Adoption
Chances for Children began working in Haiti in 2006. We started small and have grown in our ability to care for more orphaned children and in our ability to provide community outreach. To date, we have placed over 100 children with loving families in the U.S and Canada. We have also helped the communities in which we exist by providing fresh drinking water programs as well as schools for the children. In 2009 we completed 35 adoptions. After the earthquake we were able to deliver food and supplies within the first two weeks to communities in need. We have delivered over 25,000 pounds of Relief Aid to families and children in Haiti.
We pride ourselves on our high caregiver to child ratios. We currently employ a staff of 35 and typically have between 30-40 children under our care. The children are taught by an English speaking preschool teacher, and are cared for by a pediatrician who comes weekly to make checkups. In addition we do thorough medical screening and lab tests on all children prior to placing them in the Crèche. HIV is prevalant in Haiti and we test all children to make certain they have not contracted HIV, VDRL, Sickle Cell, or TB, as well as providing you with a number of other lab and blood work ups on the children at the adoption center.
Once you have made the decision to build your family through adoption, you will be eager to get started. Learning about your options, deciding on an agency to work with and beginning your home study and document collection process are all important steps towards your goal of bringing your child home. While Chances for Children is not an adoption agency we do have strong agency partners who can help guide you through each and every step. See our list of Adoption Agencies.
Chances for Children is the U.S. partner for both Crèche de l' Enfant Jèsus and Delmas75 Creche - the role of Chances for Children is to raise awareness and provide financing to support and grow our efforts in Haiti.