A Child Waits Foundation ----- Adoption Grants and Adoption Loans For International and Domestic Adoption

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Our Outcome!
For the past 17 years we have provided adoption grants and low interest loans for almost 1400 families leading to the adoption of more than 1700 children. 

We are committed to making a lasting
change in the lives of as many children
as we are honored to help. 

cnelson@achildwaits.org

A Child Waits Foundation
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Imagine that your parents never picked you up when you cried, never kissed you gently while they cradled you in their arms, never sang playful songs to make you laugh and were never by your bedside to comfort you when you were sick.  Imagine what it would be like to grow up without any parents at all.  For the children pictured above and too many more like them, no imagination is needed, this is their reality. You could be the one to give them the love and attention they so desperately want and need. At A Child Waits Foundation, we want to end their waiting and help to make their dreams of having a family come true.*

Mission Statement


Our mission is to help prevent children from living their entire childhood in international orphanages without the  warmth and love of a family. Every child deserves a family and our goal is to unite children waiting for parents, with parents who are committed to love, nurture and care for their children.



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History

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A Child Waits Foundation is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) charitable foundation, formed in 1998 by Cynthia and Randolph Nelson.  The Nelson's  adopted a son and daughter from Russia in 1995 and a daughter from Romania in 2001.  After they returned from Russia, friends, relatives and  strangers met their children and expressed  interest in adopting but could not proceed because of the high cost of adoption.  This motivated the Nelsons  to form the Foundation.

Our grants and loans have benefited children of all ages, from  49 different countries.  Our adoption assistance programs are open to qualified couples and individuals regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, marital status, sexual orientation or disability.


Purpose

 ​Our purpose is:
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1. To increase the number of children who are adopted internationally by making available grants and low interest loans to families to help with some of the cost of adoption.
2. To decrease the stress that families feel during the hectic and  financially difficult time prior to traveling and bringing home their child.
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. To help change a child's future from one without hope to one with many possibilities. 


*None of the children pictured on this web site are available for adoption. 

In 2016 we helped more than 130  families bring home more than 150 children.

Congratulations to a few of our recent adoption grant recipients 
Welcome Home!

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Jeakidson - Haiti

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Owen - China
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                Noam - China


Membership
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North East Small Business Group, Inc.
A Child Waits Foundation, 1136  Barker Road, #12, Pittsfield, MA  01201
Phone - 866-999-2445 - U.S.
Phone - 518-794-8892 - Canada
Fax - 518-794-6243
               Email - cnelson@achildwaits.org




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