Where do children live while they are in Guatemala?
Almost all children referred to Holt for adoption are being cared for directly by APIF (Associación para la Integración Familiar ), Holt’s partner agency in Guatemala City. APIF runs a small child care center that cares for 25 to 30 children ranging from 0 to 6 years of age. The center is very well run, has a high child-to-care worker ratio of one to five and the children are happy and well cared for. Some of the children also receive excellent care through one of APIF’s trained foster families. Typically, children will live for a period of time at APIF’s Child Care Center before being transferred to foster care. Presently, there are simply not enough foster homes to meet the need so some children are not able to benefit from foster care.
