How does the Waiting Children process compare to a non-Waiting Child adoption?
For Waiting Children from China: We have traditionally received information from the China Center of Adoption Affairs (CCAA) assigned only to FTIA 3-4 times each year; the number of children and their needs varies from list to list. We also receive lists of shared children (meaning other agencies receive the same list) a few times each month. The shared list is more time sensitive since a particular childs file may be claimed by another agency and become unavailable very quickly. The frequency and number of shared files received could alter the frequency of files received that are assigned only to FTIA. With the Waiting Children from China Program, you will identify a child up front from the current Waiting Children List, commit to that child and then prepare and submit your dossier. With the non-special needs China Program, you will prepare and submit your dossier, then can identify and commit to a child. These families would then be officially switched to the Waiting Children Program
