ABOUT US
KidsCultureCenter.com, was founded by Barbara Blackwell in 2002. After completing two
adoptions in Russia, Ms. Blackwell searched the web and local resources for cultural
information to share with her children about their native countries.
She was surprised and frustrated by the lack of regional cultural days
and the difficulty in obtaining the information she sought for her children.
After networking with Russian friends and colleagues, Ms. Blackwell hosted a Culture
Camp day in Connecticut with the Russian volunteers on-hand to assist;
Ms. Blackwell was inundated with requests to host future events, keep
people informed of regional cultural events of interest and locate and
sell more "Russian-American" products, in other words be adoptive
families' "one source" for cultural information and products.
Determined to preserve her children's rich cultural heritage and satisfy
the needs of other adoptive families, Ms. Blackwell has done extensive
research and brought together the best sources of information available
on the internet as well as those available in local communities. This
web site contains a compilation of many links of interest to families
of international adoption.