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Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation Youth Council awards funding for mental health services
Hands Across The Water is excited to announce a $9,500 grant award from the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation Youth Council that will...
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May 15, 20231 min read
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HANDS ACROSS THE WATER RECEIVES GRANT FROM THE HOPE FUND OF THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR SOUTHEAST
HATW announced that it has received a grant from The HOPE Fund of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan in the amount of...
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Jan 26, 20232 min read
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Hands Across The Water Maintains Accreditation, Can Continue Providing International Adoptions
HATW recently received notice of its official accreditation to provide intercountry adoption services for the next four years from the...
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May 20, 20222 min read
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HATW awarded funding for staff education
At the end of 2021, Hands Across The Water received a generous grant of $50,000 from the Ethel and James Flinn Foundation, an...
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Mar 2, 20221 min read
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HATW welcomes and affirms LGBTQ+ families
HATW is saddened to report that the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, in response to the Supreme Court decision Fulton...
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Feb 7, 20221 min read
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HATW partners with Ohio agency in November to raise awareness of youth in need of adoption
Many consider Ohio State and Michigan to be the greatest rivalry in sports. The annual clash between the universities’ football teams on...
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Nov 1, 20212 min read
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HATW celebrates 10 years of recognition from HRC Foundation
Hands Across The Water is excited to announce that is has once again been recognized by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's All...
HATW Outreach
Aug 26, 20211 min read
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HATW accreditation extended
We are pleased to announce that our Hague accreditation for international adoptions has been extended to May 10, 2022, beyond its...
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May 11, 20211 min read
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Speckhard-Knight Foundation once again awards $10,000 grant for Parent Education
Hands Across The Water is thankful to the Speckhard-Knight Foundation for its continued support of our parent education program with a...
HATW Outreach
Apr 21, 20211 min read
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HATW office opens in Adrian
Hands Across The Water is now serving clients at our branch office in Adrian. While the pandemic continues to keep us working mostly...
HATW Outreach
Dec 7, 20201 min read
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Changes to operating procedures - COVID-19
Hands Across The Water continues to adapt to the changing level of risk related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Please know that the...
HATW Outreach
Nov 19, 20202 min read
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New HATW logo!
HATW is launching a new logo!
HATW Outreach
Sep 19, 20201 min read
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HATW's Commitment to Racial and Social Justice
Hands Across The Water is committed to having the difficult conversations and making the changes necessary to confront head-on the racial...
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Aug 1, 20202 min read
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Overcome Your Odds with Oleg Lougheed
Oleg Lougheed, 27, was adopted from Russia at the age of twelve years old through Hands Across The Water’s international adoption...
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Jul 23, 20205 min read
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HATW Executive Director, Katie Page Sander, featured in Detroit News
Agency’s move to stop foreign adoptions leaves few options in Michigan The few international adoption agencies left in Michigan are...
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Feb 15, 20201 min read
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Speckhard-Knight Foundation continues funding and awards $10K for In-Home Parent Ed Program
A big thank you to the Speckhard-Knight Foundation for continued grant funding for our In-Home Parent Education Program. On December 17,...
HATW Outreach
Dec 17, 20191 min read
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Christmas Arrives by Planes and Truckloads from Operation Good Cheer for Thousands of MI Foster Kids
News Release: 11/15/2019 Ann Arbor, Mich.—Hands Across The Water is teaming up with Child and Family Services of Michigan, Inc. and 78...
HATW Outreach
Nov 15, 20193 min read
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Hands Across The Water Recognized by HRC Foundation for LGBTQ Inclusion Efforts
On Wednesday , June 26th, Hands Across The Water, a private child welfare agency with offices in Ann Arbor and Monroe, proudly announced...
HATW Outreach
Jun 17, 20193 min read
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Join Our Team! Employment Opportunities at HATW!
Please visit our Employment Opportunities page for current job openings available at Hands Across The Water!
HATW Outreach
Jun 17, 20191 min read
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Consider Foster Care: Get Involved
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Jun 17, 20191 min read
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