A Child Waits Foundation
A financial resource for families seeking loans for international adoptions.

Adoption Assistance for Children Adopted From Foster Care: A Factsheet for Families

Author(s):	National Adoption Information Clearinghouse.
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Year Published:	2004 - 5 pages

In every State there are children with special needs waiting in foster care for adoptive families. The most recent data estimate that 126,000 children are available to be adopted from foster care. In the past, the costs of care and services were major obstacles to parents who would otherwise adopt and love these children, and most were not placed for adoption. The Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 provided the first Federal subsidies to encourage the adoption of children from the nation's foster care system. These subsidies, known as adoption assistance, serve to minimize the financial obstacles to ...

Adoption Friendly Workplace Program
Their goal is to encourage employers to offer adoption benefits and to help employees find out how to advocate for adoption benefits at the workplace.

Adoption Tax Credit Online Course
This Adoption Learning Partners online course is designed to help adoptive families determine their eligibility for the adoption tax credit, understand how the tax credit works, create a system for tracking and documenting expenses, and prepare for filing taxes.

Adoption Taxpayer Identification Number

Author(s):	United States Treasury Department
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Year Published:	1997 - 8 pages

This document prepared by the Internal Revenue Service answers common questions about the adoption taxpayer identification number (ATIN), the temporary number assigned to a child pending finalization of his or her adoption. The number is used on tax forms in place of the child's Social Security Number. Taxpayers must have an ATIN for their child in order to claim a dependency exemption and child care credit. The paper reviews the application process, considerations for taxpayers adopting children from other countries, and required documentation.

Child Welfare Policy Manual: Title IV-E
Policy information on Title IV-E in an easy to use question and answer format.

Costs of Adopting: A Factsheet for Families

Author(s):	National Adoption Information Clearinghouse.
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Year Published:	2004 - 5 pages

This factsheet provides cost estimates for domestic and intercountry adoptions. Agency fees, legal fees, home study expenses, and foreign country expenses are considered. The factsheet also includes information about adoption benefits, such as Federal tax credits, state tax credits, subsidies, and adoption loans and grants. A brief list of additional resources is provided.

Employer-Provided Adoption Benefits

Author(s):	National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
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Year Published:	2004 - 3 pages

This fact sheet explains the types of employee and tax benefits that are available to adoptive parents, from financial assistance and parental leave to tax credits for adoption expenses. Eligibility for such benefits is briefly discussed, and resources about employers offering adoption benefits are provided.

Federal Title IV-E and State Adoption Assistance

Series Title:	State Statutes Series 2004
Author(s):	National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
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Year Published:	2004 - 3 pages

Children with special needs may qualify for adoption assistance (also called "adoption subsidy"), which is paid to adoptive families to help them defray expenses related to their child's need for ongoing therapies or treatment. There are two major funding sources of adoption assistance (subsidy): the Federal Title IV-E program under the Social Security Act and State programs, which vary from State to State. Current through June 2004, this publication provides general information on eligibility and limitations for, and termination or modification of adoption subsidies.

Gift of Adoption Fund
Provides financial assistance in the form of grants to adoptive parents.

God's Grace Adoption Ministry
Helps place orphaned children with families and helps families overcome the financial burden of adopting.

Hebrew Free Loan Association
Provides interest-free loans to Jewish adults who wish to adopt children internationally or domestically.

How to Make Adoption an Affordable Option
A booklet for prospective adoptive parents who are reluctant to pursue the process because they believe adoption is too expensive.

NACAC's Adoption Subsidy Resource Center
The National Adoption Subsidy Resource Center was formed to help educate parents and professionals on Title IV-E Adoption Assistance.

National Adoption Foundation
Provides financial assistance, services, and support to families before, during, and after adoptions are finalized.