- Children at Casa Quivira receive loving, private foster care.
- They receive excellent daily medical attention during the adoption process.
- Normal travel time to Guatemala for completion of the adoption procedure is 3-4 days.
- Individuals, as well as families, are eligible for international adoption.
- There are no age minimum or maximum limits for adoptive parents.
- Most adoptions through Casa Quivira are completed in 8-10 months from the time that referral of a child is accepted.
October 5, 2007
Watch the Casa Quivira YouTube video with a plea for the children waiting in Guatemala.
CQ YouTube video
September 3, 2007
More than three weeks after the raid on Casa Quivira Children's Home not a single petition to the court from CQ attorneys relating to the accusations of illegally housing children and placing them into adoption has received a response. The whereabouts and well being of all forty-two (42) children who were ordered transferred from CQ continues to be unknown. The private property of Casa Quivira continues to be under state intervention and petitions to return control to the organization are ignored. The Ministerio Publico, MP, (District Attorney's Office) refuses to allow CQ attorneys access to the case against the organization, violating article 14 of the Guatemalan Constitution. Read Press Release
August 30, 2007
One week after the children in the care of Casa Quivira were ordered transferred the whereabouts and wellbeing of all forty-two (42) children continues to be unknown. Read Press Release
August 27, 2007
The whereabouts and wellbeing of the remaining forty-two (42) children from Casa Quivira which were under the intervention by the President's Office for Social Welfare (Secretaria de Bienestar Social de la Presidencia, SBSP) continues to be unknown. Read Press Release
August 25, 2007
Two US Families Granted Custody of Their Casa Quivira Children Read Press Release
August 24, 2007
All 35 Children in Casa Quivira under the Intervention of the Guatemalan President's Office for Social Welfare (Secretaria de Bienstar Social de la Presidencia, SBSP), have been removed from the Casa Quivira Home. Whereabouts and Wellbeing of Nine (9) Children earlier Removed from Casa Quivira by the SBSP continues to be unknown. Read Press Release
August 23, 2007
Guatemalan National Police Attempt Illegal Raid of Offices of Casas Quivira in Antigua, Guatemala. Whereabouts and Wellbeing of Nine (9) Children Removed from Casa Quivira by the Secretaria de Bienestar Social de la Presidencia (SBSP) continues to be unknown. Read Press Release
Nurses are also on duty at Casa Quivira 24 hours per day so that if any illness or health concern is noted, a child can be carefully monitored and/or treated immediately.
Daily on-site medical care is provided by a staff physician for the children at Casa Quivira. Physical and psychomotor development is monitored and tracked on growth and Denver development charts. All children receive their age appropriate vaccinations while at Casa Quivira. All of the vaccinations are from well-known, reputable manufacturers (such as SmithKline-Beecham, and Schering-Plough).
Every child who arrives at Casa Quivira immediately receives a comprehensive physical examination by the doctor, and also receives consistent follow up examinations. Each child has blood tests to screen for HIV, Hepatitis B, VDRL (syphilis), and TORCH (detects antibodies which would indicate presence of an intrauterine infection of Toxoplasmosis, Rubeola, Cytomegalovirus, or Herpes). If the Casa Quivira medical staff believes that a child has a need for further testing or specialized treatment, the staff will take the child to the appropriate medical specialist or laboratory for the testing and treatment. Infants receive formula manufactured by Abbott Labs (Isomil and Similac) until one year of age.