Stories
A Return to Ethiopia
Sisters Aster and Charlotte were long curious to visit the country where they were born. The WHFC team helped prepare the pre-teens for the Zimdina program, which reunites adoptees with their birth families in Ethiopia.
Search and Reunion in South Korea
When Kawan had her own child in the USA, her curiosity was piqued to revisit her past. She had been born in South Korea and given up for adoption to an American family — but as a new mother, she was spurred to find her biological family.
Our Boy
A mother who is one of five children was looking to expand her family with a second daughter. But when the family had a chance to add a boy with special needs to their happy trio, they couldn’t resist.
New Chance For Cordelia
Cordelia had no future in China. As an orphan with Down syndrome, there was virtually no chance of her being adopted. Under Chinese law, once children turn 14, they can’t be adopted at all. That’s when a Massachusetts teacher entered the picture.
Funding Permanent Families
A Massachusetts couple knew they wanted to adopt Jacob, whose mother had struggled with addiction. Once they committed to the newborn baby, WHFC was able to provide them with subsidies to help them complete the process.
Older Child Gets Second Chance
After being abandoned as a child and many years in an orphanage, Nubia took part in a WHFC program with our partner Kidsave. Through that program, she met the couple that would eventually adopt her.
