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Adoption Fund Raising and Financing

Family loans:
Call your parents, brothers and sisters. They might have a few dollars to help with the adoption financing to help you in bringing a new family member home

Garage sales:
Get all the stuff you don't want or never use and sell it. Have a garage sale or post your items on eBAY. You’ll be surprised how quickly things add up.

Adoption Fund Raising activities:
Golf-tournaments
Car wash
TV , newspaper stories
Raffles
School projects
Bake sales
Collections at local grocery stores
Collections through job

Once a child comes home, there will be expenses associated with raising your child.
Many adoptive families inquire about adoption assistance or subsidy. Subsidy is a monetary stipend for which adoptive children are eligible. Adoptive families must apply for subsidy in the county where the custodian resides. These adoption services and programs are funded by the government and there are guidelines that we as an adoption agency must follow. Below is a brief glimpse into the available subsidies and rules that apply.

These rules apply to Ohio adoption.
ALL eligible children in the Ohio adoption system must be photographed and placed on the OAPL (Ohio Adoptive Photo Listing) or OARE (Ohio Adoptive Resource Exchange) website. Their photograph will be displayed for 7 days. Many adoptive families will view these children. If they are interested in becoming their forever family they will forward their approved adoption home study to A Child’s Waiting for review. A Child’s Waiting adoption agency will collect all homestudies and hold a select staffing to determine who is the strongest family for these children. Upon making the decision, we will then provide applications to the approved adoptive family.

Title IV E - To be eligible for this subsidy, the birth parents must have been receiving a cash payment, at the time of placement, from the government. Healthy Start, WIC and food stamps do not apply to this program.

Special Needs – To be eligible for this subsidy, the adoptive child must meet many special needs criteria. Disruption, minority group, or being a part of a sibling group are just several of the state’s required needs. These needs have to be documented by professionals.

State Assistance – To be eligible for this subsidy, adoptive families size and income must fall within the states guidelines.

Non-Recurring – This is up to a 2,000.00 cash refund at the time of finalization. Any documented adoption expenses you incurred are eligible.

As a private adoption agency, A Child’s Waiting is able to apply for subsidies for all custodial children. We can apply for these subsidies but WILL NOT guarantee your acceptance by Summit County. More information about these programs can be found on the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services Website. For information about other state adoption guidelines go to www.adoption.com