Pregnancy and Adoption Resources

International adoption data reveals a drastic decline in international adoptions over the past three years. Probable factors for this decline include the economic recession, regulations that sometimes delay the adoption process, and negative press that thrives on the few negative stories about adoption while ignoring the tens of thousands of positive ones.

How does New Beginnings survive and grow and during this period? Relationship building. New Beginnings co-founded the National Christian Adoption Fellowship (www.AdoptionFellowship.org) and we remain active and proud members of the National Council for Adoption (www.AdoptionCouncil.org). We also partner with other Hague accredited agencies agencies to provide services for countries such as Russia and China. These programs are in addition to our programs in Haiti, Poland and the Ukraine.

Domestic adoption continues to be a vital and active program for us and we look forward to possibly serving you should you choose to adopt or, for birthmothers, to make an adoption plan.

Thank you for choosing adoption and thank you for choosing New Beginnings. Visit us at www.NewBeginningsAdoptions.org or call us at 800-264-2229.

Tom Velie, President

New Beginnings Adoption and Family Services has partnered with another Christian, Hague accredited agency, licensed by the China Center for Adoption Affairs, to bring you the China Adoption Program. All initial client contact and coordination is maintained through New Beginnings. We are able to provide the home study/post-adoption, dossier prep and other adoption services.

As of March 15, 2011, the CCAA has begun accepting applications for single, female applicants for children listed on their Special Needs System. If you are a single female and you are interested in this program, please take note of the points mentioned below:

• Only one child can be adopted at a time, with an interval of at least one year between the adoptions if more than one child is desired
• Must be at least 30 years old and under 50; for applicants 50 years old and older, the age difference between the child requested and the applicant should not be more than 45 years
• Must be able to provide evidence of your civil status; non-homosexual, divorced, widowed
• Must be in good physical and mental health
• Must not have a criminal record
• Must have $10,000 of annual income per family member including prospective adoptee
• Must have $100,000 in net assets
• Must have adequate medical insurance
• Must have experience in child care, or be a child care professional such as a doctor, nurse, teacher, child psychologist, etc…; experience in caring for special needs children is best
• Must not have more that two children under the age of 18; the youngest child should not be younger than 6 years old

Other options…

New Beginnings is also able to offer adoptions from Haiti, Poland, Ukraine, Serbia*, Russia*, Uganda*, Zambia*, Ghana*, Taiwan* and more. For more information on any of these programs, please call the New Beginnings office (662.842.6752) or visit the website (www.NewBeginningsAdoptions.org).

*Programs offered through partner agencies.

New Beginnings, Crisis Pregnancy & You

NEW BEGINNINGS International Children’s & Family Services promotes LIFE for the unborn child, HOPE and NEW BEGINNINGS for BIRTH MOTHERS in CRISIS PREGNANCY situations, and “Forever Families” for children through a variety of ministry programs. CRISIS PREGNANCY and MATERNITY CARE services are provided to birth mothers FREE of charge and under the umbrella of Christ’s LOVE and COMPASSION. Our goal is to serve you in a warm, safe and loving environment while you seek direction and a “NEW BEGINNING.”

Families are invited to contact us for information about DOMESTIC and INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION. Thank you for contacting us today, even if you’re just beginning the adoption journey and need to ask a few questions. And…Thank you for considering New Beginnings where a “NEW BEGINNING“ awaits you. We’re here for you…

Tom Velie, LMSW
Executive Director
Adoption is the option that both you and your baby can “live” with

Visit New Beginnings Adoptions for more information.