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CCAI sponsored summer camps for orphans living in China.

CCAI’s Children’s Charity Fund had the pleasure of sponsoring three exciting camps for China’s vulnerable children this summer! With your help, CCAI can provide more enrichment activities for orphans living in China.

ChangSha Orphanage Sponsored Camp

Our first sponsored summer camp served 30 orphans in ChangSha. The children enjoyed soaking up nature through hiking and camping in the mountains, eating fresh farm food, and playing night games! In addition, they got to play with sheep at a farm, take an exciting boat ride, and visit a gorgeous waterfall.

FuLing Orphanage Sponsored Camp

CCAI’s second sponsored summer camp in FuLing, sponsored by FuLing Kids International, included 14 children. The kids and teens enjoyed visiting an army base, playing team games, learning basic army training, eating delicious BBQ for dinner, and seeing a local attraction!

ShangRao Orphanage Sponsored Camp

Thanks to generous donors like Christy’s Legacy Hope, CCAI’s Children’s Charity Fund was able to sponsor a third summer camp in ShangRaoChina!   

A dedicated staff of 20 caregivers escorted 30 orphans, many with medical needs, to an amusement park named City Happy World! They enjoyed internet games and learned to bake cookies in an authentic bakery. In addition, the kids had a blast learning to care for small animals. The children were overcome with immense joy, as this was their first time touching a furry friend! Later, they took tour buses around the park to view the city and forest scenes before enjoying a delicious lunch.  

Due to the success and appreciation of these sponsored summer camps, all three orphanages requested we sponsor them again next year.

Thanks to donors like YOU, we can give orphans in China a lifetime chance to interact with nature and animals. These precious children learn essential skills in caring for one another and collaborating as a team. Most of all, they cherished time outside the orphanage walls!

Please help us give these children enrichment activities and opportunities to experience life outside their orphanage. We currently have three additional summer camp sponsorship requests from HeBei and JiangXi provinces. Each camp costs between $2000 and $5000.

Donate here to help us sponsor more field trips in China. Choose “outdoor activities for orphans” in the drop-down menu!

Your gift can change the life of a child! 

At CCAI, we believe that adoption, without reaching out to the children remaining behind, is meaningless.

Believing that reaching out to the children who remain behind is the obligation of any responsible charitable adoption agency, CCAI has provided childcare, foster care, medical services, educational funds, and disaster relief to thousands of orphans since 1994 and has impacted over 100,000 abandoned children’s lives.

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GiGi Pleet

Adoption Program Specialist

GiGi Pleet joined CCAI in 2014 as our China Applications Specialist. She rejoined the team in 2022 after taking a few years off to spend time with her family.  GiGi and her husband have adopted three beautiful daughters from China who are the joy and purpose of their lives.  GiGi is passionate about adoption and furthering CCAI’s mission to find loving parents and permanent homes for as many children as possible and to continue reaching out to children left behind.  When she is not working, you can find her spending time with her girls in the beautiful mountains of Colorado or on an adventure to a new, faraway place.
 
Joined CCAI:  Originally 2014 – 2020, rejoined 2022
 
Bucket List Item:  To see all Seven Wonders of the World 

Contact Information

gigi@ccaifamily.org

(303) 850-9998 ext. 300

Emily Straut

The Park Administrative Assistant

Emily was adopted through CCAI in 2002!  Having always admired the ways that the organization continued to support families even after adoption, she began working at The Park last year because she wanted to be more involved in the adoption community and according to her, “It’s been a blast so far!”

Emily is majoring in environmental science at MSU Denver and hopes to help mitigate the causes and effects of climate change. In her free time, she like to practice guitar, play video games, watch movies, and spend time with her friends and family. 

Bucket List: Visit every province in China!

