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Special Delivery International Inc
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Website: http://www.specialdelivery4kids.org
Address:
310 West Central Avenue Suite 211
Wichita, KS 67202
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Special Delivery is not Hague Accredited
Special Delivery applied for, but did not receive accreditation approval, temporary or otherwise through either the Council on Accreditation (COA) or the Colorado Department of Human Services (CO). Only those adoption service providers who have been accredited, temporarily accredited, or approved by either COA or CO will be able to provide adoption services for Hague adoption cases after the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption enters into force for the United States on April 1, 2008
Questions or concerns related to the accreditation or approval of specific adoption service providers should be addressed to the Council on Accreditation or the Colorado Department of Human Services.
Why does Special Delivery continue to accept more children at their hogar in Solola, Guatemala, if they can not legally refer the children to US adoptive families? What will become of these children when the Hague goes into affect? What are the legal ramifications associated with providing tax credits to financial sponsors of these children through an intermediary charity organization (Glendale Christian Fellowship) given that neither Special Delivery nor the hogar are listed as legal charities for US residents?
According to Special Delivery's website: "Goldendale Christian Fellowship is a foundation to help projects all over the world . They will be sending the tax deductible receipts to you. And they are also covering the cost of Paypal Charges. Your complete donation will go to the Nido Del Aguila to sponsor the children. "
Special Delivery not on newly released Hague accredited list
As of April 15, 2008 Special Delivery has not been accredited/approved/temporarily accredited through either the Council on Accreditation (COA) or the Colorado Department of Human Services (CO). Only those adoption service providers who have been accredited, temporarily accredited, or approved by either COA or CO will be able to provide adoption services for Hague adoption cases after the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption enters into force for the United States on April 1, 2008
Hague and other things
Looks like there are a bunch of unhappy people out there that have nothing better to do than to gripe and complain about their adoption, when they have their children home. Don't you have something better to do than to bring other people down by your hateful comments?
Special Delivery is a Christian Agency and they really cannot respond to comments in a manner that have been posted for the world to see. I suggest that if you have complaints, direct them to SDI....They probably don't even know you are unhappy if you don't tell them directly. This is just like gossip.....Let's tell the whole world but don't have the nerve to tell the person/business directly.
I am SICK TO DEATH of all the hateful comments when people have their children HOME! Special Delivery makes a huge effort to make sure that their families are "evangelical" so that the children from the Eagle's Nest will one day hear the gospel. From what I hear on these posts, It doens't sound very Christian....Shame on you!
The Boggs' have been in Guatemala for 30 years. Their ministry started off helping children, that is what they continue to do, even though they have no room to do so and no funds coming in for the children....What are they supposed to do? They have taken more children into EN because they don't want the babies to end up dead or in the trash....You might read Claire's latest post on the Eagle's Nest website. I'm sure you all know where that is.
Remember WHO your represent in this world....especially if you call yourself a Christian...Not only do we represent our own individual families, but we also represent the body and family of Christ. He would not behave in this manner.
This isn't a "gossip
This isn't a "gossip column." Maybe I was misinformed-- I thought that when they ask you to "rate your adoption agency" that's what they actually meant. Are we ONLY supposed to post a comment if it's positive?
Are we ONLY supposed to post
Are we ONLY supposed to post a comment if it's positive? Absolutely not, I want input on the website that is both positive and negative. Sometimes the discussion of a review can be distracting and I am working on fixing this. The site has only been operational for 13 weeks and I have major improvements to make.
Actually, the
Actually, the adoptionratings site is just that....a place to "rate" your adoption agency. If you or your family member had a pleasant/productive/supportive experience with Special Delivery, rather than shouting at those of us who didn't, why don't you just write down your experience. I am fully aware of how long the Boggs have been in this business and praise God for those, like yourself, who trust them. HOWEVER, you do not know other people and the circumstances that surrounded their adoption, therefore, it is unfair and just as "ungodly" to judge our actions! Also, I would be willing to bet that the majority of us DID confront SD,"to their face," as you put it....I know I did--on more than one occasion!
