China Program- February Overview
February Referrals
America World would like to congratulate our 3 families who received their referrals on Thursday, February 2nd. The CCAA matched families who were logged in from May 30- June 2, 2006. The CCAA processed 4 days worth of LID’s.
Next AWAA Group To Receive a Referral
America World’s next referral group is logged in on June 19,2006. We do not know how many log in dates the CCAA will process in their upcoming next group of referrals. The average trend of processing is generally 2-8 LID dates each month. Please note that while June 19, 2006 represents AWAA’s next group waiting for a referral, there are still other agencies around the world with various LID’s waiting to be matched prior to June 19, 2006. The CCAA matches families with referrals in a systematic manner and in order of the next date(s) on the calendar to be processed. An agency that doesn’t have any families LID on the upcoming dates being matched will not receive referrals until the CCAA reaches their next Log in Date. This ensures that every family who has the same log in date, will receive referrals at the same time. (unless there is an issue in question regarding the family’s dossier- in which case a family would be notified) Log in dates vary throughout the calendar year for every agency’s families.
Dossier Review
The CCAA has confirmed that they have completed the review of dossiers that were registered with their office through June 2010. This means that families who were LID through June 30, 2010 have had their dossiers reviewed. The timeframe for the dossier review process will vary as it is based upon the number of dossiers that are logged in during the particular month(s) that is(are) currently under review.
Current Wait Time
The current wait time from LID to referral is 56-57 months with a trend of increasing approximately a full month each month. This wait time represents how long families who just received referrals waited for their referral and how long the next group anticipating their referral will most likely wait if matched in next month’s referral group. Families should read the China Program Newsletter emailed on 3/19/2010 to understand the variety of factors contributing to the wait time and the reasons why it is impossible to predict the referral wait time for each family. Families should continue to anticipate a long wait for a referral. The wait time estimates apply to all families who have an LID and continue to increase for all families currently logged in at the CCAA.
Overview of Options While you Wait
Concurrent Family Building
Any family interested in pursuing a concurrent adoption or pregnancy during the wait time, should contact their Family Coordinator for more information. There are many concurrent adoption options that are available while a family’s dossier is waiting to be matched. Please note that a family cannot participate in a Concurrent family building plan and be a part of the China Waiting Children Program due to the expedited nature of receiving a referral through the Waiting Children Program.
Waiting Children Program
America World’s Waiting Children Program (WCP) is also an excellent option for families who are interested in an older child who is healthy, or a baby/toddler/older boy or girl with a medical need, a developmental/growth delay, or a repaired condition. Families who are interested in learning more about this exciting program and the children that are currently available, should contact their Family Coordinator for more information.
Special Focus Program
The Waiting Child Special Focus Children (SFC) program is also another option families may consider within the waiting children program, if desiring to add two children to their home on one dossier. Families interested in this option should contact their Family Coordinator to request more information on the details of this program