Part II of Adopting Haitian Children Includes Real Stories

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(Free-Press-Release.com) March 18, 2010 --

Wingspan‘s Conflict Corner will welcome back Ronald Mumford, Adoption Specialist, to review the adoption procedures and provide us with the status of children arriving in South Florida since the crisis. Charlee Homes for Children assist children by placing them in foster care, providing life skills training and are actively going into churches, organizations and community groups to find adoptive families. Mr. Mumford will discuss MAPP, the program adoptive parents are mandated to take and common myths of foster care and adopting. Michele Sweeting, Florida Department of Children Management and Families Consultant, will discuss social and growth development and ways the department supports families that have elected to adopt. She says, “Love always helps,” when it comes to healing and recovering for children. The negative stigmas cause additional trauma to the lives of the children but there are programs that assist children and adoptive families. Mrs. Sweeting will detail the programs while she and Mr. Mumford will dispel myths and stigmas.

The second part of the show will give adoptive families and survivors of the earthquake an opportunity to share their stories. Parents who’ve waited for years to adopt and others that had to make decisions that resulted in families being separated following the crisis will describe life since January 12th. Kerline Seignon, West Palm Beach, had to leave Haiti however, has plans to return to open an orphanage.

Hugs for Haiti

Wingspan Seminars’ youth coordinators are collecting stuffed animals for their Hugs for Haiti Campaign to give the children something warm to hold on to. Mayor Pierre and Commission Audrey Edmondson are supporting this initiative that will assist the youth as they collect from the police and fire departments in Miami-Dade. See www.blogtakradio.com/wingspan for other supporters and drop off locations.


Conflict Corner addresses youth topics and is run ‘by youth for youth’ with a monthly speaker and current events. The show launched in November during Global Entrepreneur week and addresses topics such as bullying, HIV/Aids and intercultural dating. To find out more go to, http://www.wingspanseminars.com or call 917-889-3348 then press 1 on Wednesdays at 6:00 PM.

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