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Holt Adoptee Camp will be having a sweepstakes offer over the weekend for $100 off camp registration! Keep an eye out!
This Saturday at 10 am PST/1 pm ET we'll be kicking off a sweepstakes event for $100 off Holt Camp registration! Keep an eye on your Facebook for upcoming details and follow Holt Adoptee Camp and Holt International for your chance to win!
Holt Camp Registration is Open!
https://www.holtinternational.org/post.../summer-camps/
Interested in learning more about adoption!? Join us for one of our adoption information meetings to learn more about adoption and current adoption opportunities through our agency.
Click the link below to register!
Join us for an Adoption Information Meeting!
Attention Adoptees and adoptive families! We are excited to share with you Holt Camp's 2023 dates! Be sure to mark your calendars! In the coming weeks, we'll be sharing more info about each campsite, as well as announce when registration for the 2023 camp season will open. If you have any questions in the meantime, feel free to contact Camp Director Joli at [email protected] or Camp Registrar Pame Chow at [email protected]. Be sure to give Holt Adoptee Camp a follow on Facebook and Instagram to stay up to date with the latest camp developments!
November is National Adoption Awareness Month!
As we head into National Adoption Awareness month, Holt’s Post-Adoption Coaching and Education (PACE) program is offering our coaching services at 50% off. Normally our three-session format is $195, but if you sign up before November 30, the three sessions are only $97.50. To take advantage of this offer, simply complete our registration form (linked below.) When directed to payment page, select the option "$195 for three PACE Sessions" then in the coupon code box use the code NOV22. The 50% discount should then be applied to your total.
https://www.coachaccountable.com/offering/PGxEvXVWsB2JePRlxEaJ8nFPWGyrqPL
Register now for Holt's Fall 2022 TBRI® Workshops!
Parent workshops are led by Pam Shepard, LCSW, supervisor of clinical services at Holt IL.WI Branch and Jason Bentsen, founder and director of Love Moves Us, and an adoptive parent. Pam and Jason are both TBRI ® practitioners.
These workshops will be taking place virtually via Zoom in hopes of allowing participants in all locations to join!
9/24: Introduction & Overview
10/22: Connecting
11/19: Empowering
12/10: Correcting
Early bird registration ends on September 9th so reserve your spot now!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/holt-s-fall-2022-tbri-workshops-all-4-workshops-tickets-400434800267
Early Bird Registration Open Until September 9th!
Fall sessions of our Adoptive Parent Support Club begin in two weeks!
We have groups for parents of all ages, preschool to young adult! Join other parents and two social workers to discuss parenting and adoption topics related to your child's developmental stage.
Space is limited! Register for $99 today at http://holtinternational.eventbrite.com!
Holt International is committed to a world where every child has a loving and secure home. We help strengthen vulnerable families, care for orphans, and find adoptive families for kids.
Join us for a Zoom Open House Event & learn how to best foster the development of your child's social skills! Our PACE team is sponsoring a one-hour webinar on Wednesday, August 3rd at 4pm addressing Social Skills Development, focusing on elementary age children (5-12 years old). Register using the link below! You don't want to miss this one!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/social-skills-development-a-zoom-open-house-event-tickets-385123072477
Join us for a Zoom Open House Event on the topic of Social Skills Development!
It's Back! Holt Day at Steel Pier is happening August 12th at 1:00pm
See image below for details & to register, please email [email protected]
Today is the LAST day to submit your photo to our 2022 Holt Yearbook! 🎓
Send in a graduation photo and bio to be featured at the link below!
Submit your photo now to appear in our 2022 Holt Adoptee Yearbook! Are you a Holt adoptee or Holt adoptive parent whose son or daughter is graduating from high school, college or a technical program this year? If so, congratulations! Every year, we look forward to featuring adoptee graduates in our....
TWO WEEKS left until our first week of Holt Adoptee Camp! Comment below if we'll see you there! 🤩
There are still some spots left at our Oregon, California, Wisconsin and New Jersey camps — register below and we'll see you for one of the best weeks of the summer!
Holt Adoptee Camp: Holt Camp is the highlight of the summer for youth adoptees. See highlights, stories and FAQs.
