As Seen on Spectrum Noticias: Colombian teens could find an adoptive family in New York
By Jose Martinez Queens
Published Jul. 16, 2019
Sandy y su hermana gemela, Mandy, son inseparables. Ambas viven en un hogar de acogida en Colombia, pero estos días están de visita en Queens.
Una de las gemelas comenta: “Cuando yo era pequeñita dije: ‘yo quiero ir a Estados Unidos'. Y también quería ir a Nueva York y mire, todo se me cumplió”.
Ellas son parte de un grupo de 45 niños colombianos beneficiados por el programa Summer Miracles, una iniciativa que brinda a huérfanos entre 11 y 14 años la oportunidad de quedarse con familias anfitrionas estadounidenses durante una visita de verano de 4 a 5 semanas y la posibilidad de que sean adoptadas por esas familias.
Translation
Colombian minors could find an adoptive family in New York
Sandy and her twin sister, Mandy, are inseparable. Both live in a foster home in Colombia, but these days they are visiting Queens.
One of the twins says: “When I was a little girl, I said: ‘I want to go to the United States.' And I also wanted to go to New York and look, everything was fulfilled.”
They are part of a group of 45 Colombian children benefiting from the Summer Miracles program, an initiative that gives orphans between 11 and 14 years old the opportunity to stay with American host families during a summer visit of 4 to 5 weeks and the possibility of That are adopted by these families.
