Financial Aid

How Do I Afford An Adoption?
That is the question to most adoptive families whom are feeling that urging pull in their spirit to take that leap of faith into the unknown world of adoption. Adoption stretches you on many levels. It stretches your faith as you believe for something you have never seen, your patience as you wait to be united, your finances as you strive to complete the process. We know that finances are a big concern in today’s economic world so we wanted to share a list of helpful resources and organizations that offer grants to help make the miracle of adoption become a reality for you and your family. Don’t forget that garage sales, bake sales, tshirt sales, support letters, and fundraising events are big hits as well.

Adoption Financial Aid: The Abba Fund The Abba Fund exists to glorify God as one of His instruments in helping the fatherless by helping Christian families grow through adoption. We provide adoption financial aid assistance for parents who believe that God is calling them to grow their families through adoption and need help with the “cash flow crunch” posed by adoption expenses. America's Christian Credit Union Adopting a child is a special event for the Christian family. However, with the average cost for an international adoption around $40,000, many families are left wondering how to make it all work. And while many financial institutions do not understand the unique situation surrounding the adoption process, we choose to respond to those needs. As part of our continuing effort to "reach, serve and teach," America's Christian Credit Union is happy to offer our new Adoption Loans. A Child Waits Foundation A Child Waits Foundation's Grant Program is specifically designed to help older children and children with special needs who are still living in international orphanages to become part of a family. Provides low interest loans for families who have exhausted other adoption financial aid options and could not proceed with their adoption without this help. Write: 1136 Barker Road, Pittsfield, MA 01201. Tel: 866-999-2445 (866-999-CHILD). Fax: 518-794-6243. Christian Advocates For Adoption CAFA is dedicated to seeing the fatherless children of the world find their place in loving Christian homes. CAFA exists to promote adoption within the Christian community through inspiration, education and provision. CAFA is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization through which donated funds are made available to facilitate adoptions. This will encourage giving due to the tax benefits and allow donors to remain anonymous. We want to remove the barrier of cost so that more families will be able to follow their hearts in adoption. Gift of Adoption Fund Give a child a home for a lifetime! It brings new life to parentless children; new hope to the childless, and joy to families that extends through generations. The Gift of Adoption Fund turns the dream of adoption into reality for those who could not otherwise afford to adopt. The Gift of Adoption Fund provides adoption financial aid assistance to moderate and low-income families seeking to adopt. FamilyBuilder Fund Grants Christian World Foundation FamilyBuilder Fund is a response to the needs of parents who are registered clients with Christian World Adoption. We understand that there parents with the heart to adopt, but not always the means. The FamilyBuilder Fund is an adoption financial aid grant to help cover adoption expenses for qualified CWA parents. Grants are made to families on a case by case basis according to need and funds available. Show Hope (formerly Shaohannah’s Hope) In 2003, Steven Curtis and Mary Beth Chapman founded the ministry of Shaohannah’s Hope to help reduce the financial barriers of adoption so that more orphans would have families. Now known as Show Hope, this ministry continues to provide grants to connect waiting orphans with loving, Christian families. Our Creator's Hope Our Creator's Hope sole purpose is to provide a way to fulfill God’s commandment for the church but most importantly to help those who need us the most, the orphans. The founders, Ray and Leigh Stevens, realize adoption fees are a huge barrier to many Godly families seeking to adopt. There are few resources available to help offset these fees. This barrier ultimately results in orphans never finding permanent homes. We believe and advocate that EVERYONE can do their part to help orphans unite with Godly loving parents. We believe parents should not have to incur debt in order to fulfill God's purpose for the church or believers in caring for orphans. We created an organization that would help orphans and their future families come together, unhindered by financial burdens. LifeSong For Orphans Adoption is our ultimate goal in caring for orphan children as it enables them to become a part of God's perfect plan…a family. While many Christian couples have the desire and resources to care for a child, initial costs keep many from following God's call to adopt. LifeSong helps remove this financial roadblock by offering matching grants which encourage the adopting couple's church family to financially and prayerfully support the adoption. National Endowment for Financial Education “How to Make Adoption an Affordable Option” is for people who would like to consider adoption but are reluctant because they believe that the process is too expensive. It is also for families who, caught up in the emotions of adopting, may not have given serious thought to some of the less obvious financial aspects of adoption. Here you’ll find out about expenses common to most adoptions. You’ll also learn about financial assistance and tax breaks available to adoptive parents. If you’re thinking seriously of adopting, don’t let the myths about the costs deter you. By careful financial planning, you can make adoption an affordable option for your family and provide a nurturing environment for a child. The National Adoption Foundation A nonprofit organization dedicated to providing financial support, information, and services for adoptive and prospective adoptive families, has recently expanded their programs to include home equity loans, as well as unsecured loans and grants for adoption expenses. There is also a limited grant program. For information, or to request a brochure, write: 100 Mill Plain Road, Danbury, CT 06811. Tel: 203-791-3811. Fax: 203-791-3801. Adoption Policy Research Center A public service provided by Adoption Advocates which provides direct advocacy for individual adoptive families, systemic advocacy for adoption organizations and coalitions, disseminated through the Adoption Policy Resource Center website, which offers access to a variety of useful information resources on adoption to a wide audience. Adoptive Families Magazine Additional article of information about where to look for help concerning adoption financial aid, what subsidies are available, and where loans and adoption financial aid grants may be found.

Project Hopeful
To help orphaned children with HIV and other severe special needs find loving families. We will provide financial and educational resources to alleviate concerns of adoptive families. We will develop model family-like homes abroad where these children will receive the medical, educational, and psychological care, and the consistent love and healing found in a family setting.