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Author: Steve Kalb, Former Holt Team Member

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Adoption

Adoptee Identity: Tips From Post Adoption Services

Adoption

Birth Search: Tips From Post Adoption Services

Adoption

Adoption Files: Tips From Post Adoption Services

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Adoption

Acknowledging Today’s Environment for Families

Adoption

Embarrassing Racism: The Burden of Being Alone

Adoption

Should I Send My Child to Holt Camp?

Adoption

How an Old Photo Triggered Memories and Better Communication

Adoption

You’re So lucky: Addressing the Myth of the Lucky Adoptee

Adoption

Adoptees on Campus

While in Vietnam, Tara and her fellow board members made needed home repairs for two families in our family strengthening program, including the one pictured in a before photo here. "The Holt staff does a great job at assessing what a family needs in order to thrive in each situation," she says.

Adoption

Adoptee to Adoptee

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In 2024, Holt sponsors and donors helped:
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  • 29,325 children remain or reunite with their birth families
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