Would you adopt a Haitian orphan? Do they really need us?
Before the quake, Haiti had about 380,000 children in orphanages and now the U.S. State Department is estimating there could be tens of thousands more children left without parents.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says:
“One area we are urgently focused on is the plight of Haitian orphans,” she said of the thousands or perhaps tens of thousands of children who were left without parents after the devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck last Tuesday.
” ‘We will also be doing everything we can to unite the many children and families that have been separated in the aftermath of the earthquake and to do all that we can to expedite the travel of children who were in the line for adoption who have a legal, permanent home [or] guardianship waiting for them. We will not let red tape stand in the way of helping those in need.’ ”
“According to The New York Times, that process was already under way, as a group of 53 Haitian orphans touched down in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, the first of what is expected to be a large wave of children who will arrive in the U.S. after the country loosened its policy on visa requirements to expedite the adoption of parentless Haitian children by American families. It normally takes up to three years to adopt a child from Haiti.”
According to a Canadian Web site France will immediately take in 276 children from quake-hit Haiti who had been matched with French parents for adoption, Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Wednesday.
While researching for this story I found another site from a children’s organization in Haiti saying that the situation is not as dire as the State Department is thinking and believes they will have far fewer children to place.
Here’s what SOS Children’s Villages reports on its Web site:
“Despite making a public statement discouraging people from trying to adopt earthquake orphans We have been inundated with offers from around the world from well meaning couples wanting to know how to set about adopting. Please could we make the following points very clearly:
- Despite exaggeration in the media by people who wish to make a dramatic story, the actual number of children orphaned by the earthquake is likely to be 5-10,000, based simply on the experience of other major disasters. After the tsunami reports of 1.5 m orphans from the same sources turned out to be quite false, with the final figure of about 5,400. There were similar ratios of overall fatality to number of orphans created in each country.
- There are hundreds of thousands of children in need of immediate help but most will have some traceable family somewhere. These children will need schools, homes and so on and longer term donations are needed to support them.
- Of the 5-10,000 orphans typically, with support from family strengthening programmes such as those we already run in Haiti, 80-90 % would have family whom they know in some position to care for them. This leaves perhaps 1000 newly orphaned children aged 0-18 from the earthquake the older of whom with have deep linguistic and cultural routes and would have a difficult time adapting to competitive Western schooling etc. We expect to end up with many of these older children, in the usual pattern of events. Perhaps 50 babies orphaned by the earthquake may be suitable for adoption whereas many children already orphaned were already in the process of adoption.
- The total number of fatalities from the earthquake is likely to exceed 200,000 which is 2% of the population of Haiti, with a heavy concentration in poor urban areas. The current number of orphaned and abandoned children in Haiti is about 380,000 of whom more than 2% have probably died in the disaster. There are therefore probably fewer actual orphans in Haiti as a result of this disaster, although the number is still horrific and the conditions of they and other children have deteriorated sharply.
- Children who have just been orphaned by the earthquake will not have been properly assessed with families traced etc until at least 18 months time, given the state of records and so on in Haiti.
Many thousands of couples worldwide have stated an interest in adopting an earthquake orphan. There is a huge mismatch between offer and actually need.”
I’m not sure what to make of the differential in numbers. I guess we will have a much better idea as the rescuers are able to match children up with their families. If there is a need, would you adopt an orphan from the Haitian earthquake? What would it mean to the children we already have?
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Guerline
January 21st, 2010
11:42 pm
Thank you BlondeHoney and I say bravo to you for being a progressive person and parent. You started your adoption long before this and I support you for pursuing that. I am saying those children who just lost their parents or presume to have lost their parents should be matched with relatives or Haitian families. These are children who do not know anything about racism where they are from. Do not let them start that way by wheeling prejudice’s big, head into their lives. Please! I have two beautiful children and I try to shield them from this ugly beast everyday until they are educated and mature enough to wrestle with it.
DB
January 21st, 2010
11:49 pm
@Julia: I don’t live under a rock, hon, and feel like I have a pretty good handle on the realities so many children and adults around the world have to face on a day to day basis that would make most of us faint. I’ve worked closely with missions helping orphanages in Russia and Romania. I may have stated it bluntly, but I still think it’s true that, except for the occasional ad from Save the Children showing sad-eyed kids, the vast majority of people were pretty focused on their own lives, and not on the plight of children in Haiti — or anywhere else, for that matter. If you had asked most people, they’d give it a sincere nod, but then come back with, “But there are so many AMERICAN kids that also need help . . .”
