PEAR has a new Contact form on the website . It is accessible from any page on the website by clicking Contact. You can select a topic such as Pre-Adopt Question, Ethical Issue, Agency Issue, and more, so that we can quickly handle your question, suggestion or request for help. It is not necessary that you complete all the fields …
Month: July 2009
Reminder: Adoptee Rights Demonstation July 21
Adoptee Rights Demonstration, a rally and protest in Philadelphia, PA, is being held at 11 AM on July 21, 2009. This rally will coincide with the opening day of the Legislative Summit of the National Conference of State Legislators. Read more on the blog Adult adoptees in most of the advanced, industrialized nations of the world have unrestricted access to …
Focus on Children Trust Fund
Excerpts from a Salt Lake Tribune ArticleDefendants in Samoan adoption case must pay $100,000 to trust fundA federal judge in Utah has ordered five operators and employees of the now-defunct Focus on Children adoption agency to contribute $100,000 to a trust fund that would allow Samoan children adopted by U.S. parents to connect with their birth families. U.S. District Judge …
PEAR Website News
PEAR has unveiled several new pages on its website! 1) Country pageThis page has links to posts on PEAR’s blog with information specific to each country. In addition there are links to PEAR’s statements on each country and 3rd party reports deemed to be relevant to adoption. 2) News & Views from the Triad This page opens up PEAR’s “Blog …
PEAR Surveys underway
PEAR invites all adoptive parents to take the PEAR Observational Survey of Adoptive Parents on Success, Satisfaction and Types of Post-Adoption Services (POSitive Study). This survey is for those who have completed a domestic or international/inter-country adoption from any country. Whether your child has had virtually no issues or interventions or many, we would like your input! This anonymous survey …
RESOURCE: Adoption Buddy Program
International Adoption Resources, a Yahoo Group for prospective and adoptive families, offers an Adoption Buddy Program for those going through the international adoption experience. The Adoption Buddy Program matches prospective adoptive parents with experienced adoptive parents who can provide information, resources, and support through the adoption process. Prospective parents may chose to be matched with mentors who share the same …
Invitation to our Readership
PEAR would like to invite all those interested in Nepal adoptions to participate in making this blog successful. Do you have a question or comment about adoptions from Nepal? Do you need to find information and resources? Do you need to find the truth to a rumor? Please let us help. We invite those of you who wish to participate …
PEAR Announces the Creation of Country Specific Blogs
As part of PEAR’s effort to provide prospective and adoptive parents with the resources, information and support to make educated and informed decisions concerning adoption, we announce the creation of a our country specific blog program. We are starting this program as a test to see how well the blog format works and whether it is consumer friendly. Our pilot …
UN Recommends that Romania Lift Adoption Moritorium
UN Press Release: 12 June 2009Original: EnglishADVANCE UNEDITED VERSIONCOMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILDFifty-first sessionCONSIDERATION OF REPORTS SUBMITTED BY STATES PARTIES UNDER ARTICLE 44 OF THE CONVENTIONConcluding observations: ROMANIA Paragraph 55 55. The Committee recommends that the State party, taking into account the new adoption laws and guarantees of legal procedures for inter-country adoption in conformity with the Hague …
Media: A long wait for adoptive parents Bureaucratic delays a hurdle in adoption of orphans
A long wait for adoptive parents Bureaucratic delays a hurdle in adoption of orphans Kantipur Report KATHMANDU, July 3 Article addressing current delays in intercountry adoption from Nepal. Due to copyright issues, the full text cannot be reproduced here, please use the link below: http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?&nid=202285