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Adoption Tax Credit

Adoption Tax Credit

Call it the eighth wonder of the adoption world, the Adoption Tax Credit has helped thousands of adoptive families recoup the costs of their adoption. Unfortunately, many families don’t take full advantage of this credit. This can be due to a lack of understanding or direction from their own tax professional or worse they don’t […]

YAFC Family Spotlight

YAFC Family Spotlight

Over the past 13 years, Your Adoption Finance Coach has had the honor to work with more than 6,000 prospective adoptive parents. We have assisted them with budgeting, receiving grants and loans, planning successful fundraisers, and understanding the Adoption Tax Credit.  As summer began this year, we heard from one of our agencies about a […]

YAFC Family Spotlight

YAFC Family Spotlight

Among the 6,000+ families we have been honored to serve, we have been pleased to recently work with a mom who is adopting her biological niece from a country in the Caribbean.  She came to us after finalizing the adoption in country – but still needing help to find funding to finalize the U. S. […]

Best Practices for Adoption Grant Writing

Best Practices for Adoption Grant Writing

Are you considering adoption and wondering how to fund it? Grants can be a great way to offset some of the costs associated with adoption.

In this post, we’ll discuss best practices for grant writing so that you can maximize your chances of being awarded a grant. We’ll also provide tips for finding grants that may […]

YAFC Family Spotlight – Stephen, Santiago & Julian

YAFC Family Spotlight – Stephen, Santiago & Julian

Over the past 13 years, Your Adoption Finance Coach has had the honor to work with more than 6,000 prospective adoptive parents. We have assisted them with budgeting, receiving grants and loans, planning successful fundraisers, and understanding the Adoption Tax Credit.

Last year, one dad we worked with was determined to do everything he could to […]

YAFC Family Spotlight

YAFC Family Spotlight

YAFC has worked with over 6,000 families over the years and even though they are all unique and special, one family stands out as an example for us all.

This month we want to spotlight a family because they are so much like many other families that we work with.  Those common denominators are the desire […]

Adoption Support for Prospective Adoptive Parents

Adoption Support for Prospective Adoptive Parents

The adoption process is incredibly overwhelming. We often refer to the process as “Paperwork, Politics, and Finances,” the BIG 3 things that Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAP) have to tackle when embarking on an adoption journey.

And surprisingly, they need to be prepared to take on all three – ALL at once! A PAP’s adoption agency or […]

YAFC Family Spotlight: Luke, Kimberly and Baby Lennox

YAFC Family Spotlight: Luke, Kimberly and Baby Lennox

Over the past 10 years, Your Adoption Finance Coach has had the honor to work with more than 6,000 prospective adoptive parents. We have assisted them with budgeting, receiving grants and loans, planning successful fundraisers, and understanding the Adoption Tax Credit.

This month, we want to spotlight a family we worked with in 2020, soon after […]

Agency Partner: Open Door Adoption Agency, Thomasville, GA

Agency Partner: Open Door Adoption Agency, Thomasville, GA

Your Adoption Finance Coach has had both the honor and privilege to work alongside so many dedicated adoption professionals serving prospective adoptive families over the past ten years. We have worked with over 6,000 families to assist them in budgeting, obtaining loans and grants, organizing fundraising events, and a better understanding of the adoption tax […]

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