@Denise: I’m a little shocked that you think I have anger issues, but apparently I did not express myself clearly enough. Being bemused by a sudden outpouring of “Give me a Haitian child to adopt!” doesn’t make me angry — it just makes me bemused. If I were a social worker that needed to evaluate families to determine their capacity for adoption, I would think it would be prudent to take time to make sure that the initial rush to adopt wasn’t just a misplaced, but laudable, desire to *do* something that might fade when reality hit. These kids aren’t puppies to be gifted at Christmas, and ignored by Easter. Adopting a child and opening your heart, your family and your home to them is a beautiful thing — but it IS a profound change for them as much as it is for your family, just like the natural birth of a brother or sister changes the dynamics of a family. It needs careful consideration.
Mizzmo
January 22nd, 2010
12:00 am
Yes I would I have really been thinking about it and I really want to help, I would rather have a smaller baby!
Jennifer
January 22nd, 2010
12:10 am
I would absolutely adopt a child this very second if I could. I would do anything to help those kids and the people here who want to adopt them and wanted to before this happened. These children need families, they need to be taken out Haiti and given the chance to live in a loving home. All of those who were orphans already or are now as a result of this horrible earthquake. My husband and I would not hesitate to take another child into our home. I have started a cause on facebook called “Children who need love” in an effort to move forward and help those who want to adopt do so and raise awareness on the who situation. I pray for those people over there and those who have survived as they are a true example of courage.
Jennifer
January 22nd, 2010
12:11 am
I wouldn’t mind an infant or an older child.
Jatana
January 22nd, 2010
12:36 am
If had the funds available to adopt a child from haiti i would. It is so sad that they have to go through this and not have no family there makes it worse. Just to be able to give a child a family and the love it deserves would be a wonderful thing. They desveve to have someone care for them no matter what.
Dayna
January 22nd, 2010
12:57 am
Please dont forget about the live telethon tomorrow for Help The Haitians Now…Please Donate what you can even if its a dollar every bit helps!! Those kids & adults need our support!!!
Dayna
January 22nd, 2010
12:59 am
And i would like to adopt one of the orphans or become a foster parent. Anyone has any info on how to do so, please let me know.
Guerline
January 22nd, 2010
1:05 am
Jatana, Jennifer, Mizzmo, BlondeHoney,
Your support and concerns are very comforting to me as I mourn the death of my close relatives and the rest of the 200,000 dead. We understand that time is hard. However, you can help in other ways including donations of used clothing, toys, children furniture, school supplies,etc. for those of you who have children. Bring those stuff to the salvation army and churches in the names of Haitian children. Those of us who will take them in are going to need all the help we can get. We are not rich, but they are our own and we love them. Your guys efforts and concerns will go down history. Thanks a million.
Donna Sierocinski
January 22nd, 2010
1:16 am
With being a foster parent and just adopted two beautiful girls in Nov. We absolutely would have a child come to live with us. I agree with someone that wrote bring them here even to foster for now the need is NOW RIGHT NOW not a year, months, weeks or days with the urgency these children need to be safe and in the arms of someone that will rock, hug, and give them love not even to mention the daily living items, food, shelter, clothes I just watched on CNN about a 5 yr old that has no one laying there with broken leg, nothing not even clothes, and no one to hug him, feed him and wipe his tears. This is a wake up call God wants us to act and take care of each other no matter where you live, who you are or what you have done WE NEED EACH OTHER AND GOD!! So send a child our way we have open arms and much love to share
Deanna Humphrey
January 22nd, 2010
1:24 am
We are a family of 4 our daughter is 10 our son is 19 we have a 5 bedroom house and lot of love to give…we feel so positive about this. The children need us. We would love to adopt a child from Haiti.
Guerline
January 22nd, 2010
1:30 am
Donna and Deanna,
Gob bless you and on behalf of the Families: Thank you.
