Taiwan

Gladney consistently finalizes about one third of the total adoptions from Taiwan to the United States each year!

For the past 15 years, Gladney has been working with two government-licensed child welfare foundations in Taiwan to offer adoption opportunities to families desiring to adopt a toddler or school-aged child.

The children available for international adoption from Taiwan are in need of a permanent family because they have come into the care of a child welfare institute due to neglect, abuse, abandonment, and/or some other breakdown in their family system that prevents appropriate care. The youngest children placed for international adoption from Taiwan, both boys and girls, are typically in the age range of 3-5 years old. There are many children who are elementary and middle school aged who are waiting to be matched with an adoptive family. Many, but not all, children available for adoption from Taiwan have identified health, socio-emotional, or learning issues.

Since 2015 Gladney’s Superkids teams have made 10 trips to Taiwan to collaborate with our partners to meet children currently in need of adoption planning and perform developmental screenings. These in-person meetings allow Gladney to consider a child’s strengths, needs, and unique personality in matching a child with their adoptive parents. Be sure to follow the Superkids blog and join our private Taiwan Advocacy Facebook group so you don’t miss anything!

If you are considering adoption from Taiwan, or if you are an adoption advocate, and would like information about our Superkids program, please contact superkids@gladney.org.

Couples interested in adopting through Gladney’s Taiwan Program must meet the following guidelines:

• Married for a minimum of two years (in some cases, 5 years)
• Taiwan will only place children with heterosexual couples
• Each parent must be between 25-50 years old
• Each parent must be 20 years older than the child being adopted
• One parent must be a U.S. citizen
• No more than 3 children already living in the home
• Interest in adopting children aged 3-5 years with special needs or children over the age of 5 years, and sibling groups
• Express an openness to a child with a medical condition
• BMI is used as a health screening tool

To read the full list of requirements, please proceed to Exploring Adoption »