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Program Director
Teri R. Williams
Phone/Fax: 785-273-0937
teri@shilohadoptions.org

We are very excited to announce our Haiti program is now open! Please contact our program director for more information.

The Republic of Haiti is located on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola which it shares with the Dominican Republic & is approximately the size of Maryland. Haiti's culture is primarily a mix of African & French heritage as well as Spanish influence with the primary languages being French & Haitian Creole as well as Spanish near the border of the Dominican Republic. The capital of Haiti is Port-au-Prince & there are over 7 - 8 million people living in the country of Haiti. Haiti's tropical climate keeps the temperatures between 70 - 90 degrees year-round. Haiti is considered to be the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Because of the country's poverty, many children are available for adoption as parents are unable to supply even the basic needs of clean water, food & shelter. Reports estimate that at least 1 in 4 children die before the age of 5. There is a tremendous need for adoptive families for Haiti children.

We are very pleased to work with Barbara Walker of Reach Out to Haiti, Inc. Barbara has worked in Haiti for over 20 years in the adoption field & has an excellent reputation in the country. She has completed over 600 adoptions of Haitian children through her Ruuska Village. Although no two adoptions are the same (as far as length of time during the wait is measured), Barbara usually runs between 10 - 12 months to complete an adoption, once she has received the dossier. She is known for being the fastest adoption agency/facilitator in the country of Haiti & works hard to complete every adoption, faster than the last.

Children Available

Infants through teenagers, both boys & girls.
Sibling groups & unrelated children can be adopted at the same time.
Most children are relinquished by their birth parents due to poverty as well as children who've lost their birth parents due to death.
Children live in individual homes with other children & a nanny to care for them all together as a "family".

Requirements for Adoptive Parents

Single women between the ages of 35 - 50 are eligible to adopt.
Married, heterosexual couples ages 30 & older, married 10 or more years with 3 or less biological children are eligible to adopt.
One previous divorce is accepted.
Income requirements for Haiti are the same as for the current USCIS Poverty Guidelines.
Christian Statement of Faith is required by Reach Out to Haiti, Inc.

Travel/Time Commitment

Travel to the country is up to the adoptive family as it is not mandatory, but optional.
Having the child escorted at the adoptive family's expense is an option, if they choose not to travel.

Adoption Expenses

Application Fee: $200 (non-refundable)
Shiloh Service Fee: $5500
Haiti Foreign Fees: $8050 & this fee includes, but is not limited to the following:
- In-country adoption costs
- Legal fees
- Filing fees
- Court costs
- Childs dr. exams
- Childs labs
- Of the Haiti foreign fees, $50 is due at time of application, $4000 is due at time of dossier submission & $4000 is due at the time of submission to the lawyer in Haiti.
$670 USCIS; $80 per person 18 or over living in home for Fingerprinting
$97 US Passports for each person over age 16 traveling to Haiti
$250 per person Psychological Test for each adoptive parent
$250- $300 Translation of dossier to French
$500 Authentication of documents costs vary depending on number of pages of dossier

Additional Expenses

$1,000 - $3,000 home study fees, if not performed by Shiloh Adoptions.
$150 - 250 for each post-placement report & reports are required at one month, then six & twelve months.
Costs for obtaining birth certificates, marriage certificates, divorce decree (if applicable), medical exams & labs, photo ID's.
$250 approximately per person round-trip airfare from Ft. Lauderdale/Miami to Port-au-Prince; additional airfare expense from home to Ft. Lauderdale/Miami not included.
Daily Childcare at $5/per child from referral, until child leave Haiti, paid directly to Reach Out To Haiti, Inc..
Additional costs related to lodging, food & travel while in-country.
Escort fees if needed would include roundtrip ticket for escort & one-way ticket for child age 2 & over.
Re-adoption in the US & citizenship costs.
Estimated total for an adoption from Haiti is between $17220 - $20570

Addendum
Please keep in mind our estimated total adoption fees are only estimates & cannot be guaranteed. Thank you for your understanding as actual fees may vary according to circumstances pertinent to each individual adoption. Fees & program overviews are subject to change at any time. Please contact our office or Program Director for accuracy of information.

Learn Creole
Visit www.kreyolforparents.com if you are interested in learning Creole. This website was put together by a woman living in Haiti, to help adoptive parents learn the language of their newly adopted child(ren).