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Beyond 12

Beyond 12 Adoptions & Family Services is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization recently formed by a group of adoptive parents, social workers, psychologists, and dedicated individuals who share a collective concern for the plight of children impacted by the HIV virus and AIDS.

Even though the HIV virus has been virtually eliminated in American newborns, tens of thousands of children in emerging nations are born exposed every year. Many of these children will be quickly orphaned, and thousands will go on to develop AIDS themselves.

Without an adequate diet and appropriate medical attention, the majority will not live beyond their 12th birthday. Those that do face a life of extreme poverty, isolation, and severe social stigma. As concerned parents and professionals, we at Beyond 12 find this morally unacceptable. We have come together in a joint effort to do what we can to ensure every child possible earns what we take for granted in America—the opportunity to live “beyond 12.”

  Mission statement  
Beyond 12 is dedicated to the ideal that every child, regardless of their gender, race, color, nationality, or medical status deserves a safe and loving home in which to grow and flourish.

Beyond 12 seeks to ensure this opportunity by providing safety, housing, educational training, counseling and adequate medication to South African orphans. When possible, these children will be placed for adoption with American families.

Children wishing to remain in South Africa will be provided every educational opportunity, including access to a college education.
  Statistics  
  • In the next 48 hours, more South African children will be born infected with the HIV virus than will be born with HIV the entire year in America.
  • 7000 children in South Africa will die in the next month.
  • Thousands more will be orphaned by AIDS.
  • In the time it takes you to read this page, several South African Zulu children will be brutally raped and infected with HIV.

 

 

 

Organization
Details

Name:
Beyond 12 Adoption and Family Services

Street Address:
4 Canon del Agua
Placitas, NM 87043

Mailing Address:
Same as Above

Phone Number:
505-867-1381

Fax Number:
505-867-1381

Email:
thanks@beyond12.org

Website:
http://www.beyond12.org

Director/Founder:
Nancy Roop, LMSW, Co-founder

Tammy L. Hanks, MA
Co-founder

Type of Organization:
Beyond 12 is an organization that works to better the lives of South African children who have been orphaned by the AIDS pandemic.  We will soon have a children's home in South Africa, as well as arrange adoptions for some of the children with American Families. 

Services Provided:
Children's home, counseling, art therapy, adoption, homestudies, post-placement services.

# of Children in Home:
Up to 10.  We are currently building a home in South Africa to house AIDS orphans and child rape victims.  This should be completed by 1/1/05.

Ages of Children in Home:
0-12.  Primarily girls and younger boys.

Open to International Adoptions:
Yes.  We only serve South African children.

Open to working with families directly:
Yes.  We provide our services free of charge to families willing to adopt South African AIDS orphans.

Volunteers:
Yes

Requirements for Volunteers:
Background check, compassion and commitment.

Donations Needed:
Money is always needed.  Baby formula, diapers, donated airline miles.

Programs:
"Safe Haven" program for child rape victims, children's home for South African AIDS orphans, American Adoption program.

Funding Sources:
Individual donors, some grants.

When Founded:
2004

Is the Organization licensed or Registered:
We are a 501(c) (3) nonprofit.