Forever Bound Adoption is excited to help orphaned children of the world find caring loving families, and to help adoptive couples build nurturing, permanent families. Through our partnership with Gladney Center For Adoption we provide international adoption services to adoptive applicants interested in adopting children from China, Taiwan and Colombia. Together, we offer the following services:
PERSONAL CONSULTATION AND SUPPORT
FREE HELP IN FINANCING YOUR ADOPTION
ADOPTIVE HOME STUDIES AND UPDATES
EASY and SECURE ONLINE TASK MANAGEMENT
PRE AND POST-ADOPTION TRAINING
MATCHING AND PLACEMENT
POST-PLACEMENT SERVICES AND FINALIZATION
ADOPTION ADVOCATE SUPPORT GROUP
Adoption is a life-long process for everyone involved. Forever Bound Adoption provides post-placement care for birth parents, adoptees and adoptive parents.
Adoptive Parent Services
The laws of your state may require a written evaluation of the placement of a child with a family. The evaluation serves to ensure that the placement is within the child’s best interest. If you adopt a child through Forever Bound Adoption, we will make sure your family receives the necessary post-placement care and services.
Adoptee Services
Adoptive families and adopted children may, at different times throughout their lives, benefit from counseling. Forever Bound Adoption will connect you and your family with whatever resources you may need.
Forever Bound Adoption uses this secure online client portal for adoption applications and for gathering the required documents for your adoption.
To help you navigate the world of adoption financing, Forever Bound has partnered with Your Adoption Finance Coach, a comprehensive system that includes live coaching, on-demand training videos, budget and planning templates, and an online gift registry service, to provide adoptive families with the tools they need to create a customized financial plan to fund their adoption.
Current Forever Bound Families: Please email us to create a login for immediate access to Your Adoption Finance Coach portal. Once you’ve logged into the portal, you will have access to the many resources made available through this service.
ADOPTION FINANCIAL AID & GRANTS
A number of organizations provide financial aid and grants to adoptive families. We have collected information about such organizations to help you find the resources that meet your family’s needs.
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Many employers offer adoption benefits. If your employer does not offer adoption benefits, your company might be willing to consider becoming a more adoption friendly workplace. Speak with your HR department to determine what benefits your employer offers. If benefits are available, be sure to use them! If not, consider providing your employer with an Adoption Friendly Workplace kit from the Dave Thomas Foundation.
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR FUNDING ADOPTION
Debt-free Adoption Webinar | Julie Gumm, Adoptive Mother and Author, Adopt without Debt: Creative Ways to Cover the Cost of Adoption, talks about strategies you can use to adopt a child debt-free.
How to Afford Adoption | For Creating a Family with Dawn Davenport, Dawn interviews the director of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption and the founder of affordingadoption.com. Topics include grants, loans, tax credits, employee benefits, and fundraising for adoption.
Resources4Adoption | A one-stop resource for grants, loans, and advice about funding your adoption.
Adoption Fundraising Infographic | Find ten resources, fun activities and fundraising campaigns that will help offset the cost of adoption.
CREATE A PAYMENT TIMELINE
A payment timeline allows agency fees and adoption costs to be staggered over the course of the adoption process, enabling you to plan ahead for costs, but making it unnecessary to have all of the fees in savings when you begin the process. The fees are broken down and collected in increments, with the majority of the costs due at, or shortly after, the time you receive referral information about a child. The entire amount will need to be paid at or before the time of placement.