Children Affected by the earthquake in Haiti January 22, 2010 Haitian Children and the January 12 EarthquakeThe Department of State is receiving inquiries from American citizens deeply touched by the plight of children in Haiti in the aftermath of the January 12 earthquake. As Secretary of State Clinton said on January 20, “Children are especially vulnerable in any disaster, especially …
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HAITI UPDATE: IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PROSPECTIVE ADOPTIVE PARENTS:
HAITI UPDATE: IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PROSPECTIVE ADOPTIVE PARENTS: Today the Depatment of State, Department of Homeland Security, and Department of Health and Human Services held a conference call and meeting with stakeholders in Haitian adoptions. The meeting covered several important topics in adoptions from Haiti which are directed at adoptive and prospective adoptive parents: Stage 1. Registering your adoption for …
HAITI RUMOR CONTROL: Need for Foster Care
In the past few days PEAR has become aware of an increase in organizations and individuals requesting to foster children coming to the US on Humanitarian Parole from Haiti. Some organizations are fundraising and putting much effort into preparing to foster Haitian children. The situation that we blogged about about in Indiana yesterday is a prime example. It is hard …
RESOURCE: Double Traumatized Children from Haiti
We are passing on the link to this discussion for all families who are adopting children from Haiti after the earthquake. PEAR strongly advocates pre-adoption education and post adoption support in all adoptions. The issue of trauma is important in developing attachment, understanding the implications of trauma on the developing child should be a basic requirement for adoption parenting. We …
Secretary of State Clinton Gives Update on Developments in Haiti
Secretary Hillary Clinton along with Michele Bond from the Department of State, Sharon Parrott from the Department of Health and Human Services, and Lauren Kielsmeier from the Department of Homeland Security give updates and answer questions about developments in Haiti, including the status on orphans. Transcript and video are available here: http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2010/01/135461.htm Ethics, Transparency, Support~ What All Adoptions Deserve.http://www.pear-now.org/ People …
No Airlift of Haiti orphans to Indiana
On Wednesday January 20, word began to spread in the Indianapolis area that possibly 300 children would be airlifted from Haiti to Indiana to foster homes and 75 families were listed as interested in adopting the children according to this blog: http://safefamilieshaiti.blogspot.com/ This blog further stated “DCS in Indianapolis is working with 3 orphanages on the ground in Haiti. Republic …
UNICEF’s Statement on the situation of children in Haiti
PEAR is in full agreement with UNICEF’s statement below: Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman on the situation of children in Haiti NEW YORK, 19 January 2010 – We are extremely concerned about the situation of children in Haiti, many of whom have become separated from their families and caregivers. These children face increased risks of malnutrition and …
UPDATE: Secretary Napolitano Announces Humanitarian Parole Policy for Certain Haitian Orphans
SECRETARY NAPOLITANO ANNOUNCES HUMANITARIAN PAROLE POLICY FOR CERTAIN HAITIAN ORPHANS On Jan. 18, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano, in coordination with the U.S. Department of State (DOS), today announced a humanitarian parole policy allowing orphaned children from Haiti to enter the United States temporarily on an individual basis to ensure that they receive the care they need—as …
DHS and USCIS Document Request for Pending Haitian Adoption Cases
January 18, 2009 Document Request for Pending Haitian Adoption Cases: DHS’ U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has set up a special e-mail box Haitianadoptions@dhs.gov to receive scanned documentation on pending Haitian adoptee orphans. If you have already sent documentation to askci@state.gov , it will be forwarded to USCIS on your behalf. USCIS requests that all communications from prospective adoptive …
Update on Our “Haiti Updates”
We understand that some people are having difficulty finding our Haiti Updates in online searches due to the fact that it was originally published on January 13 and the link has been buried under subsequent information posted online. PEAR continues to update our Haiti Update Blog Entry. You can access the blog entry here: http://pear-now.blogspot.com/2010/01/updates-from-haiti.html Also, please continue to send …