Caroline's Promise is proud to be a member of the Christian Alliance for Orphans. We'll be at Summit 9 May 2nd and 3rd in Nashville, TN. Friday is the last day to register for this 2 day conference. Check out the details and register today! If you're at Summit be sure to stop by the World Market. We'll be there with all of our fabulous fair trade items - just in time for Mother's Day and graduations.
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" STUCK is a new award-winning documentary film, produced by Both Ends Burning that uncovers the personal, real-life stories of children and parents navigating a roller coaster of bureaucracy on their journeys through the international adoption system, each filled with hope, elation – and sometimes heartbreak. STUCK steps into the complex human experience of adoption, exploring the challenges faced by birth parents, prospective adoptive parents – and children. The purpose of the film is to help the average person understand the issues and create a movement that will ultimately put pressure on U.S. officials to force a more supportive attitude toward International Adoption. One objective while we are on the road is to gather over 1 million petition signatures asking congress/global leaders/President Obama to take specific actions to change the landscape of adoption. The petition will be hand carried to members of Congress in the Step Forward for Orphans...
Resources4Adoption is hosting a free webinar on February 13! Martha Osborne with RainbowKids will be featured discussing special-needs adoptions, post-adoption resources, international adoption issues and more. Space is limited so make sure you register! Click here for more information!
Orphan Sunday is November 4, 2012. If we can help your church with a special speaker, Sunday School lesson or orphan project please let us know! Contact us at lisaholbrook@carolinespromise.net or in South Carolina at rebeccamoore@carolinespromise.net (If viewing in a RSS feed, click here to see video.)
Saving the Adoption Tax Credit June 1st, 2012 | by Jedd Medefind | "Many families that are willing to welcome a child into their home via adoption face a major barrier: costs. Even for families considering adoption from foster care, which typically costs very little, the expenses of caring for a new child can be a big hurdle. So to help defray the expenses of adoption and get children into permanent families, the Federal government established the Adoption Tax Credit, which currently provides up $12,650. However, the Adoption Tax Credit is set to expire this year. If it is not extended, although the credit would not go away completely, its size and applicability would shrink dramatically. The work of the Christian Alliance for Orphans does not center on government or lobbying. But knowing that government policies like these can dramatically affect the ability of individuals to c...
On Thursday, April 19th 6:30 in the Angell Room at Calvary Baptist Church, Lisa Holbrook will be sharing her expertise and wisdom with the seminar: " So You Think God Might Be Calling You To Adopt? " Lisa, the co-founder and director of Caroline's Promise, will be speaking on things to consider when adopting. Whether you are just beginning, or are close to bringing your child home, this workshop will help prepare you for your new addition. As a Christian counselor and adoptive mom, Lisa specializes in working with children, women, couples and families.With love and wise counsel, Lisa will discuss topics such as: attachment, the impact of adoption on your family, and specific ways to handle the transition. Don't miss this great opportunity to hear from someone who has been there!
Attention South Carolina readers! (And North Carolina! And Georgia and Tennessee, and anywhere close by!) We have a great opportunity coming our way next weekend! "David Wimbish and the Collection, an indie/folk band from Greensboro, N.C., is coming to Southern Wesleyan University in a concert, March 9 at 8 p.m., to help Haitian children realize the dream of a better home. The benefit concert for Okipe, a children’s home in Haiti will be held in Newton Hobson Chapel and Fine Arts Center on the university’s campus in Central. The concert is being hosted by Southern Wesleyan’s Student Government Association. Admission is a $5 donation at the door. Starting the night off will be a performance from Southern Wesleyan students Carissa McKinney and Eric Moxley, along with Palmer Dill, a Southern Wesleyan religion graduate. Proceeds from the concert will go towards construction of a children’s village in Haiti, which will allow the children to live in smaller, family-oriented grou...