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5 days ago
2 min

HATW's Commitment to Racial and Social Justice

Hands Across The Water is committed to having the difficult conversations and making the changes necessary to confront head-on the racial...

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HATW Outreach

Jul 23
5 min

Overcome Your Odds with Oleg Lougheed

Oleg Lougheed, 27, was adopted from Russia at the age of twelve years old through Hands Across The Water’s international adoption program...

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HATW Outreach

Jun 25
16 min

Hands Across The Water's Resumption of In-Person Visits and Casework Plan (June 2020)

Overview of Best Practices and Safety Protocols: Hands Across The Water is taking the necessary precautions to protect the health and saf...

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HATW Outreach

Feb 15
1 min

HATW Executive Director, Katie Page Sander, featured in Detroit News

Agency’s move to stop foreign adoptions leaves few options in Michigan The few international adoption agencies left in Michigan are learn...

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HATW Outreach

Dec 17, 2019
1 min

Speckhard-Knight Foundation continues funding and awards $10K for In-Home Parent Ed Program

A big thank you to the Speckhard-Knight Foundation for continued grant funding for our In-Home Parent Education Program. On December 17, ...

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HATW Outreach

Nov 15, 2019
3 min

Christmas Arrives by Planes and Truckloads from Operation Good Cheer for Thousands of MI Foster Kids

News Release: 11/15/2019 Ann Arbor, Mich.—Hands Across The Water is teaming up with Child and Family Services of Michigan, Inc. and 78 ot...

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HATW Outreach

Jun 17, 2019
3 min

Hands Across The Water Recognized by HRC Foundation for LGBTQ Inclusion Efforts

On Wednesday , June 26th, Hands Across The Water, a private child welfare agency with offices in Ann Arbor and Monroe, proudly announced ...

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HATW Outreach

Jun 17, 2019
1 min

Join Our Team! Employment Opportunities at HATW!

Please visit our Employment Opportunities page for current job openings available at Hands Across The Water!

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HATW Outreach

Jun 17, 2019
1 min

Consider Foster Care: Get Involved

Learn more at faithcommunitiescoalition.org.

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HATW Outreach

May 31, 2019
1 min

HATW Receives the Anne M. Hayes Fund Grant Award from the Ann Arbor Thrift Shop

The Ann Arbor Thrift Shop awarded HATW with the Anne M. Hayes Grant to fund the Teen Adoptive and Foster Care Support Group series in May...

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HATW Outreach

May 31, 2018
1 min

Hands Across The Water recognized for child placement efforts

March 31, 2018 MLive https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2018/03/hands_across_the_water_receive.html

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HATW Outreach

May 24, 2018
1 min

Hands Across The Water Receives All Children, All Families Leadership Status

March 24th, 2018 We Love Ann Arbor https://weloveannarbor.com/2018/03/24/hands-across-the-water-receives-all-children-all-families-leader...

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