Bulgaria, and MLJ Adoptions’ other country programs, who are currently legally free for ...
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13
Apr

Survival Behaviors: Lying and Stealing

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in Support Services
When prospective adoptive parents talk about how they hope that others will describe their children, “honesty, respect, and trustworthiness” are usually pretty high on the characteristics list. Since these characteristics are so highly valued, behaviors such as lying and stealing can be very difficult and discouraging for parents to handle because parents may feel like ...
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9
Apr

Five Reasons to Adopt from Nicaragua

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in Nicaragua
There are many things to consider when choosing a specific country for an international adoption. Many times, families are not even aware that they can adopt from Nicaragua until they start doing some research on country program options. Often times, Nicaragua quickly becomes a family’s first choice after learning of the many benefits the program ...
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8
Apr

Adoption Story: Hawley Family

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in Adoption Stories, Bulgaria
After waiting and praying and waiting and praying for what seemed like an eternity… in a court thousands of miles away, a judge read our paperwork and said “yes”. Nikolay was finally a Hawley! We are Patrick and Kristen Hawley. We have been married for 13 years and have been blessed with three wonderful boys, who ...
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7
Apr

Celebrate Adopting from Eastern Europe With Us!

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in Events
This year, instead of hosting an Eastern European Adoption Celebration, or our Bulgaria Open House, MLJ Adoptions invites you to celebrate May Day and adopting from Eastern Europe with us! May Day is a historic spring celebration throughout Europe. It is characterized by baskets of flowers given to one’s neighbors, and depending on the country, ...
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6
Apr

FIT Nicaragua Serves Families Adopting from Nicaragua

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in Nicaragua
Below the Bultemeier family shares what it was like to stay in-country during their adaptation period.    We were a few weeks from traveling to Nicaragua for the adaptation period when I first began searching for housing.  Our adoption process had moved quickly than expected and I was scrambling, overwhelmed at moving my family to live in ...
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3
Apr

Photo of the Week

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We are looking forward to family time and warm temperatures this weekend! So glad that spring is here! If you would like your children to be featured as our photo of the week, please email info@mljadoptions.com.
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30
Mar

Social Work Professionals Will Receive CEUs for ETC

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in Events
MLJ Adoptions is pleased to announce that we will be offering Continuing Education Units for those Social Work professionals who attend the Empowered To Connect Simulcast on April 10th and 11th in our downtown offices. NASW (National Association of Social Workers) has approved the event for 11 hours of training. Other accredited organizations (nurses, educators, ...
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26
Mar

MLJ Adoptions is Hiring!

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in MLJ Adoptions
MLJ Adoptions is seeking a stellar candidate for a newly-created part-time Administrative Assistant position. The ideal candidate for this position has at least three years of administrative experience including answering and transferring phone calls, managing calendars, making travel arrangements and is highly proficient with Microsoft Office, including Outlook and Word, and preferably Excel. The candidate ...
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25
Mar

Affording Adoption When You are Single

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in Resources
Adopting as a single parent is quite possible and easier than you may think. According to research conducted in 2000, 33% of children adopted from Foster Care were by a single parent. So, it is not surprising that many singles will investigate the possibility of international adoption as well. Across the US, the number of ...
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23
Mar

FAQs for Single Women Adopting Internationally

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in Resources
There are options for single women interested in adopting a child internationally. MLJ Adoptions has assisted many single parents on their adoption journey and we look forward to not only continuing to do so, but also continuing to find new and meaningful ways to provide additional support for these families. The single parents who have ...
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20
Mar

Photo of the Week

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We are excited that this week had a family receive a referral for a sweet little girl from Bulgaria! Join us to celebrate adoption from Bulgaria on May 16th for our May Day Celebration! If you would like your child to be featured as our photo of the week, please email info@mljadoptions.com.
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