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Location	United States
Introduction	We are family and friends of children adopted from China. Dianjiang Kids International/First Hugs, a 501c3 organization, runs entirely on volunteer basis and is funded solely by donations. We began with buying bouncy chairs for Dianjiang in 2007 and a year later we were able to begin Gracie’s Room. Together with Chinese Children’s Charites, the non-profit arm of the adoption agency CCAI, DJ Kids also supports foster care at Dianjiang. When abandonment numbers went down, there was no longer a need for Gracie’s Room at Dianjiang. We asked our contact at Chinese Children’s Charities where we could help. Henan is China’s most populous province and also has the fewest adoptions. Dianjiang Kids opened a Gracie’s Room in XinXiang, Henan in August 2008.