We are excited to announce that our Post-Adoption Coaching & Education (PACE) team is hosting another two-part webinar on Food Challenges and !
Sessions will be held at 4 p.m. PT on June 21 and June 28. You'll hear from Emily De Lacey, director of Holt's and health department, and Rachael Catt, an occupational therapist and feeding specialist!
Sign up for Session 1: Developing Healthy Eating Habits at https://bit.ly/3zPpKYi.
Sign up for Session 2: Trauma-Informed Care & Feeding Difficulties at https://bit.ly/3NYpU43.
Join us for a Zoom open house event on Food Challenges & Adoption! Session 1: Developing Healthy Eating Habits
Only 38 days left until Holt Adoptee Camp! ☀️🏕 🥳
Have you registered yet? We can't wait for summer fun in Oregon, California, Wisconsin and New Jersey!
Holt Adoptee Camp: Holt Camp is the highlight of the summer for youth adoptees. See highlights, stories and FAQs.
Submissions are now OPEN for Holt's 2022 Adoptee Scholarship Contest! 🎓
Adoptees can submit a creative project or essay for a chance to be awarded $500 towards an educational pursuit of choice! Learn more on our website today.
Holt proudly announces the 2022 Holt Adoptee Scholarship contest! This year, three adoptees will each win $500, thanks to generous donors.
Calling all Adoptee's - Holt Adoptee Camp is still looking for a few camp staff members! All of the female slots are currently full, but we are still looking for a few male Adoptees to join our team!
We are returning to in-person camp this year! Our camp season runs from early July to early August. There will be an end-of-season stipend for camp staff who complete the full camp season. Another perk to this opportunity is all food, lodging, and travel costs are covered.
Please note that we are requiring all campers and camp staff to be vaccinated and boosted, if eligible, by the time camp begins.
This is a great opportunity to meet, connect, and work with youth adoptees from across the country. If you have any questions, feel free to message me or email me at [email protected]. For more details and to apply, click here: bit.ly/holtcampstaff22
, we're camp counselors! ☀️
Join an community, make an impact on the lives of young campers and form lifelong friendships with other staff while building your resume this summer!
Apply today at https://bit.ly/35nIGAK 🏕
"My family qualified for the tax credit because our income level led to a large enough tax liability. In other words, we received financial support because we made enough money.
If we made less money that year, we'd have had less financial support. Shouldn't it be the other way around? Those who make less should be the first ones we ensure are supported."
Read the full story below and help advocate for other adoptive families by contacting your Congressmen about the !
Too often, low-income families don't qualify for the federal adoption tax credit, but a federal bill could change that, writes Ryan Hanlon.
parents can spend a lot of energy trying to learn if a behavioral issue is related to early life experience, trauma or if it just a developmental stage.
Hear a trauma-informed perspective on food challenges from Emily De Lacey, Director of Holt's Nutrition & Health Services and Rachael Catt, an Occupational Therapist & Feeding Specialist at our virtual webinar!
For $10, join us on Zoom on Tuesday, March 22 at 4 p.m. PT (7 p.m. ET)! Sign up below!
Join us for a Zoom open house event on Food Challenges & Adoption! Presented by Holt's Post Adoption Coaching & Education (PACE) Program.
Holt Adoptee Camp registration is now OPEN! 🎉
And this year, we’re coming back to California! Join us at one of our four overnight camps in Oregon, Wisconsin, California and New Jersey for the best week ever. Open to all ages 9 to 17!
Learn more about Adoptee Camp and register today!
Holt Adoptee Camp: Holt Camp is the highlight of the summer for youth adoptees. See highlights, stories and FAQs.