Ashley Shoemaker Laing
January 22nd, 2010
1:43 am
the second i herd about the devistation that hit Haiti, I jumped on line looking and looking for information on how to bring an orphaned child home. Im 26, my husband is 32 we both have good jobs and can not have a child. The last 3 years i have looked and looked on information about adoping a child the least time taking about 3 years!! to someone that so badly wants a child 3 years seems like forever and i keep putting it off making that length of time now DOUBLE!! I would take a child 0-what ever age if it ment bringing him or her here with great health care (ontario canada) and a life they could truly be greatfull for. After reading the blog above i find that information a little hard to beleive and wonder what the motive is behind it. with that being said with the millions of families wanting to adopt a child from haiti quaqe i am sure there can’t be a child for each and every one of them. speciallyif many are siblings, i think that it would be important to try to keep them together!!
nineteensixtyfour
January 22nd, 2010
2:00 am
http://www.adoptions.state.gov/country/haiti.html#who1
kerline Chery
January 22nd, 2010
2:13 am
I grow up in haiti…I am married with two wonderful children. I am from a big family and would love to add a few more children to my family without having 5 c sections. Beside it would mean the world to me to be able to make a difference in the lide of so many unfortunate littel children. if only they could make easier to adopt, I would love to have a little girl and a little boy.
JATL
January 22nd, 2010
7:18 am
Guerline -I think you’re the one who needs to get a grip. Evidently you have ties to the tragedy, so I’ll cut you some slack, but you if you think NOT talking about racism and pretending it doesn’t exist will make it go away -you have your head in the sand!
Wayne
January 22nd, 2010
7:21 am
My thoughts: my wife and I are in the process of adopting a little boy (3 yo, African-American and Hispanic). Folks speak about how expensive it is to adopt, but it hasn’t cost us anything but our time. We are going through the Department of Children and Families. We did have to attend mandatory training and create a home study. The training was interesting as they talk to you about all the bad ’stuff’ that comes along with adopting a child through DCF. J was not quite 2 when we got him and we’re waiting for the court date to make it official. Very soon.
My wife, bio-son and I are caucasian. I’ve noticed certain instances where there were some issues with race. Most people are cool about it. It is something that we have to be aware of though, and the DCF training does go into it some. Someone asked about why blacks don’t adopt; well, I asked that question of some of my African-American friends. The answer was that they don’t believe in adoption. They will take kids in, but not adopt. You probably have heard where a child moves in with Grandma and that’s where s/he will stay until they move out.
As for DCF, and I would assume the Haitian government, the goal for most kids is reunification with family. It’s much easier (and considered better) for the child if they can be with family. Might not be the best solution, but being with family as opposed to some ’stranger’ is considered a better option for the long run.
We’ve chosen the open adoption route so that J can remain in contact with his brother and sister, and his bio-mom. We’ve got a strong agreement whereby if something goes wrong though, we’re in control. Harsh, but it’s in the best interest of J so that he doesn’t have to be exposed to anything bad.
Sandy
January 22nd, 2010
7:36 am
FCM – This country WAS NOT founded upon Christian foundations. Many of the “original fathers” were God believing people, but were NOT Christians. This is a fact, look it up!
Wayne
January 22nd, 2010
8:59 am
Where’d everybody go?
Miriam Vigo
January 22nd, 2010
9:11 am
My name is MrsVigo and I would like to adopt a Haiti’s child. I have a home with an emty room and a son who soon will be 18yr old. That will leave my husband and I by our selves. How can I proceed to adopt a Haitis child???
FCM
January 22nd, 2010
9:37 am
Depends on your definition of Christian…while Disciples maintain you need a blief/acceptance of Jesus…the definition of Christian (to a Disciple–which I told you all I was)is much more loosely translated than it is in other parts of Christianity. Sort of like this:
Jesus never told anyone to believe in Jesus, he pointed the way to God and said follow me….therefore it really doesn’t matter if you believe Jesus is the Incarnate. You just need to believe what he taught and to follow to be a Chrisitian. Therefore, if YOU read up on the forefathers (who believed in God as you stated)and read the principles they founded the country on you find that yes, they did meaningly or not found this country under the premise that all men are created equal and endowed by their Creator with certain unenaliable rights…which are Jesus reinforced principles. Not to mention many of them were active in their various faith organizations (Puritian, Quaker, etc) although a few were Agnostic.
