Right now, an 11-year-old on the other side of the world is wondering about his future family. He’s been in care since he was five.

Who Can Participate?

Families from Florida, Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Utah can participate in the 2025 SuperKids Adventure Program. Each of these states has strong local support services, withGladney team members and community advocates ready to assist both children and families throughout the program.

What is the SuperKids Adventure Program?

The SuperKids Adventure Program is a unique opportunity for families to make a dramatic, life-long impact on the life of a child. In this program, children from Asian and Latin American countries are invited to approved homes in the US to stay for 2-3 weeks. During their stay, the family these kids get the opportunity to be showered with love and attention, learn about US culture, and feel what it is like to be part of a family. In turn, the family has the chance to learn more about the child, their story, and their culture. 

Seeing the world and rediscovering it through the eyes of a toddler is one of the many joys of parenting a little one. With Jimmy’s inquisitive personality, he’ll make a great tour guide for all those new adventures and discoveries before ending the day with hugs and a favorite bedtime story.

What is International Adoption?
International adoption is the process of adopting a child from another country and bringing them into your family to provide a loving, permanent home. It offers families the chance to grow while giving children from around the world the opportunity to thrive in a supportive and nurturing environment. Children all over the world are waiting to be matched with their forever families, and international adoption is one pathway to make that dream a reality.

Caring for an Adoptee with Cerebral Palsy

Caring for a child with Cerebral Palsy (CP) requires understanding, patience, and a lifelong commitment to their unique needs. CP affects muscle tone, movement, and posture, but with the right care, children can thrive in nurturing environments. At the Gladney Center for Adoption, we support families with the tools and resources necessary to help adoptees with CP and their families thrive.

I see my friends going. New mommies and daddies, sisters and brothers . . . showing up, crying, hugging, welcoming—new families starting—my friends getting a forever. 

Maleah has been waiting for a family to call her own for far too long.  Our staff spent time with her last February, and we have been working hard to find the perfect family for her since.

The day we met her, she walked in with her head held high, displaying the perfect ‘this is lame’ teen strut.  She was trying her best to let us know this meeting was boring, and she’d rather be doing a million other things.  But she slipped up when she briefly made eye contact with both of us, letting down her tough teen façade just for a moment, and giving us our first glimpse into the amazing young woman that she is.  She knew why we were there, and it wasn’t hard to see her vulnerability behind the valiant attempt of only giving off teen ‘tude.

Out of birth order adoption is something many parents wonder about. At Gladney Center for Adoption, our clinical staff provide insight and experience for families thinking about how a waiting child might fit into their family.

Gladney Center for Adoption, Asia Programs thanks the Wilcox family for sharing a special inside glimpse of their adoption experience!

Are YOU as courageous as our Superkids? Do YOU have what it takes to be an adoptive family?