Pause on Ukraine adoption causing fear for B.C. family
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Alysha Buck, chairperson for UAS Eastern European Adoption Inc. board of directors said the war in Ukraine has brought adoptions processes to a stop.
For years, Holly den Ouden and Jeremy den Ouden had plans to grow their family through adoption. The couple has two biological children and a few years ago, they pursued adoption.
“I always knew that I wanted to adopt,” said Holly den Ouden.
“We saw the beauty that can come from adoption. … Ultimately we believe that every child deserves a family.”
The family said they had friends who had adopted children through Ukraine; they also had a personal connection to Ukraine, having friends and family who lived in the eastern European country and believed it would be a perfect fit for the family.
“We have a number of friends who adopted from Ukraine. We have friends and family in Ukraine,” den Ouden said.
In 2019, they met Nastya through a hosting organization. Nastya, who is a teenager, was living in a Ukraine orphanage at the time.
“She was able to come and visit our family twice in 2019. She spent time with us. … She bonded with us, she bonded with our biological boys and they all deeply love each other,” she said.
The family decided to begin the process of formally adopting Nastya.
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