Helen Richmond
January 22nd, 2010
9:45 am
We have a radio programme called World Have Your Say. We would like to speak to people who would like to adopt a child from Haiti. please, leave us a message on http://www.worldhaveyoursay.com
Tara
January 22nd, 2010
10:25 am
Making a decision such as this requires deep fore-thought and serious consideration of the long term responsibilties. Having said that, my husband and I feel strongly that we are mentally and emotionally prepared to adopt a beautiful Haitian child into our loving and stable family. But what are the odds of that actually happening?
Wayne
January 22nd, 2010
10:32 am
This isn’t on topic, but it’s something important. One of the posts mentioned going to a site and entering information so that the site could take money out of your account to help those in need. I say, don’t do that. I’ve spoken to banking folks who tell me that you should never do that for anything. You should control it from YOUR account. Send money out via your checking account. That way, you a) can stop it at anytime, and b) don’t have to give out your account information. It’s not to say you don’t want to help, or it’s not a trustworthy cause – it’s just being prudent.
Jamie
January 22nd, 2010
10:52 am
My husband and I want to adopt NOW! Can anyone help me? I have had so many dead-ends lately. I need information!
Adoptive mom
January 22nd, 2010
10:56 am
Our three kids are all adopted. The girls were older, 17 and 12 (they are now 27 and 24). Our son was a baby(he is now 12) but his birth mom had habits which aren’t good for babies. Many of you have mentioned “baggage” Haitian orphans will bring to a family. That is a very good point. It is important to carefully consider what supports exist in your life to help you deal with the problems which arise. If you adopt children from any country, at any age, from any circumstances, there will be problems. There’s not space here to detail the kinds of problems we have experienced. Things completely outside my life experience and worse than I could ever have imagined in my darkest nightmare. Having said that, you may think I wish we had not taken in these kids, and would never take in more. You would be wrong. Regardless of the choices my kids have made, and the pain it has caused me, I love them and I would do it over again. We gave them a chance at a normal life that they would not have had otherwise. I don’t know if we will adopt one of these Haitian orphans, but we are open to the possibility. It’s too early and things are too chaotic over there right now but once order is restored and some organization begins to fall into place, we’ll definitely be looking into it.
Wayne
January 22nd, 2010
11:18 am
Jamie: Massachusetts has a resource called MARE. It’s Mass. Adoption Resource Exchange. It’s quite the thing. They have a website and a book that they put out to all the local libraries of kids that are up for fostering or adoption. I’d contact your local library and see if they have something similiar. Or, contact your state department of youth services. That is if you’re looking to adopt locally. If not, then I couldn’t give you any advice.
Be aware though, that it is not an overnight sort of thing. We’ve had J for over a year and we still don’t have our date yet. We also had to attend mandatory training in order to adopt.
Gail Pacious
January 22nd, 2010
11:31 am
What’s going on in Haiti is an unimaginable tragedy…I would hope that if something like that ever happened to my family that someone would react quickly to take my child. My husband and I have the space and are willing to help a Haitian child on either a temporary or permanent basis….who can look away from such misery?….
jbaldoni79
January 22nd, 2010
12:10 pm
My husband and I would love to adopt one or even two babies from this grief-sticken country. If anyone knows how to start the process, I’d be very thankful for the information.
denise
January 22nd, 2010
12:55 pm
Yes I would be happy to adopt.
Tangerine
January 22nd, 2010
2:48 pm
Of course, the American orphans concern me as well, but I know of none that aren’t getting nutritous meals and warm beds (I myself was orphaned at 10 years old and not permanantly adopted until 14). These children in Haiti are sleeping out of doors, exposed to the elements, barely getting food and water…God forbid disease starts running rampant, even though experience tells us it will if their conditions don’t improve immediately.
I am an advocate for getting these kids out of the horrific conditions they are living in now, and giving them a safe, supportive environment where they can live “until the dust settles.” These organizations are saying we need to immediately stop the adoptions…Is that the only option? Aren’t there lots of people (like me) who would consider giving a temporary (permanant if it turned into that) home to a child who is sleeping in the dirt? Do these babies & children need to live in squalor while it is determined whether or not they have surviving families? Yes, red tape is for everyone’s protection…but am I really hearing that there isn’t a way to streamline the process?
Haiti: Save the Children « Malandrix’s Blog
January 22nd, 2010
3:27 pm
[...] January 22, 2010 in Personal El tema de Haití me sigue pegando un mundo… no solo porque es un país muy pobre, sino que quedaron miles y miles de niños huérfanos. “One area we are urgently focused on is the plight of Haitian orphans,” she said of the thousands or perhaps tens of thousands of children who were left without parents after the devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck last Tuesday.” – Hillary Clinton [...]
