Intervention
Bridgets that heal
Adoption Program
Through interdisciplinary work, we prepare, support, and evaluate adoption processes to ensure optimal integration and a favorable adjustment process within the family.
We present the most relevant aspects for national and international adoption processes:
National Indeterminate Adoption Process
If you are a Colombian family or reside in Colombia, you can choose to begin the adoption process with the ICBF (Spanish for Colombian Family Welfare Institute ) or with a IAPA (Spanish for Institutions authorized to carry out the adoption program) like ours. Be aware that you can only complete the process with one entity, not both at the same time.
Who can adopt? Single individuals, married couples, permanent partners with at least two years of continuous cohabitation (in a common-law marriage), Colombians or foreigners, and same-sex couples.
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Step 1
Legal Talk
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Step 2
Document Submission and Review
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Step 3
Adoption Preparation Workshops
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Step 4
Suitability Assessment
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Step 5
Waiting List and Matching
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Step 6
Notification of the placement
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Step 7
Preparing the child or adolescent for the encounter
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Step 8
Encounter and integration
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Step 9
Legal proceedings
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Step 10
Post-adoption follow-up
International Indeterminate Adoption Process
In Colombia, international adoption processes are primarily intended for children and adolescents with special characteristics and needs, such as: being ten (10) years old or older, belonging to a group of two siblings, where the oldest of the siblings is ten (10) years old or older, belonging to a group of three (3) or more siblings, children and adolescents with physical, cognitive, or psychosocial disabilities, being of any age, and having a chronic, serious, and permanent illness or condition that requires specialized care from the health system.
This process is carried out in coordination with international organizations.
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Step 1
Choose where to submit your application: ICBF or IAPA
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Step 2
Preparation and evaluation of your family
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Step 3
Submission of the adoption application and decision by the adoption committee
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Step 4
Matching
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Step 5
Preparation of the child or adolescent for the encounter with the adoptive family and interview with the adoptive parents prior to the meeting
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Step 6
Encounter and integration
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Step 7
Legal proceedings
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Step 8
Post-adoption follow-up
Download the following document to learn more about the requirements and steps. If you have any questions, please contact: adopciones@lospisingos.com or call 3188654803.
Impact 2024
Specialized Psychological Support Service – ICBF Program
Psychological support for girls, boys, and adolescents whose rights have been violated due to sexual or domestic violence, negligence, neglect, or abandonment, among other forms, with the aim of mitigating the impact on their mental health and providing them with tools to reframe the painful events they experienced. We also accompany families or their support networks to create safe environments through affective bonding and to promote the holistic development of children. We are one of three institutions in Bogotá that holds a contribution contract (contrato de aportes) with the Colombian Family Welfare Institute (ICBF) for the Specialized Psychological Support program, from 2016 to the present, in full compliance with ICBF technical guidelines.
Impact 2024
Family Strengthening – Cooperation Agreement with the Mayor’s Office of Cajicá
Comprehensive care, following Fundación Los Pisingos model, for girls, boys and adolescents who have been victims of violence or rights violations sexual or domestic violence, neglect, psychoactive substance consumption, suicidal ideation or behavioral issues and who are subject to rights restoration measures issued by the three Family Commissions of the municipality of Cajicá. At the same time, parents are given tools to strengthen their parenting skills and to assume an active role in protecting and guaranteeing their children’s rights.
Impact 2024
Impact
What types of violence have our children and adolescents been exposed to upon arriving at Pisingos?
The wonderful change: before and after the therapeutic sessions
Level of satisfaction after the support received
*Source: CFR “Risk Factor Questionnaire,” June 2024 to March 2025, administered to 105 users between the ages of 1 and 18 upon entering the program.
**Source: ISMAPE “Mental Health Inventories,” June 2024 to March 2025. 85 responses verified before and at the end of the therapeutic process.
***Source: Satisfaction questionnaire between October 29, 2024, and January 31, 2025. 56 responses from children ages 5 to 10, and 257 responses from users ages 11 and older at the end of their therapeutic process.