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Dear ASIA Friends and Families,
Email Difficulties
ASIA is currently experiencing email difficulties. We are able to send emails, but unable to receive them. If you have emailed us on Wednesday, April 9th or later, we most likely did not receive your email. We will be responding to all backed up emails as soon as our email is operating properly, but if you have an urgent need or concern, please call us at 503.224.1860.
Location Change for Emotional Coaching and Attachment Workshop- 4/12/2008
Due to the overwhelming interest in our Emotional Coaching and Attachment Workshop on April 12 from 9:30-11:30am, we have to relocate. The workshop will be held at the same time, but at a different location. It will now be held in the upstairs room of the Market of Choice in West Linn, OR.
The address is:
5639 Hood Street
West Linn, OR 97068
503.594.2901
There will be an ASIA sign to help you find the room. Please let me know if you have any questions.
CCAA Online Waiting Child Program
ASIA has become aware of some rumors surrounding CCAA's new online waiting child system that we would like to dispel. CCAA has given some agencies with waiting child programs the opportunity to process waiting child adoptions through a new online entrustment system. This system is very protected by CCAA. They do not want any non-agency related people having access to this system; so much so that they require a USB key to access it. This system contains waiting child files for individual agencies, like ASIA. ASIA receives specific children through this system that only our agency receives and tries to place.
Additionally, ASIA has access to other waiting children that are given to all of the agencies having access to the online system. These children are generally the harder to place, older children or children with more significant special needs. CCAA has provided strict guidelines that we are not to post the information or pictures about these children online, and therefore we do not. All of the children on ASIA's website are listed specifically for ASIA. The only way ASIA advocates for the children on the shared list is if we have an ASIA family whose request for a waiting child matches one of the children on the list. Then we would save that child's information and give the family an opportunity to review the file. Since several agencies have access to the shared list, it is possible that another family could apply for the child while an ASIA family is reviewing the file. If this happens, ASIA will immediately inform the family of the
situation.
Once a family decides to adopt a waiting child through the online entrustment system, ASIA is able to electronically submit the pre-approval for that family. We also receive CCAA's response to that application electronically. However, ASIA still receives Acceptance letters and Travel Approvals by mail.
The new online entrustment system also contains updates on the referral and matching system for Non-special needs adoptions. CCAA updates that information once a month, just as they used to do on their public website. ASIA has chosen to post this information on our website when we receive it. ASIA also puts out an email to all families in process regarding any new referral information when it becomes available.
Current Waiting Children
At the end of March, ASIA returned our previous waiting child lists that we had received in January. We hope to receive a new list any time now. We still have a couple of boys available from the March list, which is still posted on our website. If you would like to be part of the group that receives priority to view the new waiting child lists when they arrive, please fill out and return the Worksheet of the Conditions of the Child You Wish To Adopt form with the required research. You can find that form on ASIA's website in the paperchasing section. Please feel free to contact Marci for more information:
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2008 ASIA Reunion
It is time to start planning your summer vacations and ASIA would like to invite you to spend August 1-3, 2008 with us on the Oregon Coast in Newport, Oregon for the 2008 Reunion. Please visit our reunion details for our itinerary and registration for the weekend. We have an exciting
weekend planned and we hope you will be able to join us.
ASIA has done its best to keep the cost down. In fact, the cost for a family of four, including 2 nights at the Best Western Agate Inn, is $543.00. This is more than $100 less than our 2007 reunion in Seattle, WA and our 2005 reunion in Cannon Beach, OR!
Newport, Oregon offers guests many sites and activities for the whole family. It boasts the Oregon Coast Aquarium, Marine Discovery Tours, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Yaquina Bay Lighthouse, Rogue Pub & Brewery, Mo's Restaurant, and not to forget the beautiful beach and
Pacific Ocean!
A limited number of hotels rooms have been reserved in Newport at the Best Western Agate Beach Inn. The rates ASIA has secured are $119 for a Hillside Room and $139 for an Ocean View Room. All rates are subject to state and local taxes (approximately 10.5%). Rates are for one or two adults -- extra adults; add $10 per night and children under 18 stay free with parents. These rates will be honored until July 1, 2008. If you choose to stay there, please reference "ASIA Reunion" when making reservations. You may reserve by calling 1.800.546.5010.
Best Western Agate Inn
3019 N. Coast Hwy
Newport, OR 97365
Tel: 1.800.546.5010
Fax: 541.265.5342
Website: www.agatebeachinn.com
The Best Western Agate Beach features a heated indoor pool, jacuzzi, 24-hour exercise room, gift shop/espresso bar and a game room for kids.
For a list of alternate hotels, please visit the Newport Chamber of Commerce where you can find alternate Newport hotels, motels, condominiums, bed and breakfasts, and city attractions-
http://www.newportchamber.org/ or call Toni at 503-224-1860. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.
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