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Vietnam Homeland Tour
New Beginnings is planning a 2008 Vietnam Homeland Tour.

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For Parents of Children Adopted from China
The University of Connecticut Center for Developmental Disabilities is asking parents to tell us about their child and their parenting experiences.

Participation is easy. Visit the Survey Monkey website by clicking on the link below and you will be prompted through a series of questions. Have any questions? Contact Cristina at (860) 679-1500 or cmwilson@uchc.edu

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China Corner
CCAA has finished the review of dossiers logged-in up to January 31, 2007. CCAA has matched referrals for families logged-in up to January 20, 2006.

Our December 28, 2005 LID families have returned home in late May 2008. The children are beautiful! We are now awaiting referrals for our March 3, 2006 LID families.

11 families arrived home on May 18, 2007 from China with their new bundles of joy

The Group In Hunan

January 2007: China has made changes to their adoption program. Click here for more information.

See our latest additions:
 · Brooke
 · Abby
 · Stephanie
 · Jaqueline Eileen

Matthaei Family Blog

Paul & Mary Hellman's Journal

Fee Increases
The CCAA dossier application and translation fee has been raised from $960 to $1,050 for all dossiers sent to CCAA from June 1, 2008.

Visa application fees for entry into China have risen from $70 per application to $120 per application.

Vietnam Homeland Tour — Summer 2008

New Beginnings has been successfully coordinating homeland tours to Korea for several years now and we feel that the time is right now to plan our first Homeland Tour to Vietnam.

We have many families who have adopted as long ago as 13 years and there are children who are in their late teens and early twenties as well as children as young as infants who have arrived very recently. Our experience has shown that families traveling with younger children from about 6 years to 12 years old have had a wonderful experience of a family vacation and introduction to their birth culture. Children older than this often have another agenda and may wish to make contact with their birth families, which does often work out for them. They all seem to enjoy just being in the country of their birth, trying the food, meeting people who helped to care for them and place them and sightseeing. New Beginnings sends a Social Worker with these tours for both physical and emotional support during this life-changing experience.

While we are still finalizing costs which will include international flights, we have finalized the itinerary for the 10 night 11 day trip. We will be leaving for Vietnam from JFK Airport in New York on Saturday, July 26, 2008 and returning home to JFK on Wednesday, August 6, 2008. As you will see, there will be a lot of fun things included in the trip which will travel around northern and central Vietnam. One of the nicest experiences for all will be traveling to visit the Center where many of the children were cared for before coming to your family. You will be able to give a little back by completing one or two projects while you are there. There will also be a chance to meet with the officials of the Province who have been so cooperative in assisting adoptions for these needy children in a timely and efficient manner. They love to see the children and their American families to see how well they are all growing.

If you are interested in joining this trip, please fill out the application form and send it in to: Barbara Graffeo, Director, Florida Office, New Beginnings Family & Children’s Services, Inc., 1301 Seminole Blvd. Suite 111, Largo, FL 33770 as soon as possible so you will have a chance to be included in this wonderful experience.