Cadman Foundation - A Journey In Progress
After returning from Russia with their first adopted child, Julie and Dana Cadman became determined to make a difference - to do something to help the plight of the many orphans still waiting to be adopted in Russia and other countries around the world. Watching one care giver trying to take care of 12 babies and the constant crying of some of these children was heartbreaking. It forever changed the Cadmans and their perspective - they returned home determined to make a difference and help more children find permanent homes.
Shortly after their return home, Julie was approached by her doctor's nurse, who asked several questions about the adoption process. The nurse and her husband, a manager for one of the Big Three automotive manufacturers, desperately wanted to be parents. The nurse told Julie that they would really like to adopt internationally, but could not afford to.
Julie had this conversation several times with other parents hoping to adopt. The conversation always ended the same – the couple would make a great family, but they didn't have the extra $18,000-$40,000 available to adopt. In 2005, the Cadmans started Cadman Foundation to help offset the cost of adoption and make it more affordable for other families. They were certified as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization (NPO) by the IRS in 2006 - exactly one week before they journeyed to meet their daughters for the first time.
In 2006, Julie and Dana started ASK – Adoption Support at Kensington (Community Church). They formed the group to help mentor other couples in their adoption journey, help families settle in after their adoption, and to create awareness and provide education about adoption services. As Cadman Foundation grew, there was less time available to spend with ASK, so Dana and Julie turned the reigns over to two other members of Kensington. ASK has since transformed into GO Hope (www.givingorphanshope.org), an orphan care ministry.
The more involved Cadman Foundation became in the field of adoption, the greater their understanding of the magnitude of need to find permanent, loving homes for foster care children right here in the United States. This realization resulted in a collaborative effort with agencies in Southeastern Michigan to recruit families to adopt - and to begin sharing positive stories about foster care. In March of 2009, Cadman Foundation collaborated with nineteen organizations - private and public agencies, state agencies, churches and other foundations to create a positive foster care DVD that would help provide education and awareness to the faith based community. Cadman Foundation produced a foster care awareness DVD, entitled "They Matter More than Anything”, calling people of all faiths to action.
Over the last four years the foundation has gained the respect of many individuals involved in child welfare in Michigan. Cadman Foundation is now seen by such leaders in the field as carrying a hope and a future for the overburdened foster care system in southeast Michigan and beyond.
The Cadman's Personal Story Continues
As the Cadman's own experience in raising their three children deepened, they discovered one of their children had sensory processing disorder and neurological developmental dysfunction that was not responsive to love or the many efforts to provide needed developmental support and treatment. In their pursuit of help for their son, they learned that over two thirds of children adopted—whether from overseas or here in this nation—are dealing with behavioral issues similar to those their son experienced. They also learned that not every treatment modality for these behavioral issues is successful in bringing about the level of change for which families are longing.
As they searched and worked to provide the support needed for their son, they identified one very successful modality - Neurological-Reorganization Therapy NRT - to bring about significant and lasting change in their son’s behavior. And since this discovery, the efforts of Cadman Foundation have broadened to bring this hope and help to adoptive and foster care families through an Adoption Resource Center that will work with families, not only before and during adoption, but will also provide very significant support to families once children are placed.
For 2009 and 2010, Cadman Foundation is focused on finding loving, stable homes for Michigan's foster care children. There are more than 18,000 children in Michigan's foster care system and 6,400 of them are available for adoption. Through collaboration with the faith-based community and other organizations, we are working to ensure every child grows up in a loving home.
Cadman Foundation still provides fund raising opportunities to help defray the cost of international adoptions. They do not believe that a family should have to go into debt to adopt a child. With more than 143 million orphans in this world, and only 250,000 children adopted on an annual basis, Cadman Foundation is both passionate and committed to helping more children find a loving home.
Applicants must have a completed and approved home study by a qualified agency or professionally licensed social worker in the state in which they reside before they can apply for a grant or fund raising assistance. For grant criteria, see our Fund Raising / Grants page.
