Adoption Friendly Workplace

Did you know that many employers offer adoption benefits as part of their work/life package? Adoption benefits may include: 1) Financial assistance ranging from $1,000 to $20,000 to reimburse employees for adoption expenses. 2) Paid leave ranging from one to six weeks, providing the employee with full or partial salary. 3) Unpaid leave in addition to that mandated by FMLA (Family Leave and Medical Act guarantees unpaid leave...

India Speeds Up Adoption Process

While trying to simplify the adoption procedure and making it more transparent, the Union ministry of women and child development is planning to reduce the waiting period to adopt a child from 3-6 months to 45 days. WCD minister Renuka Chowdhury said that despite the preference for a male child in Indian families, it is surprising to note that maximum childless couples demand a girl child. Their website has also been...

Our Adoption Story: Part Two

Our homestudy got approved after a couple of weeks and we continued looking at files. We found one of two girls and decided to meet them at one of the picnics. They were 6 & 7 year old and we deicded to find out more about them. About a week later we were told that the younger one was being to abusive to the other and they had decided to adopt them seperately but that the younger one wasn’t ready yet and they asked...