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About Us

Nightlight Christian Adoptions

In 1959 a group of churches affiliated with the National Association of Evangelicals founded the Evangelical Welfare Agency in Whittier, California. The agency sought to address the needs of women facing unplanned pregnancy. The legalization of abortion caused a sharp decline in the number of infant adoptions in 1973, so the agency added a focus on international adoption at the end of the Vietnam and Cambodian wars. We were one of the first agencies to offer adoptions from Russia and we changed our name to Nightlight, which connotes a warm, safe home for children. We conceived of the idea of “orphan host programs” where children came from Russia to the US to meet potential adoptive families, and so far over 500 children have been adopted from hosting through Nightlight.

In 1997 we pioneered the concept of Snowflakes® Embryo adoption. Since then, we have had over 1000 babies born through Snowflakes.

In 2014 we launched AdoptionBridge.org, a site that unifies the three members of the adoption triad with crowdfunding, dear birthmother profiles, and photo-listed waiting children.

See more about our history here.

 

Our Commitments

Our agency prizes honesty, empathy and integrity. Many of us are adoptive parents ourselves. We sincerely want to help children find forever families, help expectant parents make choices that feel right to them, and help adoptive parents navigate adoption successfully.

Privacy Policy

The agency does not release information about clients or donors to any entity or person without express written permission. Our records are private and confidential and may only be accessed by our staff or state licensing or accreditation personnel.

Regarding third-party vendors

If you choose to order third-party products or services recommended by us you are not protected by our privacy policy. As a purchaser of a product from a third-party vendor or private company, your privacy is subject to their policies and may or may not be protected.

Mission

Our Mission is to share God’s love through Foster care and Adoption.

Board

Our board of directors is committed to our Christian Statement of Faith. They have experience as adoption agency directors or as adoptive parents. Meet them here.

Staff

 
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Jackie Semar, M.Ed., Executive Director

Jackie has worked in adoption for over 20 years and has a wealth of professional and personal experience. Jackie is co-founder of International Child Foundation. In 2023 Jackie made the decision to close ICF and transferred many of her clients and programs to Nightlight Christian Adoptions.

 
 
We believe our destiny rests on our ability to love each other as brothers and sisters. Adoption creates families from across the US and many parts of the globe, bringing the world together. Adoption expands our identities and widens our horizons.
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Fundraising for Orphans

We are committed to helping children without families

Nightlight’s humanitarian effort is called Orfund, which provides support to orphanages, vocational training, anti-child trafficking efforts, and supports orphan host programs. Learn more here.

We also have a summer tour orphan host program. Learn more here.