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The mission of Care Net is to promote a culture of life through the delivery of valuable, life-affirming, evangelistic ministry to people facing unplanned pregnancies and related sexual issues.
We carry out this mission by supporting a network of more than 1,100 pregnancy centers across North America and by operating the Option Line* call center and website that assist women in need around the clock.
www.care-net.org
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Adoptions Plus is a full service, licensed, non-profit adoption agency committed to bringing children and families together. We believe every child deserves a home! We want to help people who want to parent, realize their dream.
www.adoptionsplus.org
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The Bair Foundation is a non-profit Christian foster care agency which has successfully cared for and treated children, teens and families for over 40 years.
www.bair.org
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The New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department provides an array of prevention, intervention, rehabilitative and after-care services to New Mexico children and their families.
www.cyfd.org
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Please know that the Aspen Product, Inc. is not endorsing or sponsoring any of these sites. This information is provided to you as just a resource.
GRANTS
Adopt Share
www.adoptshare.org
A Christian ministry offering assistance with expenses involved in adoption.
Bright Futures Foundation
www.homestead.com/brightfutures
Offers small grants
Contact Jill Tate (Executive Director)
Email: bfadopt@aol.com or jstate@kdsi.net
Steven Curtis Chapman’s Grant/Shaohannah’s Hope
www.showhope.org
For adoptive families already in the process of adopting. They give up to $7,000
Children of the World
27 E. Hill vale Rd.
Syosset, NY 11791
Gift Of Adoption
http://www.giftofadoption.org/
For adoptive families already in the process of adopting. They give $2,000 -$7,000.
God's Grace Adoption Ministry
Offering Grants and Loans
Call 209.572.4539 for more information
God's Grace Adoption Ministry
www.ggam.org
PO Box 4
Modesto, CA 95353
Heaven Sent Adoptions
www.heavensentadoptions.org
They give $1,000 to $3,000
Help Us Adoption
www.helpusadopt.org
Married couples and singles may apply for financial awards ranging from $500 to $15,000.
I CARE
www.intlcare.org
Was created to help families meet adoption costs and to expand the opportunity for children to join loving families in the United States. I CARE accomplishes its goals by streamlining the process and helping to make adoption more affordable. International Children's Adoption Resource Effort.
Ibsen Adoption Network
Washington State residents only
Meets quarterly to award grants of $1,000 for waiting children.
Contact person: Marilyn Bribane
Ibsen Adoption Network
2730 French Road NW
Olympia, WA 98502
360.866.7036 Fax: 360.866.7509
JSW Adoption Foundation
Grants of $2,000 or more awarded quarterly on the basis of need. Preference given to childless couples with an income under $35,000. One grant awarded quarterly. Average grant amount is $3,000, but can go as high as $5,000.
Contact person: Gene Wyka
For application - www.jsw-adoption.org
LifeSong for Orphans
www.lifesongfororphans.org
info@lifesongfororphans.org
Encourages Christian couples to adopt a child by relieving some of the financial burden of international and domestic adoption. They provide Adoption Matching Grants from $1k-$4k per child, and also offer Interest-Free Loans.
309.747.3556
National Adoption Foundation
203.791.3811
The National Adoption Foundation
100 Mill Plain Road
Danbury, CT 06811
For Grants - www.nafadopt.org
Ours By Grace
www.oursbygrace.com
They provide $500 grants to families adopting as funds are available.
Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
614.764.3009
Many employers have adoption benefits. Be sure to ask. If they don’t, you can get information from the Dave Thomas Foundation to give to your employer.
PARENTHOOD FOR ME
www.parenthoodforme.org
Grants are available for parents building their families through adoption.
Wide Smiles
www.widesmiles.org Resources and information on adopting children with cleft lip/pallets.
Donations from Church's and Community Groups
Families have sought out financial help from community organizations and local churches. Please contact your local church or town hall for such references.
Employee Adoption Assistance Benefit Programs Many corporations assist employees with adoption expenses. Contact your human resources department for more information. For a list of employers that offer such benefits call 1-800-TO-ADOPT.
Federal & State Assistance
Federal Adoption Tax Credit
Under this law adoptive families may be eligible to receive an income tax credit for their adoption expenses, to over $11,000. You can find additional information by calling 1-800-829-3676 or by accessing the IRS website at www.irs.ustreas.gov.
State Subsidy for Adoption
If you live in one of the following states you might be able to qualify for $2,000 in financial assistance for your adoption. The list of the states is as follows: Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Utah or Vermont.
Check out this site for more info: www.nacac.org/subsidyfactsheets/internationaladoption.html
State Subsidy for Special Needs Children
Some states provide a subsidy for special needs children. The definition for "special needs" can be very broad. For example, in South Carolina, adoptive parents are receiving a $1,500 subsidy for children simply because there is no information about the birth father. Contact the State Department of Social Services where you reside. www.nacac.org/adoptionsubsidy.html
Child Adoption Funds
For a site that has information on creating a tax-exempt entity that can reduce your family's adoption expenses by 15-40%. This can provide tax deductions for you, your family, and friends. For more information visit www.childadoptionfunds.org/
Loans
A Child Waits
www.achildwaits.org
Loans for international adoption (5% interest)
914.962.0886
The National Adoption Foundation Loan Program offers fixed-rate MBNA Home Equity Loans. International adopters may apply for loans up to $10,000 and grants are available for special needs children.
ABBA Fund
www.abbafund.org
Provides interest-free covenant loans to Christian couples who are called by God to expand their families through adoption and who need help with the "cash flow crunch" posed by adoption expenses.
Capital One
www.222.capitalone.com
Offering a credit card with a limit up to $20,000 at a fixed rate of 9.9% over the long term (not just introductory rate).
First Union Bank
888.314.5437
The National Adoption Foundation
203.791.3811 - Grants
800.841.1982 - Secured Loans
The National Adoption Center in Philadelphia
www.adopt.org
The National Adoption Center in Philadelphia
1500 Walnut Street, Suite 701
Philadelphia, PA 19102
NO GOOD PHONE NUMBER
Fax: 215.735.9410
Email: nac@adopt.org
This organization has a program entitled "Adoption and The Workplace" which provides services and materials to employers desiring to address the work/life issues of employees who adopt. For a list of corporations who give grants for adoption.
If your employer doesn't offer programs for adoption, call (800) TO-ADOPT for materials on how to get this program started in your company.
MBNA America
800.892.8349 / 800.626.2760 - Unsecured Loans
A program for adoption
Military Adoption Reimbursement Program
The military offers up to $2,000 in financial aid to active members who are adopting one child, and $5,000 for siblings.
Oxford Adoption Foundation
Loans up to $5,000 per child adopted internationally are interest-free for the first three years.
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