Supporting Families Starts with Financial Conversations
November is National Adoption Month—a time to celebrate families formed through adoption and foster-to-adopt. On November 22nd, courts across the country will open their doors to finalize thousands of adoptions, marking a day of joy and transformation for children and parents alike.
It’s also a powerful reminder of the role we, […]
The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption (DTFA) along with the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI) hosted a roundtable discussion to celebrate corporate leaders in Adoption Friendly Workplaces as well as move the dialog forward on how to support and advocate for increased access to workplace benefits.
For over 30 […]
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 […]
Tax season is upon us and if you are in the adoption process then you know that adoption is expensive and those expenses and rack up pretty quickly. The Adoption Tax Credit is a permanent part of the tax law and was created to benefit adoptive families that have completed a domestic, international or foster […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]