A Place That Will Always Belong To Her
The Doig family visits their daughter’s foster family in Thailand — a reunion that shows just how meaningful and enduring the foster experience can be. Being back in Thailand — once again riding in a...
View ArticleThriving in Thailand
See how twin brothers Kavi and Krit are thriving due to the nutritional support they receive from their sponsors! Learn more about how you can change the life of children like Kavi and Krit through...
View ArticleThere For Them Always
After Kavi and Krit were born, life became difficult. But with the support of Holt sponsors and donors, they now have everything they need to grow strong. And their mom has everything she needs to be...
View ArticleA Stroke of Generosity
What do chicks, fish, a food cart and a garden all have in common? For one family in Thailand, it’s anything but luck. “She’s a smart woman,” says Jintana Nontapouraya, the executive director of...
View ArticleAnything For His Sons
When his wife left their family, Anurak suddenly had to raise his two sons alone. And in a traditional culture where women typically do the majority of childcare, he didn’t know where to begin. But his...
View ArticleFavorite Five Adoption Stories
For National Adoption Month, read, view and share the five most popular adoption stories and videos to ever appear on the Holt blog! A Heart for Rini At the 2014 Holt Gala and Auction in Portland,...
View ArticleA Story I Won’t Stop Sharing
For most of her life, Holt adoptee Molly Martin viewed her adoption as something that just “happened.” But after traveling to Thailand to meet her birth mom, she developed a completely different...
View ArticleOlder Child Adoption: An Expert Adopts
Holt’s director of clinical services — Celeste Snodgrass — shares about adopting her son Max from Thailand at 9 years old. While an adoption expert by profession, Celeste affirms that no older-child...
View ArticleIt Takes a Village: Holt Sponsors Change Kids’ Lives in Thailand
A photo essay about the impact Holt sponsors and donors have created in the lives of children and families living in one coastal community in Thailand. Thick, sticky mud swallows your shoes as you...
View ArticleThe Greatest Gift a Sponsor Can Give
When Holt staff member Celeste Snodgrass had the chance to meet her sponsored child, it affirmed her belief that sponsors are the key to keeping children out of orphanages — and with their families....
View ArticlePreparing For The Unexpected — And The Expected!
How the “Child-Specific Preparation” tool helped two families anticipate their child’s needs, and ease their transition home. A 2-year-old girl from Thailand, and a 13-year-old girl from China. Over a...
View ArticlePhoto Essay: Celebrating Moms Around The World!
The moms in our programs are some of the strongest, hardest-working, most loving and committed women we know. This Mother’s Day, let’s honor moms around the world and the amazing way they fight to give...
View ArticleUpdate: How You’re Helping Children & Families During COVID-19
From giving emergency food, water and medical supplies to supporting tele-counseling and more, you are doing amazing things to help children and families during this global health crisis. Here are the...
View ArticleConfronting the COVID-19 Pandemic Through Adaptability, Partnership and...
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed unprecedented challenges before the children, families and communities Holt serves. As already vulnerable populations struggle to adapt to the economic and social...
View ArticleBack to School, Around the World
All around the world this year, school will look different due to COVID-19. But whether children are physically in a classroom, or learning from home, your gifts will help children continue to learn...
View ArticleA Look Inside Orphanages in 2020
Since the pandemic first began spreading in early 2020, it’s changed life for everyone — but especially children in orphanage care. Here’s what life looks like now for children in orphanages from China...
View ArticleHow COVID-19 is Affecting Sponsored Kids in Thailand: a Q&A
An interview with Kobgarn Trakulvaree, executive director of Holt Sahathai Foundation, Holt’s partner organization in Thailand. How is the pandemic affecting children and families in Holt’s Thailand...
View ArticleStory Behind The Photo: No, That One’s Mine!
When we ask sisters Mew and Nan if they’ve kept any of the letters they’ve received from their sponsors over the years, their mom already has them on hand. She gives a small stack of letters to each of...
View ArticleThank You, Sponsor, For Caring For Our Daughter
An adoptive family shares the thank you letter they wrote to the Holt sponsors who made it possible for their daughter to stay in a loving foster family in Thailand before she joined her family in the...
View ArticleWithout Them, I Wouldn’t Be Where I Am Today
Holt adoptee Kanya Sesser skateboards, skis, races, models and surfs. Born without legs, Kanya has become an inspiration to friends and fans around the world with her motto, “No legs, No limits.” “I...
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