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korean adoptee standing next to Seoul, Korea sign

Adoption

Coming Home: One Adoptee’s Journey to Korea

A child in China eats his school lunch because of donor support for education!

Family Strengthening

The Power of a School Lunch

a child in Mongolia creates art, thanks to donor support for education!

Family Strengthening

You Brightened His World

a girl stands against a wall, ready to be adopted

Adoption

Pia Needs a Family!

Thitikarn, a 13-year-old sponsored child in Thailand, writes a letter to thank her sponsor

Family Strengthening

Thank You for Sponsoring My Education!

Thuy smiles outdoors in Vietnam because your educational support is allowing her to go to school!

Family Strengthening

Empowering Her to Succeed

Ayana and her family stand in front of their house in Ethiopia with smiles because you supported their education!

Family Strengthening

Their Futures Unlimited

Adoption

Ethan Needs a Family!

a waiting child smiles outside next to a play house

Adoption

Nora Needs a Family!

a waiting child who needs a family holds a ball by a chalkboard

Adoption

Alex Needs a Family!

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In 2025, Holt sponsors and donors helped:
  • Improve the lives of 1,114,231 children, family members and other individuals around the world
  • Unite 181 children with adoptive families through international or in-country adoption
  • Care for 3,794 children in orphanages, group homes or foster families 
  • 40,235 children remain or reunite with their birth families
  • Provided 6,884 post-adoption services for adoptees and families

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