ADOPTION FUNDING ASSISTANCE   

Local Resources

Woods Chapel United Methodist Church Adoption Resource Foundation.  Provides small grants to adoptive families. www.woodschapelchurch.org Hand in Hand. Offers matching grants.  Send an email to Trudy George at handinhandadopt@gmail.com asking for an application.   

Non-Specific Grants

A Child's Desire Offering adoption grants to nonprofit agencies as well as an adoption fundraising program for adopting families. www.achildsdesire.org 

Ava's Hope Seeks to remove barriers from married couples wishing to adopt  internationally. www.avashope.org 

Cadman Foundation Helps bring together couples starting, or expanding, their families with  orphaned children. They provide grants and fundraising grants to offset the cost of adoptions, and resources to help build stable and caring  family environments. www.cadmanfoundation.org or contact by phone  248-370-804 or email Julie@cadmanfoundation.org  

God's Grace Adoption MinistryWorks in cooperation with a two-parent family and an agency toassist in  the financial needs. Help is available in the form of grants or assistance in adoption fundraising. http://www.ggam.org/main.html 

His Kids Too! For parent(s) adopting international children, His Kids Too! Provides an adoption grant of up to $2000 for one child and up to $4000 for two  children. Grants are paid directly to the agency or facilitation service.  www.hiskidstoo.org 

JSW Adoption FoundationPreference is given to childless couples with an income under$35,000. One grant awarded quarterly. Average grant amount is $3,000, but cango as high as $5,000.Call (414) 268-1386 for application 

Lalka FoundationThe foundation offers grants and assistance to parents who wouldlike to  fundraise through a tax-deductible entity for the purpose of savingfunds toward adoption. For more information, please call 610-694-9211  

LifeSong Helps diffract the cost of adoption by offering matching grants which  encourage the adopting couple's church family to financially and  prayerfully support the adoption. www.lifesongfororphans.org 

National Adoption FoundationPrograms are open to all adoptive families and their children. Thismeans that whether you have adopted an infant, a child from abroad, orchildren  from foster care, you are eligible to apply for these programs, whichoffer grants of $500-$2500 quarterly. www.nafadopt.org 

Shaohannah's Hope Engages the church to aid Christian families in reduction of the  financial burden of adoption. They award financial grants up to$7000.  www.shaohannahshope.org 

The Shepherds Crook MinistriesOffers financial assistance to Christian families who are led toadopt any of the children listed on their website.www.theshepherdscrook.org World Association of Children and ParentsProvides financial assistance in the way of grants and loans to perspective parents that adopt through their organization. www.wacap.org 

SPECIFIC CONSIDERATIONS 

China CareProvides financial aid to families who qualify by adopting older or special needs children. Aid is in the form of grants, loans, or a combination of both. www.chinacare.org/financialaid.html 

Embracing Children Humanitarian OrganizationOffers grants to Canadian families wishing to adopt domestically and internationally. www.embracingchildren.com    

For This ChildGrants available for the adoption of Guatemalan children.$1000-$4000 grants offered based on financial need.  www.forthischild.org/adoptiongrants.html 

Lifetime Adoption FoundationLAF provides adoption grants for qualified families which may beapplied  toward domestic adoptions of African American newborns and children, sibling groups of all ages, and special needs children.www.lifetimefoundation.org 

LOOC FoundationFinance the costs associated with the adoptions of Chinese girls.They do this for approved adoptive parents who cannot afford the fees butare supremely qualified to provide loving homes for the babies. The LOOC Foundation also wants to foster a more general awareness of theadoption  process for people interested in adopting baby girls from China. www.looc.org 

Brittany's HopePlaces grant money on specific children that are submitted to themby placement agencies in the hopes of getting potential familiesinterested in the child. www.brittanyshope.org 

Chances by ChoiceProvides internationally born HIV exposed children, and thefamilies that support them, the resources to thrive. www.chancesbychoice.org 

Gift of Adoption FundGrants are awarded to qualified United States citizens regardless ofmarital status, race, creed, or national origin. Average grants rangefrom $2000-$5000. www.giftofadoption.com Telephone: 262-268-1386 or 877-905-2367 **Grants are not strictly for special needs children, but preference is given to families showing extraordinary hardship i.e. medical needs. 

LOANS ABBA FundOffers interest-free loans to Christian families adopting 

Bank of America &  Lifetime Adoption Foundation Line of CreditThe website is www.adoptionfinancinginformation.com/. Just follow the links for adoption loans.   

A Child Waits Foundation Seek to provide low interest loans for families who have exhausted all other financial resources and who could not proceed with adoption without this financial assistance. Eligibility is based upon financial need, and each case is judged individually. www.achildwaits.org 

Americans Adopting OrphansQualified client families of Americans Adopting Orphans will beeligible to apply for low interest adoption loans through Watermark CreditUnion.  www.orphans.com

 Informational Services Child Welfare League of AmericaFoundation offers adoption resources and advocacy for prospective adoptive families. www.cwla.org 

Our Chinese Daughters FoundationNon profit organization that provides support and resources for families who have or are planning to adopt daughters from China. Theyoffer services such as travel support when going to China andeducational scholarships for Chinese daughters of single women. www.ocdf.org 

Tomorrow is a GiftExtensive list of financial resources including many already citedhere as well as a number of others. Although this website is very helpful it also contains several sources that are no longer available. http://www.angelfire.com/journal/adoptionhelp/adopthelp.html#GRANTS

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