The mission of Families with Children from China-Southern California is to promote a nurturing community for adoptive families, to celebrate our children’s heritage and to support prospective parents.
Goals:
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To empower and enrich children and youth adopted from China and their families.
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To provide parenting, cultural and social resources and activities for and services to families pre- and post-adoption.
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To nurture the health, well-being, self esteem and cultural connection of children adopted from China and their families.
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To foster an understanding of and respect for our children’s Chinese/Chinese American heritage and encourage family participation in Chinese/Asian American cultural, educational and social activities.
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To encourage the adoption of children from China and support prospective parents by providing information about all aspects of the pre- and post-adoption processes.
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To promote the health and welfare of and to assist orphaned, abandoned and other children remaining in China’s social welfare institutions.
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To inform and educate the public about adoption and transracial and transcultural families.
- To network with other adoptive family organizations and to connect and collaborate with the Chinese/Asian American communities.