HOSTING
Kids To Adopt, partnering with A Child's Embrace, is currently in the
process of putting together Hosting Program for late summer 2008 to provide orphan children with a cultural and
educational experience for the spring.
Here is some information about the program:
Children: We are in the process of identifying children for our
host group. Please contact us if you would like to be on our
list of host families.
Requirements: In order to host, you must pass an FBI Clearance
and Child Abuse check. You must have an application on file with
Kids To Adopt, the agency that will be overseeing the program. For
more information on completing an application, please visit our How
To Apply page.
Please Note: There may be specific requirements in your state
such as being a licensed foster home or having a completed homestudy for
you to be a host family. Please check with your state or local child
and family services department for specifics for your state.
Length: Our target time
frame is for the hosting program to run for at least two weeks in August. However, the exact dates are unknown as of now.
Where: We will be having escorts accompany the children from
their home country to New York City. If parents do not live in the
New York area, they can still host! They simply must purchase tickets in
and out of New York to pick up the children and drop them off at the end of
the program.
Costs: We are seeking grants to alleviate the cost of this
program. We are estimating the costs to be approximately $4,000 per
child. It is possible to host more than one child, if parents
wish. In addition to the host program fees, host families are responsible
for all domestic travel and other costs for their host child while in the
USA.
Single
Parents: If you are single male or female, being a host advocate
family is an option.
Aid: If you are interested in hosting, but cannot and would
still like to help, you may send donations to the following address:
A Child's Embrace
Hosting Program
2012 Broadway Street
Vancouver, WA 98663
Please make checks payable to "A Child's Embrace"
If you happen to live near someone who is hosting and you have any special
services to offer, please let us know. Some families have
offered: an afternoon pool party, a trip to the zoo, a visit to a
pony farm, etc.
