Posterous theme by Cory Watilo

Filed under: help

Raising Funds

Adoption is expensive.  Some adoptions cost more than others.  There are unexpected increases and fees.  But what do you do? Giving up is not an option. 

I feel like I have not stopped working on gathering money for the past year+.  (But how many of us aren't constantly addressing our finances?)  I worked a second job.  Then a third.  I wrote many grants.  Still, there is a long way to go.  Now I am trying other things.  I have joined Amazon Associates, see posts tagged "books."  I have sent an application to 147 Million Orphans.  They fundraise for orphan care and allow adopting families to raise some money through them.  Friends have created an Indiegogo campaign for me.  It's hard.

Someday soon I hope to be on the other side - raising money for other adopting families.  In the meantime, if you are interested in supporting my adoption:

This is the Indiegogo campaign friends have created for us:

Fatherless Foundation raises money for both orphan care and adoption.  Tax deductable donations can be earmarked for individual adoptions (such as mine), or given generally.  Also, in the (unlikely) case that I raise more money than required to ease our financial stress, I will donate the difference to Fatherless Foundation and CMomA (see separate post).

This post has been difficult to write.  Every step of adoption is a test of pride, humility, and love. 

Again, thank you for reading.