Ida Rozhitskaya is a contributor to Grit Daily News. She founded Child Adoption Associates in 2001 and has served as its executive director ever since. While completing her Ph.D. in biophysics and working as a scientist in Russia, she continued to volunteer with local orphanages. After moving to the United States in 2000, Ida decided to make her passion a full-time job. What started as a small home office, Child Adoption Associates has now grown to become a recognized adoption agency with prestigious Hague accreditation and reputation for professional, caring and ethical adoption services. Over the years, it has developed the adoption programs in several countries, but Ukraine always had a special place in Ida’s heart – having grown up in the country.