Adoption

At A Child's Hope Int'l, we long to see the Church arise letting love reach the orphan for Christ. May the Church lead the way in adopting more children than ever before! Let this song by Michael W. Smith encourage you in your journey to children around the world

Can you hear, there's a new song
Breaking out from the children of freedom
Every race and every nation
Sing it out sing a new Hallelujah

Let us sing love to the nations
Bringing hope of the grace that has freed us
Make Him known and make Him famous
Sing it out sing to the new Hallelujah

Arise
let the church Arise
Let love reach to the other side
Alive come alive
Let the song Arise

Citizens of the United States started adopting children from other countries in large numbers after the end of World War II . Many of the children adopted were European and Japanese war orphans. Additional adoptions followed after the civil war in Greece (1946-49), the Korean War (1950-53) and the war in Vietnam (1954-1975). But war and its aftermath are not the only factors leading countries to allow their children to be adopted abroad. Desperate poverty and social upheaval have been critical factors in the adoption of children from Latin America, the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe over the last twenty years. In China, government population control policies contributed to abandonment of infant girls and overcrowded orphanages, factors in the government's decision to facilitate international adoptions.

Adoption is a legal process in which all parental rights and responsibilities are transferred from one set of parents to a couple or individual who has agreed to assume those rights and responsibilities. Adoption is an opportunity to provide a stable, loving environment and a 'forever family' for a child in need.

There are many types of adoption:

• infant adoption,
• foster care adoption, and
• intercountry adoption.

Adoption agencies are an excellent resource for adopting through an agency and to find out about available education, counseling, and support groups.

Costs of Adopting
The cost of adoption differs if adopting domestically, from the public foster care system, or from overseas. Domestic adoptions and intercountry adoptions cost anywhere from $8,000 to $40,000, more commonly falling between $15,000 to $25,000. The cost of adopting a child from foster care adoption is minimal. Needed post-adoption services are also a cost consideration. Costs might include family counseling or medical procedures in case of a child with special needs. There are in place a number of cost-saving mechanisms, such as federal tax credits, which assist in defraying pre- and post-adoption expenses.

As an advocate for children, A Child's Hope International can direct you to available resources and people who have experienced the blessing of adoption.

To donate to the Adoption Fund that assists families in their adoption process, click on the Donate Now image and specify Adoption Fund from the Contribution question.