Erin
January 22nd, 2010
4:02 pm
There are many orphans elsewhere, where the orphanages have the time and resources to assure a well planned, smooth adoption.
There are children who were already in the orphanages in Haiti, and would already have had time put into looking for relatives, already given some help to adjust and might be prepared to go somewhere – but most volunteering are volunteering for “earthquake babies”. Of course, even for those it’s asking a group that is extremely overburdened to vet people overseas – many of whom just want one of the disaster babies because of the media attention, and may not check out, follow through, or take a child that was an orphan before. (Sad, and not every potential parent would be in this category, but it is a LOT to weed out).
The children need immediate care. It only makes sense that the orphanages would prefer to expedite arrangements that were already mostly checked out, then concentrate on providing for the children and finding which ones might already have homes before weeding through further processes. I can’t imagine them having the time to put into vetting Jane Doe #408 for Susy while they are trying to get basic care, shelter, and food to every other child in a place that is so devastated, without any infrastructure to help them, without the resources they may usually use to do such checks, while every other system is focused on more immediate situations. Besides, by the time they know which are available to adopt, many of the volunteers will have moved on – due to either the normal adoption process complications, or the media moving on. In addition to looking for family, the new orphans will also need time and help (at least for anyone older than an infant) to prepare to go to a new place, a new culture, mourn their losses, understand what happened… While they do need to be cared for, and hopefully aren’t homeless forever, I can’t imagine speeding a young child off to another country just after their entire world imploded and their family died, without hardly a breath, would exactly help their adjustment. They’d have a billion questions, wouldn’t have accepted their family’s deaths, wouldn’t know what’s going on… I can’t imagine being anything but furious myself, and I doubt my imagination compares with the reality.
If I were looking to adopt, I think it might be more practical to consider adopting from someplace with many children that still has the resources to process the adoption at the moment (those children are just as lacking families – possibly more so if more distant relatives turn up for the Haitians), and donate to Haiti in order to provide for children so that hopefully many will find relatives and homes, which may already be waiting.
Marisol Nieto
January 22nd, 2010
4:42 pm
I can’t have children and would love to adopt a child. A baby is not necessary, I would love to have a 11 year old girl so she can be a sister to my 11 year old foster (nice) child. Do I need to have money to adopt? Money wise I do not have to give to an agency but I have alot of Love to give. If there is a brother or sister family I could maybe take them. What can I do? My husband and I are willing to share our love to those children. What can we do? Do we need to have a big home and money?
Just a Thought
January 22nd, 2010
6:09 pm
Why rip these children from their culture? Unless you are an immigrant with no family, you never will understand it, but life can be happy event in a tent. If you want to help children, send donations and money. Believe me, ripping them from their lifestyle and placing them in totally different environment is not helping them. They will suffer emotionally for the rest of their lives. Imagine if someone would come, take your child and move them to 3rd world country claiming that here kids have too many material things? How would they deal with it?
Kids in Haiti lived like this all their lives, so living in tents is a normal and natural thing for them. It is up to their norm and they do not need a separate bedroom, TVs, video games to be happy. Obviously, it is a disaster zone. You want to help, them send donations, but do not rip kids from their birth country!
Darcy Karouzos
January 22nd, 2010
6:12 pm
We have been trying to adopt domesically for the past 2 years so of course we would love to adopt an orphan from Haiti. I just wish it was easier! We even have a nursery all ready, but we could change it to help an older child. We have so much love to offer and good jobs and a heart for God!
Just a Thought
January 22nd, 2010
6:17 pm
@ Tangerine – remember, Haiti is a disaster zone. It is like a war – people will die and will get sick. How long did it take to clean up after 911? And it was only 2 buildings.
