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'''Holt International Children's Services''' ('''HICS''') is a faith-based humanitarian organization and [[adoption agency]] based in [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]], [[Oregon]], United States, known for [[international adoption]] and child welfare. The [[nonprofit]] works in thirteen countries, including: [[Cambodia]], [[China]], [[Colombia]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Haiti]], [[India]], [[Mongolia]], [[Philippines]], [[South Korea]], [[Thailand]], [[Uganda]], [[Vietnam]], and the [[United States]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.holtinternational.org/about/|title=Holt International - Holt International|website=www.holtinternational.org|language=en|access-date=2018-07-23}}</ref> This work includes a range of services for children and families including efforts in nutrition, education, family strengthening, orphan care, foster care, family reunification, and child sponsorship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.holtinternational.org/|title=Holt International|website=www.holtinternational.org|language=en|access-date=2018-07-23}}</ref> The organization's stated mission is to seek a world where every child has a loving and secure home.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.holtinternational.org|title=Holt International|website=www.holtinternational.org|language=en|access-date=2017-09-15}}</ref>
in recent years , Holt become subject of controversy
==History==
In 1954, Harry (1904–1964) and [[Bertha Holt]] (1904–2000) were busy raising their six children on a farm near the small [[Willamette Valley]] city of [[Creswell, Oregon|Creswell]]. In addition to farming, Harry ran a lumber company. Bertha, trained as a nurse, was a homemaker and mother.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.holtinternational.org/about/|title=Holt International - Holt International|website=www.holtinternational.org|language=en|access-date=2018-07-23}}</ref>
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