Affording Adoption
Networking can slash domestic infant adoption fees
Adoption networking is about money, mostly—your money! Probably the hottest topic in adoption is how are you going to be able to afford it? Certainly the federal tax credit is the most exciting and beneficial thing that has happened in financing adoption. However, when it comes to domestic infant adoption, networking is right behind as another fantastic way to reduce costs.
At Adoption Associates, Inc., the average family will save $8,000-$9,000 when they are successful at networking. It was wildly effective in helping locate birth mothers when we began this agency 16 years ago, and we continue to teach families how to do it during their home study process.
Connecting with a birth mother
For those who take on the challenge, approximately 25% are successful, meaning that these families “connect” with a birth mother before we link a birth mother with them apart from their own efforts. (When the family is the first to make the connection, AAI immediately begins working with that birth mother and we serve her exactly as we would had she come to us first.)
To sum it up, networking can be one of the most cost-effective ways of reducing domestic infant adoption expenses. It can help you find a child faster, and it also enables more children to find loving, two-parent homes filled with opportunity. It’s a win-win-win.
More information
For more information about adoption networking, visit our web site at www.AdoptionAssociates.net or call us at 616.667.0677.