I strongly believe that people are wanting to adopt because of media attention. Most of them just wanting to do good in this emotional hour, but they do not realize what is to raise an adoptive child. It is a permanent decision and it should be made with time. You do not marry the first person off the street. Same with adoption, especially with older children – you need time and assurance of some sort of compatibility.
nessa
January 22nd, 2010
6:30 pm
i just finished looking all this info up on google because i have an aunt who is very interested in this specific topic. she is currently a teacher at a school in new jersey who cant have kids. as soon as i shared the idea with her she fell in love with it but would want more info on the requirements for the process. can someone please help me find a direct phone number or e-mail address in which i can find more information. or if anyone knows any other info about this feel free to e-mail me at vanessa_crdns@yahoo.com thanks =]
Guerline
January 22nd, 2010
6:43 pm
To JATL, I do not think I ever said that racism does not exist. I did say to that in the face of this tragedy, we do not need to get into a discussion on racism; stop empowering it. That is not the type of start that those children should have in the United states. I am grieving, yes; but you do not have to “cut me any slack”. I am perfectly capable of carrying a constructive conversation on racism. For the sake of these children: NOT NOW. Anyone who got their heads stuck in racism’s wear end, just do not adopt. If people have hate in their hearts, they do not need to be with these children anyway. There are more enlightened people out there who understand the rapport that exists between melanin and skin. I know there is racism in America. I experience every day. In fact, I am experiencing it right now by having to talk about it with you or anyone who feel that the so-called whites should not adopt the so-called black babies. I am just saying to put a hold on it, will you? When we can breath a little from this tragedy, it can go back to business as usual because some people will never change.
Guerline
January 22nd, 2010
6:53 pm
Just a thought, I agree with you 100%. That is why I said that people can help in other ways. They can, maybe, provide temporary homes, until these children can be placed with Haitian families, who are culturally and emotionally more equipped to support these children. Who knows? Maybe during those temporary placements, foster parents may bond perfectly with them and be able to adopt.
Nancy
January 22nd, 2010
6:59 pm
As the mother of an adopted child from Latin America, I would adopt a Haitian orphan in a minute. If you are a loving person, bonding is instant. An orphanage is no environment for a child to thrive in. A environment where a child is loved is a lot better than a struggling institution.
Tina Lussier
January 22nd, 2010
8:40 pm
I would be so grateful for the opportunity and privilege of raising another child. I’ve raised 3 already, but life isn’t as great as it could be without children in it.
I would definitely adopt a Haitian child. I’d love to run a home for 15 of them, so that they all have eacho other for moral support and a sense of home.. I intend to look into that. I think more people should
God Bless
jaime
January 22nd, 2010
8:42 pm
We would like to help out, we do not mind if we adopt a child, or just house a child for as long as needed, until the family can care for the child. Also we would love any age, a child is a child, and my children would be very happy if we could help. The Ross Family
Cyndi W.
January 22nd, 2010
8:43 pm
Yes, without a second thought. If my children were in the same situation my only prayer would be that a loving family would be there to care for them. We have 2 children but room in our home and hearts for more, especially considering the circumstances.
Linda
January 22nd, 2010
8:51 pm
I’m 60 years old with five grandkids and I would take a child in a minute. To think perhaps those children could have been my grandkids. I pray some one with a heart would be kind and have that kind of love to save them.
Samantha
January 22nd, 2010
8:54 pm
IT SHOULDN’T MATTER WHAT COLOR THESE CHILDREN ARE “WE ARE ONE” AND WE NEED TO STAY AS ONE NO MATTER WHAT THE RACE MAY BE. I WOULD ADOPT ANY OF THOSE KIDS BECAUSE THEY NEED US!! WE ARE FAMILY GOD DIDN’T PUT US HERE TO FIGHT LIKE THIS OR TO HATE OR DISLIKE CAUSE OF COLOR. I’M ONLY 20 AND NOT YET MARRIED JUST ENGAGED SO I CAN’T AT THE TIME
PJ
January 22nd, 2010
8:59 pm
If It could happen right now, I will adopt…If there are children needing a home, security and love…I will adopt…
Food, clothing, water, a clean bed, these children need our help..
I will adopt if the red tape would be cut, these dear innocent children to be set free…
debbie deal
January 22nd, 2010
9:04 pm
please help me contact who i need to. so maybe i could adopt.
debbie deal
January 22nd, 2010
9:05 pm
my email is puppyholic@ymail.com
Tyler Grady
January 22nd, 2010
9:08 pm
I don not believe the above article. I think there will be a Huge need for people to step up and provide loving homes for these children without Parents, aunts, uncles, Brother or sister. I want to help. If any one knows how, please advise.
Tyler
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