Korean Adoption Agencies
Since international adoptions began in the United States, South Korea has been a popular choice for families wanting to adopt. Located in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula, South Korea is bordered by North Korea and is situated in the far eastern part of the Asian continent. Korean orphans tend to be well cared for. Many wait in foster homes for adoption rather than orphanages.
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Country Requirements
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Most children available for adoption from Korea are between the ages of nine months and 20 months. The South Korean government requires that parents applying to adopt a South Korean child be between the ages of 24 and 42. Parents must be married for three years and there can be no more than 10 years difference between the ages of the perspective adoptive parents. Singles are not accepted to adopt from this program. The South Korean government does not require that perspective parents meet any religious or fertility requirements, but they do require that the perspective parents are no more 30% overweight. The country does require that the adoption agency works directly with the parents. Keep in mind that individual agencies may have additional rules for placement of a child in a home.
Holt International
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Holt international was the first agency in the United States to openly place children transracially. The Holts successfully pushed legislation through the US House of Representative and Senate that opened the door for international adoption. After they adopted eight children from Korea in 1955, the Holts created an agency that would facilitate the adoption process for other families. Holt International was incorporated in 1956. Today, this agency still offers a Korean adoption program for families.
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Wide Horizons for Children
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Wide Horizons for Children has worked with the Korean service agency, Holt Children's Services, in Seoul, South Korea. This adoption program is available to families that live in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode, Island, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, New York and Florida. Wide Horizons for Children offers cultural camps and activities as well as educational and family events post-adoption.
Dillon International
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Dillon International has worked with the Eastern Social Welfare Society, once known as the David Livingstone Foundation, since 1972. Together, these two agencies have formed a system of foster care that ensures that children are being taken care of in loving, nurturing environments. The Eastern Welfare society offers counseling for mothers considering relinquishing their maternal rights. There are two homes that are available for the mothers to live, get counseling, and receive needed medical attention. Some of the Korean children who get adopted through Dillon have mothers who were cared for through this agency. Dillion's Korean adoption is open to families in Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and California.
ABC Adoption Services, INC
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ABC Adoption Services has been partnering with Carolina Adoption Services and the Family and Children's Agency since 1982. The mothers of the children in the care of this agency receive care and counseling throughout their pregnancies. After the child is left in the care of the agency, she is given good health care. Most of the babies are cared for in a foster home. This program is available to families in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and New Jersey.
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