November is Adoption Month!

How to Make Adoption an Affordable Option

After deciding to pursue adoption, families can become discouraged when they discover its costs. Though adoption can be expensive, there are many financial resources available to aid families. The following websites provide lists of grants and financing resources.

National Endowment for Financial Education: http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/family/adoption/ A Gift of Adoption: http://www.giftofadoption.org Affording Adoption: http://affordingadoption.com/ Adoption.com: http://library.adoption.com/articles/financing-an-adoption.html Christian World Adoption: http://www.cwa.org/aid-adoption.htm Compassionate Care: http://www.compassionatecareadopt.org/ Funding%20Your%20Adoption.htm Child Welfare Information Gateway: http://www.childwelfare.gov/adoption/adoptive/funding.cfm Adoption: http://www.libsci.sc.edu/bob/class/clis734/webguides/Adoption.htm

North American Council on Adoptable Children: http://www.nacac.org/adoptionsubsidy/factsheets/affordable.html A Child Waits: http://www.achildwaits.org/ The Adoption Guide: http://www.theadoptionguide.com/cost/articles/how-we-afforded-adoption Available Adoption Resources: http://www.angelfire.com/journal/adoptionhelp/adopthelp.html National Endowment for Financial Education: www.nefe.org/adoption Fundraiser Suggestions: http://www.adoptukraine.com/funding_fundraisers.html Federal Adoption Expense Tax Credit: http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc607.html For more information on tax credits you may want to contact your agency, social worker, or state adoption unit.

Some work places offer employee benefits, and you may want to talk to your employer to see if her or she offers these benefits. For more about employer adoption benefits, please go to: The Dave Thomas Foundation website on adoption friendly workplaces.

The above sites are not endorsed by the Wisconsin Adoption Information Center, but are only suggestions of possible grant opportunities and financing resources. For more information or to speak with an adoption and foster care specialist please call 1-800-762-8063.