Here is lastest on the CCAA

The question arises virtually everyday, at least a couple of times a day for me. What is the CCAA (The Chinese governing body in charge of international Adoption)doing? How can this process take so long, and if there are thousands of children being abandoned every year, it would seem as though this would take a few months, not the possibility of 18-24 months. While it is easy to explain government bureaucracy, because after going through this process-if you don't believe it exist right here in the good ole USA then, trust me on this one-we have it too. No one wants to help, no one wants to give you any insight to your situation, and you are at their mercy to just "wait until they have it done for you" Give me a break-most of the goverment agencies we have dealt with so far don't even seem to have phone numbers to call to ask a question, much less see where you stand in the process. But come on-if this information that is being released by one of the "big" agency's to their clients- Is true, then wouldn't you suspect that there would be some intervening on the government's part-mind you this is the same government that instituted a "one child" policy that got this ball rolling. Make it rewarding to these orphanages to deliver paper-ready children to the CCAA-it can't be rocket science??? Okay that is my thoughts on this matter, this is a summary of the letter that was sent out. While it does offer some good (well that is a relative term) information. It also leaves you really wondering...What is the CCAA doing???
I would really like to know what the INS is doing with my paperwork-but that is for another day.


*They've been in China for a while, and had opportunity to speak with the CCAA while there.
*They feel that the CCAA is committed to continuing the IA program.
*The CCAA is moving from a four story building into another building where they will occupy 10 stories of office space. Every department will get more space.
*They are also upgrading their computer system to more sophisticated software.
*Relocation has been carefully planned to minimize impact on normal operations.
*When asked, many times, about how much longer the wait will get the answer was consistently that the CCAA has no way to predict it. It depends on how cooperative local governments and orphanages are, how many children they receive every month, and how many dossiers come in on any given day.
*They also state that as they traveledd around China they were very disturbed to see many orphanages with large numbers of children and very passive adoption programs. *One orphanage in particular has at least 1,500 children under their care but they send paperwork in for fewer than three dozen children per year.
*The letter also notes that fewer than a third of all orphanages in China are part of the international program.
*This agency states that they are working hard to educate orphanages on the importance of placing their children in permanent homes - whether that be domestically or internationally.
*The last paragraph is a very sympathetic statement, one I wish I would hear from my own agency. They actually state that it's perfectly normal to be impatient, frustrated, and even angry in this situation over which we (families in waiting) have no control.
*They also say that their information will never be as fast as the internet rumor mills, but that their information will be accurate.

While this is not from my own agency-I would love to get something written from them addressing the concerns that are FLYING around right now. I do feel lucky that we do get a lot of information from the director of our program-but if I hear one more time "that we don't know-we don't have a crystal ball(not from her). Your time will come, and the child that is meant for you will be yours" shall I continue??? We get that,we are being patient; we signed up for adoption didn't we? We also believe that we have a child that is meant for us. But we must have answers to our questions and fears. 18-24 months is a long time for anyone!