Contact Information

emily@theparkcommunity.org

(303) 221-6688 ext. 170

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Ivy Buchanan

The Park Adoptee Program Coordinator

Ivy has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Production Design for Film and Theater with a minor in Studio Art. She had the opportunity to study abroad in London, England and Florence, Italy. After graduating, while visiting an orphanage in Kathmandu, Nepal she had a moment of realization and knew she wanted to work in the adoption community. After some prior experience in post-adoption and nonprofit management, she came to The Park and is really enjoying focusing on and being involved with offering lifelong support for adoptees and the adoption community.

Ivy was adopted from Kazakhstan at 18-months old and is proud of her adoptee identity and her adoptive family. She is passionate about sharing the stories of the amazing people in the adoption community and helping adoptees celebrate their identities. Her lifelong best friend was adopted from China through CCAI. 

In her free time, she enjoys making art (she is working on a series of sculptural paintings of poached animal species), trying new food, catching up with friends, reading, and being with family. She loves to travel whenever possible.

Joined CCAI: 2023

Top Bucket List Items:

  • A trail ride through “Middle Earth” in New Zealand
  • Volunteering for a few weeks at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary
  • Sleeping in a hammock on a beach

Contact Information

ivy@theparkcommunity.org

(303) 221-6688 ext. 205

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Colorado Expenses

ExpenseAmountPmt MethodPay ToDue
Application Fee$250Check/ACH WithdrawalCCAIApplication submission
Child Abuse Record Search$35/FamilyCheckCO Dept of Human ServiceApplication submission
IAAME Monitoring & Oversight Fee$500Check/ACH WithdrawalCCAI (Sent to IAAME)After App Approval
First Program Fee (Includes Home Study)$5,700Check/ACH WithdrawalCCAIAfter App Approval
CBI/FBI Fingerprint Search$39.50 per personMoney OrderColorado Bureau of InvestigationAfter App Approval
USCIS Filing & Fingerprinting$775 plus $85/adultCheck/Money OrderUS Dept. of Homeland SecurityUpon I-800A submission
Dossier PreparationApprox. $450-$900Check/Money OrderSecretary of State(s), Chinese Consulate(s)As preparing Dossier
Second Program Fee$5,050Check/ACH WithdrawalCCAIDossier Submission
CCCWA Fee$1,270Check/ACH WithdrawalCCCWA via CCAIDossier Submission
Third Program Fee$5,500Check/ACH WithdrawalCCAIPrior to receiving child match acceptance letter
CCCWA Post Adoption Translation Fee$300Check/ACH WithdrawalCCCWA via CCAIPrior to receiving child match acceptance letter
Court Validation Deposit$200CheckCCAIPrior to receiving child match acceptance letter
Post Adoption Deposit (Refundable)$450Check/ACH WithdrawalCCAIPrior to receiving child match acceptance letter
Visa to enter China$140 (plus courier fee)Check/Credit CardChinese Consulate via a courier/travel agencyApproximately one month before travel to China
US Domestic & International Airfare$1,000 – $2,000 per traveler (adopted child over 2 requires full ticket)Credit CardA travel agency/airline of your choice

Approximately 7-10 days prior to China departure

In China Travel & AccommodationsApprox. $4,000-$4,400 for two adultsACH WithdrawalCCAI (wired to China)Approximately 7-10 days prior to China departure
Adoption Registration and Notarization$800 – $1,000CashLocal government in ChinaIn China
Orphanage Donation(Voluntary)Cash or WireOrphanageIn China
Child’s Passport$100-$150CashLocal passport agencyIn China
Food$700 – $800 per coupleCash/Credit CardHotel(s), restaurant(s)In China
Child Physical & Photo$130-$150CashClinicIn Guangzhou, China
Child U.S. Entry Visa$325Cash or CheckU.S. ConsulateIn China
Court Validation Fee$167CheckCounty CourtAfter U.S. Return
Child’s Colorado Birth Certificate$37.75CheckColorado Vital Statistics OfficeAfter U.S. Return
Lutheran Family Services$250CheckLutheran Family Services via CCAIWhen Home Study is approved by CCAI