Holt Alumni

02/24/2023

Great exhibit at to benefit

06/16/2020

Introduction
Experiencing losses in the context of unclear or undefined cultural expectations for grief can be difficult and can affect the way that individuals cope and grieve, making it difficult to move through the stages of grief and to find acceptance or resolution after the loss. No instrument currently exists to measure these types of losses across different experiences. This study will test such a scale with participants who have experienced birth parent loss as adoptees, with the goal of testing the scale with participants reporting other ambiguous losses in the future.

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to test the validity of this scale with people who have experienced birth parent loss as adoptees. Participants will be asked to answer the items on this scale as well as demographic questions and questions that will be used to assess the validity and reliability of the scale. Anyone who was adopted before age 12 to a family living in the U.S. is welcome to take part in this study.

Project
The research team invites you to complete the online survey. The survey will ask about your experiences with birth parent loss. Participation in the survey is completely voluntary.

Time
The online survey will take about 10 minutes to complete

06/05/2020

Thank you Congressman Bryan Steil (R WI-1) and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (R IL-9) for co-sponsoring the Adoptee Citizenship Act of 2019.

The Adoptee Citizenship Act will provide automatic acquisition of United States citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals. It would in part close the loophole for most adult adoptees who do not currently benefit from the Child Citizenship Act of 2000.

Please ask your congressional members to support the Adoptee Citizenship Act. (S.1554/ H.R. 2731)

https://www.votervoice.net/HOLT/campaigns/68949/respond

06/04/2020

Thank you Sen. Marsha Blackburn & Sen. Jacky Rosen for co-sponsoring the Adoption Tax Credit Refundabilty Act of 2019.

This act makes the current adoption tax credit entirely refundable and brings adoptions affordable for many adopting families which do not have enough income to benefit from the credit at all.

Please ask your congressional members to support the Adoption Tax Credit Refundability Act. (S.1652 / H.R. 2965)

https://www.votervoice.net/HOLT/campaigns/74476/respond

05/26/2020

Thank you Representative Rob Wittman (R VA-1) for co-sponsoring the Adoption Tax Credit Refundabilty Act of 2019.

This act makes the current adoption tax credit entirely refundable and brings adoptions affordable for many adopting families which do not have enough income to benefit from the credit at all.

Please ask your congressional members to support the Adoption Tax Credit Refundability Act. (S.1652 / H.R. 2965)

https://www.votervoice.net/HOLT/campaigns/74476/respond

05/16/2020

It’s hard to believe that it has been a year since we lost our beloved Molly “Unni” Holt.
This collection of photos and videos reminds us of a life lived in service to children.
Share with others in honor of Molly.

말리 홀트 이사장은 미국에서 태어나 자란 25년보다 두 배가 넘는 시간을 한국에서 보내며, 홀트복지타운의 장애아동들과 함께 해오셨습니다. 한국의 고아를 돌보는 일을 평생의 사명이라 여기며 봉사의 삶을 이어왔습니다. 홀....

05/12/2020

Thank you, Lisa Murkowski for co-sponsoring the Adoptee Citizenship Act. (S. 1554)

Please join us in thanking U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski [R-AK-] for cosponsoring the bipartisan Adoptee Citizenship Act.

As of 5/12/2020 there are 8 cosponsors on the Senate bill S. 1554

Visit http://AdopteeCitizenship.org
and add YOUR name today to bring more members of Congress on board to support the Adoptee Citizenship Act.

Follow National Alliance for Adoptee Equality for more information.

Check your state‘s impact estimates, visit https://adopteerightscampaign.org/report-2/report-download/.

05/08/2020

Please contact your representative in the House and both of your Senators to ask them to be sure to include child welfare funding in the next COVID-19 stimulus package!

We want to be sure that adoption and foster care are not forgotten as the federal government moves forward with the next round of legislation. States are already experiencing significant budget shortfalls and we need to be sure that child welfare...

05/08/2020

Join Gramma Soonkeum and Grumpy Guy's Pajama Conference Series to discuss topics pertinent to the Korean Adoptee experience and community! This second session addresses the tough topic of conneting with Korean Culture and Heritage.

Date: 14 May 2020
Time: 8:30 ET / 5:30 PST
Location: Zoom (Link will be provided)

05/07/2020

Jodi Gill and Derek Fisher are working on a guide that uses the experiences of Korean Adoptees that have gone back to meet biological family members to help those in the future that will embark on the same journey.
They are in the last stages of finishing the guide and need help to send this link to anyone you might know that went back to Korea with the intent to meet birth family.

page: Korean Adoptee Birth Family Reunion Guide