Kidsave Brings Columbian Orphans to LA in Search of a Forever Family

Kidsave Brings Columbian Orphans to LA in Search of a Forever Family

Yenne a Columbian orphan is staying inBrentwood in hopes of meeting his forever family. Will you help?

By Amy Sommer | July 09, 2009

photo courtesy of www.kidsave.org

Yenne is one in a group of 47 older children from Colombian orphanages who arrived in the U.S. to participate in Kidsave’s Summer Miracles program. Summer Miracles brings older orphaned children to the U.S. to enjoy a five-week summer visit with local families who volunteer to host them in their homes and give them a chance to experience life in a family. These are older children, ages 8 and older, who have little or no chance of finding adoptive parents in their own country.

Yenne is a very pretty, polite little girl, with a shy sweetness. She loves flowers, swimming and sunglasses.

Interviews are possible throughout July. During the 5-week Summer Miracles visit, Yenne will be staying with local residents, Cheryl Paller and Gary Lichtig.

During their five-week 'Summer Miracles' visit, Kidsave staff, dedicated volunteers and host families work diligently to find adoptive families for these children. Over the past ten years, nearly 3,000 older children have found parents and lasting connections with adults thanks to Kidsave’s programs.

The visiting children, which include older individual children and sibling sets, are staying with families in the following U.S. communities: Los Angeles County, Northern California, Austin (TX), Washington DC Metro area, the New York tri-state area and Atlanta (GA). The five-week visit passes very quickly; the children can only stay in the U.S. until August 4th, at which time they must return to their orphanages in Colombia.

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