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Haiti Adoption Program
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We work with a wonderful orphanage in Haiti called Crech Enfant de l’ Jesus, a beautiful facility located in the village of TiMache, about a 45 minute drive east of Port Au Prince. The orphanage is currently home to healthy children, many of them under 2 years of age. Sibling groups are available.
Family requirements include:
1. Must be married or provide strong proof of relationship for at least ten years. Proof consists of letters from reference sources and bills showing cohabitation;
2. Open to single women adopters;
3. At least one parent must be 35 years of age, and the upper age limit for adoptive parents is 55 years of age;
4. Maximum number of biological children is two, but no limit on number of adopted children;
5. There are no religious or minimum income requirements.
Please note: Requirements are flexible and certain exceptions can be made. Thus, please contact Adoption-Link if your family does not fit the above criteria to see if waivers can be obtained.
This is determined by submitting a "Family Profile Form" directly to the Orphanage Director in Haiti at no cost to a family.
The time frame is 4 months or less, from submission of approved application and home study to referral of healthy boy or girl.
The approximate wait time between submission of dossier and child's arrival home is 13-16 months.
Fees:
Adoption-Link Program Fee: $4,500
Other fees paid to Adoption-Link: $494
Haiti In Country Fees: $9,900
Estimated Travel Expenses $2,400 - $3,400
Other Miscellaneous Expenses & Fees: $5,700 - $5,900
Estimate of total adoption expense: $23,200 - $24,200
For a detailed breakout of all fees, please review the Haiti Adoption Fee Agreement.
Adoptive families may travel to Haiti where they may stay in the attached orphanage guest house, or they may have their child escorted home.
At the time of referral, Adoption-Link will provide a photo, social history and medical and laboratory reports to interested families.
You can view waiting children and learn more about Crech Enfant de l’Jesus at www.chances4children.org, the foundation which is financially supporting the orphanage. Children cannot be held without an approved home study.
For more information, please call us at 708-524-1433 or email us at
info@adoption-link.org to request a parent profile form and an Adoption-Link application.
Learn about other Adoption-Link programs:
African-American Adoption Program
Chances by Choice (International HIV Program)
Kenya Adoption Program
Guatemala Adoption Program
Special Needs Adoption Program
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