Good Reasons for Adopting a Child From Haiti
Adopting a child gives that child a stable future. Adopting a child from Haiti saves that child’s life. In 2017 data, Haiti ranks 27th globally for mortality of children under age 5, a higher mortality rate than countries like Sudan, Ethiopia, Iraq, and Bangladesh....
Urgent Need for American Adoptions of Foster Children
The need for American adoptions of foster children is tremendous. In 2016, there were approximately 437,465 children in the U.S. foster care system. Of the over 400,000 children in the system, 23% or 100,617 children were adopted. The numbers are staggering. The year...
At Building Arizona Families, We Believe in Adoption!
Did you know that the many of our staff has either adopted children or were adopted themselves? We are personally invested in finding forever families for children who are hoping and praying for a family to open their hearts and homes to them forever. Whether you are...
Can You Help? Adopting a Child From Haiti Truly Saves Lives
Lisa Peterson is the Program Manager for Building Arizona Family’s Haiti Adoption program. As one of the families she worked with stated, international adoption may be described as “saving starfish” because there are so many children in need of adoption that it seems...