Older and special needs children adoption support. This program will establish a fund to financially support the adoptions of Chinese older and special needs orphans adopted either by Chinese parents within China or adopted by American parents. Special needs children foster care program. This program seeks to develop and support foster care of various kinds of special needs orphanage children. The care for the special needs children has been one of the weak points of Chinese orphanages.
Special children living in orphanage surroundings are children who suffer the most.
Many kinds of special needs children are especially suitable for long period foster care. To foster special needs children will relieve a large part of the work load of the orphanage and make it possible for the orphanage to concentrate on improving its regular child care. However, without outside financial support few foster families are willing to accept special needs children. The participating orphanages under the supervising of the provincial offices will administer this program.