Are you looking for parenting strategies to help you address your child’s trauma history? Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI) is a family-based intervention that is designed for children who have experienced relationship-based traumas such as: institutionalization, multiple foster placements, maltreatment and neglect. Pam Shepard, LCSW, supervisor of clinical services at Holt International and Jason Bentsen, founder and director of Love Moves Us, and an adoptive parent will be leading our TBRI workshops. Pam and Jason are both TBRI ® practitioners. These workshops will take place virtually via Zoom. Anyone can register no matter your place of residence! Click here to sign up!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/holt-s-winter-2022-tbri-workshops-all-4-workshops-tickets-243938756387
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION OPEN UNTIL FEBRUARY 4TH Schedule 2/12: Introduction & Overview 3/12: Connecting 4/9: Empowering 4/30: Correcting
Are you looking for parenting strategies to help you address your child’s trauma history? Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI) is a family-based intervention that is designed for children who have experienced relationship-based traumas such as: institutionalization, multiple foster placements, maltreatment and neglect. Pam Shepard, LCSW, supervisor of clinical services at Holt International and Jason Bentsen, founder and director of Love Moves Us, and an adoptive parent will be leading our TBRI workshops. Pam and Jason are both TBRI ® practitioners. These workshops will take place virtually via Zoom. Anyone can register no matter your place of residence! Click here to sign up!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/holt-s-winter-2022-tbri-workshops-all-4-workshops-tickets-243938756387
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION OPEN UNTIL FEBRUARY 4TH Schedule 2/12: Introduction & Overview 3/12: Connecting 4/9: Empowering 4/30: Correcting
Check out our Newest Program! Holt's Post-Adoption Services team is developing a new pilot program to help families increase discussions around sensitive adoption topics. This 6-week virtual program for parents and their Adoptee (looking for ages 15-18 this round) will have big group discussions and activities, as well a time for parents and kids to break off with two Holt staff social workers (also adoptive parents) and three Holt post-adoption staff (who are also Adoptees themselves), respectively. We are limiting it to 8 families right now for our pilot round and we already have 4 spots filled. If this seems like it would be good for you and your teen, you can find more information here: https://padiscoveryclub2022.eventbrite.com
Here is a brief overview of the program and some of the topics that will be discussed.
• Week 1 (Feb. 24) Introductions and Program Overview
• Week 2 (March 3) Adoptee Identity and Adoption Concepts
• Week 3 (March 10) Grief and Loss
• Week 4 (March 17) Race
• Week 5 (March 24) Fostering Racial Identity
• Week 6 (March 31) Closing & Next Steps
Each session will run from 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM PST/ 7:00-8:15 PM EST on Thursdays.
Cost is $199.
If you have any questions, contact Carolyn at [email protected]
A 6-week interactive online group for adoptive families to discuss a variety of sensitive adoption topics.
Are you looking for parenting strategies to help you address your child’s trauma history? Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI) is a family-based intervention that is designed for children who have experienced relationship-based traumas such as: institutionalization, multiple foster placements, maltreatment and neglect. Pam Shepard, LCSW, supervisor of clinical services at Holt International and Jason Bentsen, founder and director of Love Moves Us, and an adoptive parent will be leading our TBRI workshops. Pam and Jason are both TBRI ® practitioners. These workshops will take place virtually via Zoom. Anyone can register no matter your place of residence! Click here to sign up!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/holt-s-winter-2022-tbri-workshops-all-4-workshops-tickets-243938756387
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION OPEN UNTIL FEBRUARY 4TH Schedule 2/12: Introduction & Overview 3/12: Connecting 4/9: Empowering 4/30: Correcting
Are you looking for parenting strategies to help you address your child’s trauma history? Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI) is a family-based intervention that is designed for children who have experienced relationship-based traumas such as: institutionalization, multiple foster placements, maltreatment and neglect. Pam Shepard, LCSW, supervisor of clinical services at Holt International and Jason Bentsen, founder and director of Love Moves Us, and an adoptive parent will be leading our TBRI workshops. Pam and Jason are both TBRI ® practitioners. These workshops will take place virtually via Zoom. Anyone can register no matter your place of residence! Click here to sign up!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/holt-s-winter-2022-tbri-workshops-all-4-workshops-tickets-243938756387
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION OPEN UNTIL FEBRUARY 4TH Schedule 2/12: Introduction & Overview 3/12: Connecting 4/9: Empowering 4/30: Correcting
Whether you are about to adopt — or are now home with your child — thoughts and insights from adult adoptees can help you build a stronger relationship with your child, and empower you to help your child build a healthy adoptee identity. When it comes to connecting with your child, some of the best advice may come from the adoptees themselves. https://www.holtinternational.org/blog/2019/09/7-pieces-of-advice-from-adoptees/?fbclid=IwAR14JLJ3JYW016yQreqF-hkWbrMp0VuEPUxDXJ8Yi8M2Jahss4WdhFc3hcI
When it comes to connecting with your adopted child, some of the best advice you will hear will come from adoptees themselves.
