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The Colombia Heritage Program is open to applicants of Colombian descent. Colombia, located in South America, is a Hague Convention Country and adoptions are overseen by Colombia’s central authority, ICBF. Once a family applies to Alliance for Children and completes a home study, we will assist in filing for the USCIS approval and completing a dossier for Colombia.
Our program coordinator will guide you through the process. We are able to assist families in all 50 states with an adoption from Colombia. The first step is filling out an application and starting your home study. If you live in a state in which we are licensed, we can complete your home study. Alliance for Children partners with agencies throughout the US and would be happy to assist you in locating a local home study agency if you do not live in a state in which we are licensed.
Once your home study is finished, we will assist in filing for USCIS approval and completing a dossier for Colombia. Our program coordinator will guide you through the paperwork process. When your dossier is ready, it will be sent to Colombia for translation and registration with Colombia’s central authority. The next step is waiting to be matched with a child.
Once matched, you will receive information about a child. Should you decide to move forward, you will then travel to Colombia to meet the child and complete the adoption in country. Our experienced staff will guide you through the process both in Colombia and here in the US. Below are more details about our Colombia program.
Married couples and single applicants of Colombian descent may apply to adopt a child from the Colombia Heritage Program. Applicants should be between age 25 – 45 for a child up to age 4 years 11 months. Applicants over 45 are considered for older children.
Infants, toddlers and children of all ages without known special needs; Sibling groups.
18 – 24 months.
One trip of 4 – 6 weeks. One spouse may leave after 10 days.
Waiting children are children who are already available for international adoption and are waiting for their forever families. These children are considered by the central authority in their country of origin to be difficult to place. That can be due to the child’s special needs, age or that they are part of a sibling group. Alliance for Children is committed to helping find these children a family that is best equipped to meet their needs.
How To View Waiting Children
Click the button below to be taken to the AFC-Rainbowkids account. Please set up an account on the Rainbowkids site and you will then be able to view all of the AFC Waiting Children profiles.
IMPORTANT: You miust agree to keep any photos, videos, and/or information confidential to protect children’s privacy. You must also agree to not to post or publicly share information without written permission. If you violate the terms of this agreement you will not be allowed to have access to AFC’s photo listing of waiting children.
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Massachusetts Office
292 Reservoir St.
Needham, MA 02494
PH: (781) 444-7148
New Jersey Office
500 Paterson Plank Road
Union City, NJ 07087
PH: (201) 474-5603
Texas Office
4316 Canyon Dr.
Amarillo, TX 79109
PH: (254) 877-9724
Southern Florida Office
8950 SW 74 Court
Suite 2201-A108
Miami, FL 33156
PH: (239) 488-2550
Pennsylvania Office
1650 Market St.
Ste. 3600
Philadelphia, PA 19103
PH: (267) 518-3267
New York Office
307 West 38th St.
16th Floor
New York, NY 10018
PH: (212) 202-2812
Connecticut Office
2433 Main St.
Office 2A
Rocky Hill, CT 06067
PH: (203) 539-0147
Arkansas Office
2 Live Oaks Court
Little Rock, AR 72223
PH: (479) 244-3181
Rhode Island Office
10 Dorrance Street
Suite 700-#3300 Providence, RI 02903
(401) 240-2159
The Alliance for Children is licensed in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Florida, Arkansas and Texas!
Additional information about applications, placements, disruptions and waiting children for the past three years is available upon request.
We provide home study and post-placement services to families living in states in which we are licensed. However, we can provide birth parent and adoption placement services to clients in all 50 states.
Non-Discrimination: Admissions, the provisions of services, and referrals of clients shall be made without regard to race, color, religious creed, disability, ancestry, marital status, national origin (including limited English proficiency), age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic that is legally protected. Programs and services shall be made accessible to eligible persons with disabilities through the most practical and economically feasible methods available.
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