Temporary Suspension of Villa Hope

Temporary Suspension of Villa Hope

February 18, 2016

On February 16, 2016, the Council on Accreditation temporarily suspended the accreditation of Villa Hope for failing to maintain substantial compliance with the Hague accreditation standards. This agency operates in China, El Salvador and Peru. During this suspension, Villa Hope must cease to provide all adoption services in connection with cases covered under the Hague Convention, other than any required corrective action. Additionally, Villa Hope must cease to provide adoption services in all non-Convention cases, other than any required corrective action, or cases subject to the grandfathering provisions of the Universal Accreditation Act. If you have an open case with this agency, please contact the adoption service provider directly to find out how this will affect your case. Villa Hope is not required to transfer its cases to another provider, but COA reserves the right to require a transfer of any or all of Villa Hope’s cases at any time while it remains under suspension.

The suspension shall remain in force for a period of not less than two weeks (10 business days) from the effective date of the adverse action or until such later date as the corrective action below has been implemented to the satisfaction of COA in its sole discretion. Please see COA’s public records. Updated information will be provided on this site as it becomes available.