JSUK - These children are looking for homes....

Just So you Know - There are kids in Vietnam that need your help, babies that haven't even been born yet that will need your help. My friends, Heather & Matt who are nearing the end of their adoption process, need your help! Here is Heather with her birthday present from us - a baby slng...or cat. :)

Please take part in the "A Child's Right Campaign for Vietnam" by calling your Congressman or Senator. This is the jist: The U.S. Department of State has expressed concerns related to corruptive practices associated with intercountry adoption between the U.S. and Vietnam. In response to their concerns, the Department of State will allow the functional closure of adoptions on September 1, 2008 and thereby end one of the most basic of human rights: the right to a safe, permanent and loving family.

Here is what you should do:

1. On June 2nd, 3rd, or 4th you need to call your Congressional Representatives and Congressman and ask them to support "A Child's Right Campaign for Vietnam." The Congressional Coalition on Adoption will draft a letter to Condoleeza Rice based on the recommendations of the campaign. Please ask the members of Congress you speak with to sign this letter.**You can find the phone numbers for you senator at http://www.senate.gov/ and your representative's phone number at http://www.house.gov/.

2. When you speak over the phone, include this statement:“I/we urge the Senator/Congressperson to join the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Co-Chairs and sign their letter to Secretary Condoleeza Rice in support of the recommendations found in Joint Council’s A Child’s Right Campaign for Vietnam.”**If they have not heard about the Campaign, ask them to contact the Congressional Coalition for Adoption Institute at 202-544-8500 or Joint Council on International Children’s Services at 703-535-8045.