People often ask me why I’m willing to commit 10 to 15 percent of my real estate commissions every year to Holt International. Very simply, because my wife and I have experienced first-hand the influence of this organization on the welfare of so many children. In 1999, Tracy and I brought home our first daughter, Ali, from Hunan, China. In 2004, we brought home our second daughter, Grace, from Guangdong, China. These were life-altering experiences that brought us face-to-face with the dilemma of so many orphaned children around the world. It also allowed us to witness the love and dedication of this organization in helping children find a loving home.

Holt's approach is unique - it's centered on the child.

Holt is much more than an adoption agency. They also develop and maintain programs overseas to give orphaned, abandoned and vulnerable children safe and nurturing environments in which to develop.

Holt's Mission

Holt International Children's Services is dedicated to carrying out God's plan for every child to have a permanent, loving family.

While children are waiting for permanent families, they place them with foster families where they will enjoy an attentive, family-like environment. The quality care helps children develop, and it helps them to better prepare to bond with their adoptive parents. In situations where they must use institutional care, they use a high ratio of childcare workers to children along with attentive childcare methods that ensure children receive physical and verbal affection and stimulation. They consider each child's situation individually to find the best long-term solution for that child. Because they also investigate the possibilities of preserving the birth family or domestic adoption, you can be assured that international adoption was the best solution for your child.

With their staff at work on both sides of the ocean, the rights and lives of all involved in the adoption are safeguarded - the child, the birth parents and the adoptive parents. They’re ultimate goal is always to see the child safely, happily and permanently in the right loving home.

To learn more about this wonderful organization, please visit the following website www.holtintl.org.