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More about this child Miles and Gordon need a loving family March 27, 2024 Miles and Gordon stay positive, with a desire to learn... More about this child Mateo and Marco need a family March 26, 2024 Mateo is a happy, empathetic, and enthusiastic 15-year-old Colombian boy... More about this child DEI needs a family! March 26, 2024 15-year-old DEI is always smiling! He is very social and... More about this child Kairo needs an adoptive family February 20, 2024 Sweet two-year-old Kairo needs an adoptive family! He is curious... More about this child Andres needs a forever family January 17, 2024 Andres is a remarkable 11-year-old boy with a particular fondness... More about this child More waiting children Charity Outreach Keeping families together in Colombia May 6, 2024 by Joshua Zhong At CCAI, our mission is deeply rooted... Read More Children’s Charity Update May 1, 2024 An update from CCAI’s Co-Founder, Joshua Zhong You can support... 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EIN: 84-1439947 Terms and Conditions Emily Straut The Park Administrative Assistant Emily was adopted through CCAI in 2002! Having always admired the ways that the organization continued to support families even after adoption, she began working at The Park last year because she wanted to be more involved in the adoption community and according to her, It’s been a blast so far!” Emily is majoring in environmental science at MSU Denver and hopes to help mitigate the causes and effects of climate change. In her free time, she like to practice guitar, play video games, watch movies, and spend time with her friends and family. Bucket List: Visit every province in China! Contact Information emily@theparkcommunity.org (303) 221-6688 ext. 170 Ivy Buchanan The Park Adoptee Program Coordinator Ivy has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Production Design for Film and Theater with a minor in Studio Art. She had the opportunity to study abroad in London, England and Florence, Italy. After graduating, while visiting an orphanage in Kathmandu, Nepal she had a moment of realization and knew she wanted to work in the adoption community. After some prior experience in post-adoption and nonprofit management, she came to The Park and is really enjoying focusing on and being involved with...