Are you looking for parenting strategies to help you address your child’s trauma history? Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI) is a family-based intervention that is designed for children who have experienced relationship-based traumas such as: institutionalization, multiple foster placements, maltreatment and neglect. Pam Shepard, LCSW, supervisor of clinical services at Holt International and Jason Bentsen, founder and director of Love Moves Us, and an adoptive parent will be leading our TBRI workshops. Pam and Jason are both TBRI ® practitioners. These workshops will take place virtually via Zoom. Anyone can register no matter your place of residence! Click here to sign up!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/holt-s-winter-2022-tbri-workshops-all-4-workshops-tickets-243938756387
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION OPEN UNTIL FEBRUARY 4TH Schedule 2/12: Introduction & Overview 3/12: Connecting 4/9: Empowering 4/30: Correcting
Listen to the podcast linked below as an adoption expert shares information about a newborn from another state. https://infantadoptionguide.com/iag-061-what-you-need-to-know-about-interstate-adoption/
A great way to increase your ability to adopt faster is to be open to adopting from outside of your home state – also known as “interstate adoption”. On this episode, we cover eve…
The language of adoption has shifted over time, and it's important to understand how words impact all members of the adoption triad. This podcast explores how your words matter. https://www.adopting.com/adoption-podcasts/adopting-the-podcast/positive-adoption-language
Learn about the impact of positive adoption language and you should use it. Expressions like "real mother", "real child", "my own child", and "giving up a baby" may sound harmless. But people - and children - form opinions and feelings based upon them.
Whether adopting a child of the same race or transracially, it’s important to consider your child’s nationality and ethnicity and find ways to celebrate their culture. How do you celebrate your child’s culture, especially at the holidays? Check out the article linked below for some ideas to inspire you.
https://adoption.org/celebrate-childs-culture-holidays?fbclid=IwAR24rU_finna7BonHTy1sSBLyK3rLfM4-3lFrQ-X7HEDiLu5wX4YVXJkwFo
Feliz Navidad is more than just a song, it means “Merry Christmas” in Spanish. Adopting or fostering...
Holt International and Gift of Adoption Partner to Make Up to $500,000 in Adoption Philanthropy Grants Available
The upfront cost of an adoption should never come between a child and a permanent, loving family. Eugene, Oregon, November 19, 2021 — In celebration of
Interested in adopting a child from another state? Read the article linked below on how to navigate and understand the process!
https://wiadopt.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/icpc2015.pdf
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Milestones:
1955: After petitioning Congress, the “Holt Bill” passes — allowing Holt International founders Harry and Bertha Holt to adopt eight children from South Korea.
1956: Harry Holt and David Kim establish the Holt Adoption Program in Korea.
1961: The Ilsan Center is built in Korea as a long-term care facility for children with special needs.
1972: Holt begins serving orphaned and vulnerable children in Vietnam.
1975: Holt expands our work to Thailand.
1975: Holt evacuates 409 children during the “Vietnam Babylift.”
1975: Holt establishes programs in the Philippines.
1979: Holt helps establish our partner organization, BSSK, in Pune, India.
1989: Holt helps establish another partner, VCT, in Bangalore, India.
1992: Holt develops an adoption program in China.
1993: Holt begins work in Mongolia.
2000: In the Philippines, Holt helps develop the ILEA program for children aging out of institutional care in the Philippines.
2001: Holt begins work in Uganda.
2003: Holt develops programs and services for children in Haiti.
2005: After intermittently serving children and families in the 90s, Holt establishes ongoing services in Cambodia
2007: Holt begins serving children and families in Ethiopia.
2013: Holt develops our Child Nutrition Program.
2013: Holt begins to support children at a school for the deaf in Ethiopia.
2014: Holt assumes management of Sunny Ridge Family Center, a domestic infant adoption program in Illinois.
2014: After a 6-year moratorium on adoptions, Holt is selected to participate in a pilot program for children with special needs in Vietnam.
2016: Holt expands our foster care adoption program in Oregon
2016: Holt celebrates our 60th anniversary.
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