Still Looking....

for a family without young children to give this 9 year old little boy now living in the US a home!  He will need parents committed to helping him overcome his difficult past.  Experienced parents with older children, single parents or parents without children are encouraged to contact us!

Halloween Party!

Dear members, families and friends,


You are cordially invited to the association’s Halloween Party on Saturday evening, October 30, from 5 – 10:30 pm at Meridian Food Garden. There will be Halloween costume contest, Halloween treats, karaoke, dancing and also discounted dinner. The proceeds of the party will benefit Northwest Chinese Cultural Association. See attachment for detail or visit www.nwcca.org.

Special thanks to Jenny and David at Food Garden for letting the association use their facility for this fundraiser and also offering discounted dinner!

Please come and have a fun evening with your family and friends, and also support NWCCA!

We appreciate your continued support and look forward to enjoying the evening with you!



NWCCA Board

Petition To Congress!

Please take a moment and fill out the short form on this link to send to your congress people. We know how terrible the programs in Guatemala, Romania and Vietnam were affected when our government put the clamp on them. Now, we have the same thing happening in Nepal. Please put this on your facebooks and blogs!! And please SIGN!!! http://www.petition2congress.com/2/3608/

Waiting Baby Boy in Eastern Europe

Milo just had his first birthday.  Little Milo was born with Down Syndrome in Eastern Europe and his mother has given consent to his placement for adoption.  Milo's development is  delayed within light degree with developmental profile typical for children with DS.  Milo shows no characteristics of significant pathology. He is reactive to stimuli and his social behavior is correct.  Milo's motor and vocal reactions are delayed due to typical slowed development of a down Syndrome child.

Milo has shown positive social responses from a very early stage of development and he has presented good cognitive activity. Development of motor skills is dependent on achieving appropriate motor capabilities and improvement of muscle tone. Milo's caregivers have been attentive to his need for intensive physical therapy and support of development according to rules for children with DS.

Doctors who have examined Milo feel that he has good  odds at only a slight delay in development and is likely to achieve good social adjustment.  A family environment will lengthen his odds on good development and adaptation.

For more information on Down Syndrome please go to the National Down Syndrome Society!  For more information on Milo please contact Nina at nina.thompson@chiadopt.org.

Special Needs Focus- HIV

There has not been even ONE case of accidental transmission of HIV among household members for the past 16 YEARS, since the introduction of anti-retro viral  medicines! Not one case according to Centers for Disease Control data.  And this is among people living together every day.  People eating, drinking, sleeping and...bleeding ...together! (bleeding IS part of ...life w/ kids!) And NOT ONE CASE!! 3 cheers for modern miracle meds!

Exactly how HIV will affect a person’s life span is still unknown; however, since the introduction of effective treatments, there has been a decrease in HIV-related illnesses and increased life expectancy. Some people have been living with the virus for over 20 years. If medications are taken correctly, they can help maintain a healthy life for many years. It is hoped that eventually a cure will be found.

For more information on HIV and how it effects the life of children please go to Web MD.

Both Ends Burning Campaign

The mission


"A family is a child’s most basic human right. Both Ends Burning is a broad-based campaign to create a new system of international adoption so that the world’s orphaned and abandoned children can benefit from the support of a permanent family.

Children who have families thrive and lead healthy, meaningful lives. Children who do not suffer from unmet needs and developmental, emotional and intellectual challenges, and even permanent damage. They lead wasted lives, wrongfully detained in substandard orphanages, or worse, left to fend for themselves in homelessness or slavery.

Through creative works, grassroots outreach, and social and traditional media, the Both Ends Campaign works to shed light on the crisis that is strangling international adoption. Adoptions to the U.S. have fallen by 50 percent in the last six years. Countries are closing their adoption programs to overseas families. Would-be parents face hope-crushing delays, expenses and bureaucracy under the existing system. Meanwhile, the number of orphans continues to grow.

Both Ends Burning provides an alternative common-sense solution to replace the current process. What’s needed is a new international adoption system that works to match waiting children with eligible families in a time frame measured in a few months, not several years.

The current process is broken. Help us force the creation of a new one. Please sign our petition calling for a new international adoption system. Your involvement will help us provoke change. The time to act is now — too many children are suffering, too many families have lost hope and given up. Help us provide orphans with what every child deserves: A loving family." (copied from the mission statement of Both Ends Burning)

To help please go to Both Ends Burning and sign their petition!

Waiting Child Adam!

photo by Christian Carollo

Adam is a friendly, active little two year old waiting for a family in one of our Africa programs.  I think he is particularly adorable with a glint in his eyes and a sweet smile.  Adam had ringworm when he entered our child care center but it has now been treated and is no longer an issue.  Adam shows appropriate levels of mental and physical development for his age.  Adam's bloodwork is all normal.  Please email patty.fuchs@chiadopt.org for photos of this darling little boy!