I find it ironic that you question our commitment to God and claim that we are gossiping, all the while, writing in to vent your own frustration on comments that have absolutely NOTHING to do with you.
By the way, how long did it take you type your comment??? Don't you have "better things to do with your time?"
Consultant/Agency Response
Ok, After reading many of these comments, I would like to post something.
Unfortunately these last 2 years we have cases that end up being very bad/NIGHTMARE cases. I look back over the years and Special Delivery has worked with HUNDREDS of cases where the families are happy and have had good experiences. Sadly, there are cases that take MUCH longer (even years) to complete and some take 5 months. Where is the fairness in that?
We at Special Delivery try to be as courteous and as helpful as we can. Yes, we have made mistakes and have used a couple of atty's that have been lazy and arrogant and have told us lies. My question is, How are we to know if the atty is telling us a lie? We normally find out by the next "update" that what he told us was in fact NOT TRUE at all. We do not take pleasure in giving out "false" information, but when families call us weekly asking for updates, and when/if we get an update and it's false then we look like the liars. It is a cultural thing to lie to someone just to get them off their back. Please remember that we are dealing with a 3rd World country. Many times it's a Power Trip for them to see the Americans all mad and upset and they will laugh! Believe me, I have lived there for years and have been associated with Guatemala MOST of my life. No matter what, we are expected to be calm and courteous and that is very difficult at times when families are mad and don't understand. In my heart, when someone is "attacking" me, My gut reaction is to defend myself. In cases where your case is taking abnormally long (over 9 months), Yes, you have a right to be mad, but please understand that there isn't a lot we can do.
Special Delivery does not expect to get ALL positive comments. It does sadden me that there is such blatent hatefulness though. If I was your consultant that was defensive and didn't act like you expected me to act, I'm sorry for that. Please know that we are here to help, we do our best under the circumstances. The atty's that we have used that were slow and non-productive, you can rest assured we are not taking any new cases from them. Of course that will all change when all these Hague Regulations get implemented.
Regarding the Hague: There are only 150 agencies that are either accredited or approved. Special Delivery's stand on this is we are Pending. We have submitted ALL the required documents needed and we are waiting our approval. There were HUNDREDS of agencies that applied and currently only 150 have their status. We are a small agency and only had 3 of us working to put together all the policies/procedures/regulations together, but it was done and we are now just waiting.
Central Authority: From our atty, we have been notified that they are currently not ready to implement. We are HOPING that we will be able to have referrals MAYBE by June (if they are ready). The sad thing is that there is NO GUARANTEE, the any family, who applies with Special Delivery, will get a child at Eagle's Nest. If you want more information please call us. Also, you can e-mail us if you have any questions or complaints. I'll be happy to help if I can.
Those of you that have your children home, I hope they are bonding well and adjusting to your families. The Lord has a plan for each and every one of them and His timing is perfect! I hope that you all have enjoyed the health reports and pics. Claire loves to take the pictures and make them special for everyone.
Please let us know directly, how we can make things better. We probably will not read this post very often, someone just forwarded it to me and I felt like I needed to post.
Questions for Ginger
Ginger, thank you for your response. I can only speak for myself, but I think what I and my husband and perhaps your clients are looking for/needing is a simple apology and honest answers. With that said, would you please respond to the following questions that were previously posted:
1. What are the legal ramifications (if any) associated with providing tax credits to financial sponsors of these (waiting) children through an intermediary charity organization given that Special Delivery nor the hogar are listed as legal charities for US citizens?
2. Why is a family still waiting for paperwork from SD to complete their adoption?
3. Why aren't families contacted by SD after arriving home with their children?
4. Why are there no consistent legal updates from attorneys?
5. Why does/did SD work with inexperienced attorneys?
6. Why are the children never examined montly by a licensed physician?
7. Why is there more than one baby per crib?
8. Why are bottles propped? Why are the babies not held during bottle feedings?
9. Why are some cribs broken? Missing slats, etc?
10. Why would SD deny clients escort services to the embassy?
11. Why were families not told of their PGN approval for weeks?
I think honesty is always the best policy. If you would be so kind as to respond in complete honesty, I believe it could be very healing to familes that had a difficult experience and that need closure.