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International Adoption

Catholic Charities of Denver collaborates with Catholic Social Services of the Diocese of Charlotte, N.C. (CSS Charlotte) and Catholic Charities of Fairfield County (CCFC) to facilitate adoptions in China and Russia.

 

Our agency in Denver invites families in Colorado to participate in a collaborative effort to provide homes for children from Russia and China. The collaborating agency CSS Charlotte and CCFC are the direct placing agencies.

 

Catholic Charities of Denver provides recruitment, training, home study and post-placement services. Our agency is available to families throughout the adoption process for consultation and encouragement.

 

Collaborating agencies offer expertise in the international adoption placement process, as well as personalized assistance to adoptive families while they are in China and Russia.

 

(This information is subject to change)	Russia	China
Number of trips to country	2	1
Post-placement supervision	3 years	1 years
Youngest age of child to be adopted	12-18 months	10 months
Average wait (once application is received by                     the country)	3-6 months	30-36 months
Average cost (includes trip cost)	$23,000	$40,000

 

To request an informational packet on International adoption, contact us at adoptions@ccdenver.org or (303)742-0828.