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Dedicated to supporting and empowering families since 1999

waiting child adoption

Over 300 Michigan children are waiting for their forever home. Will you provide a safe and loving home to an older child or sibling group?

Learn more our about waiting child adoption program

foster
care

On any given day, there are approximately 13,000 children in foster care in Michigan.

 

Learn more about providing temporary care to children while supporting family reunification.

INFANT adoption

Building a family through adoption can be the most rewarding experience you will ever have.

 

HATW can assist families with home studies and post-placement services for infant adoption

international adoption

Children around the world are in need of safe and loving homes. 

 

HATW is IAAME Hague Accredited and offers international adoption services.

Learn more about our programs. 

FAMILY
support services

 HATW provides events, post-adoption supports, training and enrichment activities for children and families throughout the year.  

Learn more about what we offer.

behavioral 
health 

Our Behavioral Health Services program offers individual, couple, and family counseling and other support services to help you and your family with a variety of needs.

Learn more about our therapists and agency counseling services.

Parent education

Our Parent Education programs provide personal

one-on-one education

and coaching to families in their homes and communities. Services are strengths -focused and based on the specific needs of each client.

Kinship care

Are you a grandparent, aunt uncle or other family member raising a relative's child? Caring for a friend or neighbor's child?

We can provide information and resources to support you and the youth in your care.

OUR EVENTS
  • Art Therapy
    Art Therapy
    Tue, Apr 29
    Online Event
    Online Event
    An online experience for school-age children
  • Foster Parent Orientation
    Foster Parent Orientation
    Thu, May 01
    Online Event
    HATW is recruiting new foster parents! Are you interested? Have questions? Come to our orientation! Here, we will discuss the licensing process and what it means to be a foster parent. Pre-registration required.
  • Support for parents of teens and young adults
    Support for parents of teens and young adults
    Multiple Dates
    Mon, May 12
    Ann Arbor, 781 Avis Dr, Suite 200, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA
    Looking to connect with other parents who understand the unique challenges and rewards of parenting teens and young adults? Join us to learn from the perspective of parents who have been through it and find understanding from those who are going through some of the same things you are.
  • Waiting Child Informational Meeting
    Waiting Child Informational Meeting
    Online Event
    Interested in learning more about waiting child domestic adoption? Attending this session is an important step in deciding if this program is the right fit.
  • Foster Parent Orientation
    Foster Parent Orientation
    Tue, May 20
    Online Event
    HATW is recruiting new foster parents! Are you interested? Have questions? Come to our orientation! Here, we will discuss the licensing process and what it means to be a foster parent. Pre-registration required.
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Contact Us today

T: 734-477-0135

F: 734-477-0213

E: info@hatw.org

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Photos of children used on the Hands Across The Water website are stock images, except where children's photos have been supplied by their adoptive families on the Family Stories page, and on the Waiting Children page. HATW does not post photos of children available for adoption on our website, with the exception of waiting children whose photos profiles are approved by the State of Michigan for publication.

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