Phone: 248-370-8040
e-mail: Julie@CadmanFoundation.org
Street: 413 Shellbourne Drive, Suite 100, Rochester Hills, MI 48309
Shortly after their return home, Julie was approached by her doctor's nurse, who asked several questions about the adoption process. The nurse and her husband, a manager for one of the Big Three automotive manufacturers, desperately wanted to be parents. The nurse told Julie that they would really like to adopt internationally, but could not afford to.
Julie had this conversation several times with other parents hoping to adopt. The conversation always ended the same – the couple would make a great family, but they didn't have the extra $18,000-$40,000 available to adopt. In 2005, the Cadmans started Cadman Foundation to help offset the cost of adoption and make it more affordable for other families. They were certified as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization (NPO) by the IRS in 2006 - exactly one week before they journeyed to meet their daughters for the first time.
In 2006, Julie and Dana started ASK – Adoption Support at Kensington (Community Church). They formed the group to help mentor other couples in their adoption journey, help families settle in after their adoption, and to create awareness and provide education about adoption services. As Cadman Foundation grew, there was less time available to spend with ASK, so Dana and Julie turned the reigns over to two other members of Kensington. ASK has since transformed into GO Hope (www.givingorphanshope.org), an orphan care ministry.
The more involved Cadman Foundation became in the field of adoption, the greater their understanding of the magnitude of need to find permanent, loving homes for foster care children right here in the United States. This realization resulted in a collaborative effort with agencies in Southeastern Michigan to recruit families to adopt - and to begin sharing positive stories about foster care. In March of 2009, Cadman Foundation collaborated with nineteen organizations - private and public agencies, state agencies, churches and other foundations to create a positive foster care DVD that would help provide education and awareness to the faith based community. Cadman Foundation produced a foster care awareness DVD, entitled "They Matter More than Anything”, calling people of all faiths to action.
Over the last four years the foundation has gained the respect of many individuals involved in child welfare in Michigan. Cadman Foundation is now seen by such leaders in the field as carrying a hope and a future for the overburdened foster care system in southeast Michigan and beyond.
The Cadman's Personal Story Continues
As the Cadman's own experience in raising their three children deepened, they discovered one of their children had sensory processing disorder and neurological developmental dysfunction that was not responsive to love or the many efforts to provide needed developmental support and treatment. In their pursuit of help for their son, they learned that over two thirds of children adopted—whether from overseas or here in this nation—are dealing with behavioral issues similar to those their son experienced. They also learned that not every treatment modality for these behavioral issues is successful in bringing about the level of change for which families are longing.
As they searched and worked to provide the support needed for their son, they identified one very successful modality - Neurological-Reorganization Therapy NRT - to bring about significant and lasting change in their son’s behavior. And since this discovery, the efforts of Cadman Foundation have broadened to bring this hope and help to adoptive and foster care families through an Adoption Resource Center that will work with families, not only before and during adoption, but will also provide very significant support to families once children are placed.
For 2009 and 2010, Cadman Foundation is focused on finding loving, stable homes for Michigan's foster care children. There are more than 18,000 children in Michigan's foster care system and 6,400 of them are available for adoption. Through collaboration with the faith-based community and other organizations, we are working to ensure every child grows up in a loving home.
Cadman Foundation still provides fund raising opportunities to help defray the cost of international adoptions. They do not believe that a family should have to go into debt to adopt a child. With more than 143 million orphans in this world, and only 250,000 children adopted on an annual basis, Cadman Foundation is both passionate and committed to helping more children find a loving home.
Applicants must have a completed and approved home study by a qualified agency or professionally licensed social worker in the state in which they reside before they can apply for a grant or fund raising assistance. For grant criteria, see our Fund Raising / Grants page.
Phone: 248-370-8040
e-mail: Julie@CadmanFoundation.org
Street: 413 Shellbourne Drive, Suite 100, Rochester Hills, MI 48309
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