Jolly Family :: Adoption Support

Hilary & Christian, along with their children Caleb and Charlotte, have partnered with Lifeline Children's Services to adopt a 14 year old boy from Colombia. This process began in 2020, when the family met with Lifeline to discuss details of the upcoming Summer Hosting Program. Hosting allows families to bring a child into their home that is currently awaiting a forever family, and in so doing, the child gains an incredible opportunity to experience another country and its people. The host family is able to share their lives, their time and their love with the child, and get a sense of what it means to bring an older child into their home.

While the COVID pandemic unfortunately sidelined all hosting opportunities in 2020 and 2021, the Jolly family was able to join the program in summer 2022, and hosted a 12 year old boy for 2 weeks. Following hosting, a letter of intent to adopt was submitted with the agency in August 2022, and months of paperwork and planning ensued.

Currently, the adoption process is drawing to a close, and funds are greatly needed to assist with the costs of bringing this sweet boy to his new home. In addition to countless mandatory fees for the various government agencies involved and the host country judicial process, there are affiliated costs for travel and housing during the final 3-5 weeks in Colombia to complete the adoption.

To assist, you can purchase a bag of our Colombia Gran Galope coffee, produced by small farms in the same Huila region that the young boy was born in. This specialty grade coffee is perfect for all brewing methods, and is great for gifting.