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Financing
 Grants, Loans, Tax Credits
 
Below are organizations that provide financial assistance to parents, at various levels.
 
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Show Hope

Grant money is available for those that qualify from Shaohannahs Hope Foundation
   
Brittany's Hope
 
   
The ABBA Fund
   
National Adoption Foundation
   
Give a child a home for a lifetime!  Click here.
   
Shades of Us
   
Help us Adopt
 
Founded in 2007 by Becky and Kipp Fawcett after their own infertility struggle and adoption process, Helpusadopt.org is a national, non-profit 501 (c)3 financial grant program that helps couples/individuals (regardless of race, religion, marital status or sexual preference) with their adoption expenses  by awarding financial grants from $500 - $15,000. Helpusadopt.org will pay the grant recipients' service providers directly and will cover domestic, international, foster child and special needs adoptions.
   
The Orphan Foundation
   
Gods Grace
 
Works with families offering grants and loans
   
Hebrew Free Loan Association
 
Interest-free loans are available to Jewish adults who wish to adopt.
   
China Care Association
 
China Care Foundation helps families adopting special needs children.
   
Federal Tax Credits
 
Many of the costs of adoption will be returned to you through Federal Tax Credits.
   
National Endowment for Financial Education
 
(NEFE) is a non-profit foundation dedicated to helping all Americans acquire the information and gain the skills necessary to take control of their personal finances.
 
Other great financial options
A Child Waits Foundation 
http://www.achildwaits.org  
Provides low interest loans to adopting parents. 
   
Nacac Tax Credit Flyer

http://www.nacac.org/taxcredit/taxcreditflyer.pdf
 
   
Update on Tax Credit Information  Click here for updated Tax Credit Information 
   
JSW Adoption Foundation  Average grants awarded range between $2000 - $5000. Write to:101 East Pier Street, 1st Floor Port Washington, WI 53074 262-268-1386 or 877-905-ADOP (2367) 
   
First Union Bank  Attn: Norman Hecht 502 Hungerford Drive Rockville, MD 20850 1-888-314-KIDS 
   
United Way International  Assistance for costs of travel for children adopted with illnesses needing immediate medical attention,  United Way International
Attn: Melissa Guerra, 701 N. Fairfax St., Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 519-0092 
   
International Adoption AssistanceFoundation, Inc.  Directors Donald L. Parker & Linda J. Bushy 6420 Tokeneak Trail
Mobile, AL 36695-2940 
   
Wide Smiles  Resources and information on adopting children with cleft-lip/pallets.
WideSmiles.org
   
Child Adoption Funds  All about creating a tax-free entity that can reduce your family's adoption expenses by 15-40%  Childadoptionfunds.org
   
Info for your employer  Check with your employer’s human resource department to see if they offer adoption assistance benefits.  This link offers a great explanation that every employer should read. 
 
*All links provided without Journeys endorsement.
 
           
 
 
 
 
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Journeys of the Heart Adoption Services is an adoption agency specializing in International and Domestic adoptions. Journeys of the Heart has been building families through adoption for more than 18 years. Journeys of the Heart has offices in Illinois, Oregon, and Washington. Journeys of the Heart has adoption programs in the US (Domestic), Bulgaria, Colombia, China, India, Mali, and Uganda. Journeys of the Heart places children in need of a family from newborns to teenagers, healthy to special needs. Journeys of the Heart Adoption Services finds forever families for orphaned children.