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To host a child, the actual cost of their travel and program expenses is $2950 (Ukraine & Latvia) and $3150 (China). Ultimately, each host family is responsible for fundraising or paying this expense. We have ideas to assist with fundraising! All hosting money is considered a donation and is tax-deductible as NHFC is a non-profit IRS approved 501-(c) 3 Corporation.
If you can’t host, please see other ways that you can help! We always need donations to help bring sibling groups as it is usually cost-prohibitive for a single family to pay for more than one child.
All hosting families must have several required pieces in place before hosting, including but not limited to…
- Criminal background checks
- Child abuse clearances
- Reference checks
- A social worker safety visit to their home
Each family is required to attend a 6 hour mandatory training session provided in many cities throughout US at no cost to host families. If a group forms in another area, training will also be held in that area. A full homestudy is not necessary, but a home safety visit required and is included in your hosting fee. NHFC will coordinate and schedule this for your family.
Adoption Policy: Most children who are hosted are deemed available for adoption, but no child is guaranteed to be available for adoption until verified later by an International Adoption Agency, accredited to handle adoptions in the child’s home country, after a family applies and is approved to adopt.
NHFC is NOT an adoption agency, though we do understand the processes to a great extent from our own personal adoption experiences.
Please understand that adoption is a natural by-product of our program. However, statistics show that normally only 20% of our hosting families go into hosting with an idea of adoption. However, generally 80% or more of our children do end up being adopted by their host family or someone they met while staying with their host family through neighbors, extended family, church members of the host family’s church, or others who found out about the program while in process. For this reason, each family who applies to host is considered a potential adopting family and the approval process for hosting is very similar to the approval process for adoption.
In some cases, families cannot be approved for adoption, but can be approved to host. Examples would be age, length of marriage or chronic medical issues of the parents that are not life threatening, but in other countries are not acceptable for adoption of a child. If you have a concern, please ask!
Questions? Contact the Regional Coordinator for your Area:
Ukraine & Latvia
WV, KY, NC, SC, VA
Jennifer Bolt – Regional Coordinator
678-574-4677 ext 351 or 704-490-8517
Jenna Aiken – Assistant Coordinator
704-582-3942
Nanette Korepanov – Assistant Coordinator
678-574-4677 ext 358
TX
Katie John – Regional Coordinator
843-503-5013
Reagan Birt – Assistant Coordinator
512-964-3103
Brett John – Assistant Coordinator
843-333-2277
TN
Tabitha Butler – Regional Coordinator
615-335-1613
ME, NH, MA, VT, RI, CT, PR
Melissa Macy – Regional Coordinator
703-999-0408
IA, IL, MO, ND, SD, NE, KS, OK, AR
Jenelle Cozza – Regional Coordinator
216-396-0065
Paula Chaffin – Assistant Coordinator
678-574-4677 ext 353
GA, AL, LA, MS
Becky Schultz – Regional Coordinator
678-574-4677 ext 359 or 678-778-9507
Melissa Bohannon- Assistant Coordinator
770-601-7130
Renee Robinson – Assistant Coordinator
540-256-2928
OH, IN, MI
Marty Shoup - Regional Coordinator
678-574-4677 ext 355 or 419-496-1018
MN, WI
Ashley Rohats – Regional Coordinator
704-996-3829
PA, NJ, NY, MD, DC, DE
Erica Rhoads – Regional Coordinator
570-620-6970
FL
Jane Griggs – Regional Coordinator
678-574-4677 ext 356
Kim Wells – Assistant Coordinator
863-221-3148
MT, ID, WY, UT, CO, NM, AZ, WA, OR, NV
Stephanie Norman – Regional Coordinator
303-669-6221
Bonnie McKinney – Assistant Coordinator
720-771-3397
CA
Stacey Maljian – Regional Coordinator
626-390-9113
China Regional Coordinators
IA, IL, MO, ND, SD, NE, KS, OK, AR, OH, MI, IN, MN, WI
Marty Shoup – Regional Coordinator
678-574-4677 ext 355
Heather Zentrich – Assistant Coordinator
715-204-0009
TX, TN, GA, LA, MS, AL
Kayla McDermitt – Regional Coordinator
678-574-4677 ext 352
Bethany Allen – Assistant Coordinator
770-403-4858
KY, WV, NC, SC, VA, MT, ID, WY, UT, CO, NM, AZ, WA, OR, NV, CA, FL, ME, NH, MA, VT, RI, CT, PA, NJ, NY, MD, DC or DE
Nanette Korepanov – Regional Coordinator
678-574-4677 ext 358
New Horizons for Children is a non-profit, 501(c)3, Christian ministry. Our goal is to identify children in orphanages in other countries who would benefit from and most likely be able to adapt to a Christian family environment in the USA. We aim to teach English, prayer time, cultural differences and how a loving family life can and should be. This one example, may well be the only example of a functional family in these children’s lives. Because of the mission of our program, all our hosting families must be of the Christian faith and attending a Christian church. We are a non-denominational organization, but we are all Christians, serving one God and following Jesus Christ as His son, and as our personal Savior. Teaching and modeling these Christian principles is a primary goal for our hosting families.
