These beautiful older children have already waited so long for a family to call their own!
You are also invited to send a check (no Paypal fees) to Reece's Rainbow, PO Box 4024, Gaithersburg, MD 20885
"Your gift will serve ALL of the children, as 10% of each waiting child donation is shared with our Voice of Hope fund as well!
Girl, born February 2001
Diagnosis: severe grade of the mental delay, hydrocephalus, fibrosis of hyaloid, secondary glaucoma, exfoliation/detachment of retina, congenital defect of the heart partition
Angela is very small for her age. She needs a family!
Interested families need to have a completed home study to commit.
Girl, born August 1996
Laurel has arthrogryposis — and look at that beautiful smile!
She's already 15 years old, and has less than 6 months (from January 2012) to be adopted, or she loses all hope for a future.
Laurel is blessed to be in a very good older child orphanage for those with mostly physical disabilities. Her orphanage has been supported by many humanitarian aid groups, and offers child sponsorship programs and trips for these children. Laurel does face transfer to an adult mental institution SOON, and at 16 she will no longer legally be able to be adopted at all. We simply can not let this happen to her.
Our facilitation team has met Laurel…she is very smart and friendly, and she SO wants a family of her own. Laurel is in a region which often waives the 10 day waiting period!
An additional $2000 grant is available to help with Laurel's adoption (above and beyond her RR funds)
Larger families and older parents welcome. Must be home study approved to commit.
Girl, born November 1998
Mama, are you out there? Please come get me!
We are so happy for the chance to help sweet Greta find her family.
Greta is very petite; more the size of a 5 year old than the 13 year old she actually is. Developmentally, she is quite delayed, probably closer to a 3-4 year old. In many ways, she is toddler like. Greta is missing out on the essential things in life- a mama and daddy to teach her the things she needs to know, school lessons to maximize her potential for learning, and hope for a future.
Interested families should be homestudy approved prior to commitment.
Girl, Born April 1, 2000
Isn't Kiersten beautiful? She is 10 years old but is still very much a toddler. She is not able to walk on her own. There is nothing in her medical records to indicate why she is so delayed, and she does not show obvious facial features of any other common conditions.
From her medical records: significant mental delay, congenital hypothyroidism
As with all children living in these difficult conditions, this child's cognitive development has regressed significantly since he/she was younger. It is of crucial importance that any family considering the adoption of an older child from the mental institution setting be well prepared for what to expect with regards to how the neglect and lack of adequate medical care and nourishment has affected this child. These children all have TREMENDOUS potential for improvement, and deserve to have a life outside these four walls.
These children are truly living on borrowed time, and families should be home study approved before an official commitment can be made for this child.
Girl, Born June 11, 2001
Justine is a pretty girl with dark hair and eyes. She is fully mobile and active. Her face bears features of FAS, but this is not documented and is only a cautionary disclosure.
From her medical records: congenital microcephaly, autism
As with all children living in these difficult conditions, this child's cognitive development has regressed significantly since he/she was younger. It is of crucial importance that any family considering the adoption of an older child from the mental institution setting be well prepared for what to expect with regards to how the neglect and lack of adequate medical care and nourishment has affected this child. These children all have TREMENDOUS potential for improvement, and deserve to have a life outside these four walls.
These children are truly living on borrowed time, and families should be home study approved before an official commitment can be made for this child.
Girl, Born 2001
Kristie was born with Klippel Feil syndrome, as kyphosis and 6 of her vertebrates are fused together. Despite this, she is completely mobile and totally functional/self sufficient. She is also of typical development cognitively. Kristie's older sister was recently adopted into another family (separated legally), so Kristie is still waiting for her own "forever family".
Hope someone will consider her, more photos available.
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Born: June 2002
Eyes: brown
Hair: dark blond
Character communicative, curious
Carissa is blind in both eyes — retinopathia and vessell changes (due to prematuaty); Intellectual delay, Flat feet.
Carissa and her twin sister were in an orphanage from birth, until their aunt took them into her home. They did not receive the medical care they needed, and Carissa lost her vision. After three years, when they became 6 years old, the girls were taken back to an orphanage.
Unfortunately, the girls were separated in different orphanages due to Carissa's blindness, and her sister was adopted. Carissa is well cared for in her internat, but she was very lonely without her sister. That is why she was placed in intensive care unit. The girl was in a deep psycological shock – she was separated from her sister, the only person she had and placed to unknown people. She was scared, and she regressed. In internat they thought that Khistina can not move and talk. She was diagnosed with deep mental retardation. Before going to the internat she was walking by the hand, reacted to outside world and recognised people. Not only did she talk, but she was singing! Now she had no motivation to sing, to move, to talk. The girl refused food. During four months in internat she literally become a skeleton.
