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Important Announcements

 ->  Two articles that can help us in explaining trafficking to children FCC recommends that you go to the EMK Press Web site (http://www.emkpress.com/ugdownload.html ). Scroll down to the bottom of the screen to “The Impact of Illegal Adoption on One Family” by Julia Rowlings and “Telling About Trafficking” by Sheena Macrae. Or use your search engine to go to the EMKPress Web site, click on the “Resources” tab, click on “Parent Resources” and scroll down to the subsection entitled “Toolbox forTalking about Tough Topics with Your Child.” You will see the titles of these two articles on that screen.

Check our homepage for any new information throughout the month.

CAWLI's Events:

Sponsored by:

Cape Cod Central Railroad

Gina Kennedy-Doherty
Mom to Sabrina (aged 13) adopted from Jiangsu Province (June 1997)&  Jade (aged 11) adopted from Guangdong Province (Sept. 1999)

General Manager
Cape Cod Central Railroad
252 Main St.
Hyannis, MA  02601
508 771-3800
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Other News

• USCIS has changed their instructions for updating fingerprints and the I-600A approval. E-mail for new instructions when it is time to update.
• China Adoption With Love completed the Hague Convention Accreditation site visit and received wonderful reports from our reviewers. We are very proud of our results!
• The monies earned for the Rainbow Fund go directly back to the children in the orphanages. We have had some great success so far this year, selling jewelry from the orphanage children. You can go to our website to read about some of the projects we have sponsored.
• Below are some articles about waiting and the blogs of some of our families. If you find any articles that you think other waiting families might find helpful please email us the link:
  
  http://www.adoptivefamilies.com/waiting.php
  http://www.adoptivefamilies.com/articles.php?aid=1246
  http://www.jcics.org/waiting.pdf
  http://huihuijohnson.blogspot.com/
  
• Each month has different families who have volunteered to be the 'email family' of that month. Many groups have set up chat groups and some have even arranged for waiting family gatherings. If you are not sure who your email family is please give us a call, sometimes it helps to talk with families who are at the same point in the process as you.

Updating Your Paperwork Facts

• Families who received a brown envelope from the consulate in Guangzhou before May 2007 can download the new contents of this envelope @ http://guangzhou.usembassy-china.org.cn/adoption.html

Upcoming Events

• Chinese Language Instruction for Adults @ Zion Lutheran Church in Stamford, CT. For more info call 203.327.7751
• Interested in the development of your internationally adopted child? Study @ the Developmental Medicine Center at Children's Hospital Boston for parents who have adopted a child b/w 12-35 months from China. Call: 617.355.4683 for more information (Dr. Joel Shulkin) or e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
• Adoption Associates  is pleased to offer several new groups this spring, including one for you, the adoptive parent.
  
  -For elementary school aged children, we are offering a 3 session creative arts and games group, designed to facilitate a comfortable expression of commonly shared feelings about being adopted. This will be followed by a 4th session for parents - to meet and get feedback about what their child expressed and experienced. This group will meet during the weeks of April 26, May 3, May 10 and May 17. Meetings will be 1 hour and 15 minutes. The cost is $200 per child for all 4 sessions.
  
   
  -For middle and high school age children, we are offering the opportunity for discussions about their feelings and experiences of being adopted. These groups will meet for 4 weeks, beginning the week of April 26,and will be 1.5 hours. The total cost will be $200 for all 4 meetings.
  
  -For parents we are offering a monthly psychoeducational/support group that will meet for 1.5 hours. This group will begin the week of April 5, for a total of 4 meetings, with the option of continuing after the initial period. The cost is $200 per individual for all 4 meetings, or $175 for couples.
• Adoption Associates
  34 Lincoln Street
  Newton Highlands, MA 02461
  617-965-9369
  www.AdoptionAssociates.org
• They also offer a monthly group: Partners in Parenting! call 617.965.9369 or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it for further information.
• Special Needs/Older Child Workshop for May 2010 . If you are interested in attending please contact Meg at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
• Play Groups: 
• Support Group for Families Who Recently Completed an International Adoption-- THE NEXT SESSION IS STARTING Get information:
  call: 781.693.5677 or e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
• CAWLI's next Chinese Culture Workshop will be held on April 10, 2010
• ODS-ACONE (Open Door Society-Adoption Community of New England) Please contact ODSACONE for a schedule of programs they offer, their web site is www.odsacone.org
• SPACE (Single Parents Adopting Children Everywhere)
  For more information on SPACE, please contact Claudia This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or Kathy This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it