As a refugee from Myanmar, Kate recalls what it was like when soldiers forced their way into her grandmother's home. Though she was able to flee to a friend's house, her grandmother didn't make it. Now, at age 16, Kate has found a safe, permanent home with a couple from San Jose, California.

"Kate is one of a trickle of refugee orphans finding homes with Bay Area families through a special program of Catholic Charities, one of two agencies that contracts with the U.N. High Commissioner on Refugees to place the children... If an adoption always includes risk and reward, these adoptions offer a double dose of both."

Orphaned refugee children face unique challenges when adopted out of their horrific circumstances. Not only is language an issue, but many of these children dropped out of school at an early age or never attended school at all. But many adoptive parents are willing to face those challenges and give these kids a future they could never have hoped for in their native countries. Read more at ContraCostaTimes.com.

Labels: refugees, challenges, trauma

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