Several kids from that internat were brought to a major city for medical help. Carissa started eating better and sitting up. She could not walk, her feets were very weak. This girl needs care and attention, and will blossom in a family.
Girl, Born January 12, 1996
Karen is the older, biological sister of Chrystyna. She is a beautiful Roma girl with dark hair, dark eyes, and olive skin. She is 16 years old. She is healthy and smart and has no diagnosed special needs. She goes to school and has no negative behavioral issues. She is just a teen in need of a loving family!
Karen and Chrystyna are living in different orphanages, but in the same region. It would only be possible for Karen to be adopted WITH her younger sister. Due to her age, she can not be adopted on her own.
If you might be seeking a sibling set, please inquire! Both girls need a loving family!
Julie
Girl, Born April 1998
Love this beautiful Pippi Longstocking! Julie is a sweet, quiet, but energetic, redhead with big blue eyes and freckles. When she was placed in an orphanage a few years ago, she did not want to speak. Now she expresses herself reasonably well, with an occasional stutter. She studies and recites well in her orphanage, but she is about 3 years behind her agemates. She controls her actions well, is calm, likes to work, draw and play with toys. She came to a 3-week summer camp in America and lived with a family, who thought she might have brain damage. Julie was very patient in adult company, played nicely by herself or with other kids, showed determination and stamina in learning how to ice skate mostly by herself, and loved the water park, descending the steepest, scariest slide with gusto. Julie has a sense of humor and a hearty laugh. With a good ear for language, she should be able to learn English just fine, once a loving family gives her that opportunity. She wants a family of her own.
Donations will be accepted for this child when further information is received.
Girl, Born March 2000
What a sweet girl! Alexis is already 11 years old and confined to a wheelchair. She was born with arthrogryposis, and all of her limbs are affected. She is described as friendly and social, and she really wants a family of her own. She is blessed to be in an institution where she is loved and has access to outside aid organization help. MORE PHOTOS AVAILABLE, MARRIED COUPLES ONLY.
From her medical records: F 70; Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita Q 74.3; tetraparesis; Mild mental delay F 70
More photos and videos available.
From an adoptive family who visited with her in January 2012: "We have GOT to help Alexis get a family- she was there (I talked to her) she's so sweet and funny and played so nicely with the other kids, even the younger ones. But she watched us with …sad eyes- she was so longing for a family of her own, you could see it all over her face.
This would make a great place to adopt from- it is an amazing orphanage IMO. The kids were playing, toys were out and being used (we sat with about 12 Barbies on a couch lol) and the kids are so happy. Hubby and I both said- out of all the kids we met,/saw, we saw no noticeable attachment issues, even though they're all older kids. We saw several that are listed. If you want me to write a little blurb update, I will. We were really impressed with the level of care the staff had too. They were very nice and very glad to see our daughter getting a family.
I watched her today at lunch (we were invited in to feed our daughter). She is of short stature- probably no taller than the average 8 yr old, and I'm not sure if this is due to the arthrogryposis or not, because she shares some features that I have seen in dwarfism as well (proportion, etc). But, her hands and feet are affected, however, she fed herself and even drank from her cup unassisted. She is very talented with adapting her physical structure to the task at hand and seems quite able to do so easily. She even rolls her own wheelchair down the hall some, but loves playing with the nanny to push her and let her go fast. She's very easygoing and quick to laugh and I really think she'd thrive having a family of her own."
INTERESTED FAMILIES MUST BE HOME STUDY APPROVED prior to a commitment for Alexis. Married couples only, larger families and older parents ok, travel required.
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Girl, born 1/22/2000
Meet this eleven year old cutie pie! She is the winner of a Good Student Award in 2011. She enjoys learning and her classmates and likes to serve others as well. She is good at imitating sounds and using signs. She enjoys music and has made tremendous progress in her development over the last few years. She is described as a calm, contented and very resilient girl with Chromosomal Disorder and Microcephaly. Given her special needs she has come far and would only gain more with a family to call her own!
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Girl, born March 4, 2000
AWARD WINNER!! This little girl is the winner of the Most Studious in her class! In the eyes of her teachers she is a positive, enthusiastic and very hardworking student. By holding the wrist of an adult she is able to walk and enjoys listening to music. Although she is considered to be a child with severe special needs she is described as one of the most responsive children in her home. She loves to be sung to, talked to, touched , hugged and giggles out loud when tickled. She has a history of respiratory illnesses, congenital chromosomal disorder and global developmental delay due to mental retardation. Despite her diagnoses of multiple health issues, this sweetheart continues to grow and live joyfully every day. She deserves to enjoy the one-on-one family relationship that only a family can give her!!
