Frequently Asked Questions

No, but we are committed adoption advocates. LWB is a nonprofit organization that provides humanitarian aid to orphaned and impoverished children in China. As such we do not place children from China for adoption. If you are interested in Chinese adoption, email us for resources and more information on the process.

Donations to our general fund are used to help children in any of our programs. Many times we have unexpected needs arise, and general funds are used to help make up the difference. For example, sometimes a surgery costs more than originally anticipated, or perhaps a foster child needs medicine for an illness. General fund donations are used wherever there is the greatest need.

LWB does not arrange orphanage visits, and we do not arrange for outside organizations to do mission work in China.

You will be notified that the child is no longer sponsored by LWB and given the choice to sponsor a new child or have your sponsorship canceled.

Email or call (405) 216-5837 to cancel or make changes to a sponsorship, including updating account information. Please do not email credit card or financial information.

The China Center for Child Welfare and Adoption (CCCWA) has asked that all communication regarding a child be between them and adoption agencies; so we are unable to provide updates until your adoption is finalized. Once you are home with your new child, we will gladly provide you with any photos and reports on your child at no cost. Please complete and submit our Request for Child Information form.

Our overhead has consistently been under 10%. We make a conscious effort every day to get every penny possible to the children in need. We know our donors have placed their trust in us, and we want to be good stewards of their funds as we know they are given with great care and concern for orphaned children in China.

All of our LWB programs are run in a transparent manner because we want our donors to know they are directly impacting the lives of children. The answer to this question varies between programs, but we always let our sponsors know if more than one sponsor is needed. For example, our foster care program requires two to three sponsors due to rising inflation in China and because we have hired local managers to visit the children monthly. Our healing homes require multiple sponsors to meet the running costs of the homes. Most of our education programs have one to two sponsor per child. Our medical program often has multiple sponsors  as it often takes many donors giving small amounts to fund surgeries. We always stop asking for sponsors when a child is fully funded. Email us if you have any questions about our sponsorships or financial information.

Pre-identification of children for adoption is normally not allowed. We always request the orphanages we work with to submit the adoption files for the children we help. Those files are then sent to the China Center for Child Welfare and Adoption (CCCWA), and they then place the children on a waiting children list made available to adoption agencies. If you would like more information on waiting child adoption, please email us for a list of agencies who help place children with special needs. Some parents who have fallen in love with specific children have been successful in locating those children on waiting child lists. Unfortunately LWB cannot assist in those efforts.

We appreciate your interest in volunteering with LWB. Some suggestions on ways to help can be found on our Get Involved page. Please also check our Volunteer page for current openings and our Volunteer Application.