Adoption Tax Credit

As we all know, the adoption tax credit is set to expire in December 2010. Now is the time to act! Unless Congress votes to continue the tax credit, we will loose the tax credit altogether, except for those adopting a special needs child. The tax credit has made it possible for thousands of families to adopt and we want to continue this for as long as possible. There are still 16 states that do not support this bill! Hard to believe. Rainbow Kids recently posted an article that address what you can do to help support this bill. It also lists the states that currently do not support this bill. Click here to read the article. I encourage you to pass this on to all your friends and family so that they too can help keep the adoption tax credit alive!

Foster Care Adoptions

With the downslide of the economy, adoption is suffering. The need for adoptive parents still remains. But it is no secret that adoption can be an expensive process. However, there still remains over 129,000 children in foster care who are in need of loving families. Adopting from the foster care system is a wonderful option and also very realistic financially.  The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption reports that more than 129,000 children in foster care are now available for adoption. Most foster care adoptions are completed for less than $2,500 – considerably less than most private adoptions. If a family qualifies, the entire adoption could be paid for with grants or state adoption subsidies. Perhaps this is an option you could consider if you are wanting to adopt a child. 

 

Read more: Domestic Adoption in Struggling Economy: Potential Parents Finding More Opportunities to Adopt -http://adoption.suite101.com/article.cfm/domestic_adoption_in_struggling_economy#ixzz0BubMPHMp

This information is taken from here.

Scrapbook Your Adoption

A reader shared with me her scrap booking website which specializes in adoption! It is called Scrap Book My Adoption. After checking it out, I was really impressed with all the different theme pages that she has to offer as well her very reasonable prices. I love the idea of just purchasing one unique page to add to your own scrapbook or better yet, let her custom design your entire adoption scrapbook! She has choices for every type adoption imaginable. This could be a great gift for adoptive parents or for your child. If you like her site and her product, leave a comment here!!!