By Joe DiDonato - Co-Founder. Five years ago, I received an unexpected invitation from the Department of Education in the Far East of Russia. They wanted me to come for a visit so that we could talk about using distance-learning technology in their remote orphanages. The Cold War has done so much to color our opinions of each other. Now, law after law adds even more barriers to adoption, as both countries seek to insure the safety of the children.

Definitions of Commonly Used Adoption and Foster Care Terms. When beginning the adoption or foster care process, it may help to understand some of the terminology that is used frequently. The following list includes definitions for many common words and phrases related to both the adoption and foster care processes. Any of the nearly 500 Million orphans in the world. If you would like to learn more about these children, please visit our video tour page. The agreement in which th.

Home CNN Headline News and Great Adoption Stories. The captions were included by The Orphan Foundation to simulate what will be captioned in the aired version. As you will see, we never got to the 3rd family, so their stories are all included below on this page. Different Times are Producing Different Motivators.

Angel Food Tour Announced - November 11-17. The Orphan Foundation will conduct its 1. The event honors National Adoption Week, which is being celebrated during the week of November 11 - 17. The fundraiser will help the foundation raise money that will be used to provide financial support for adopting families, as well as fund support programs for the 143,000,000 orphans in the world. 8211; The Orphan Foundat.