The most difficult part of adoption is the cost. We are looking at the total cost being around $35,000. Fundraising is something we struggle with doing, but we understand that something this big we are not able to do ourselves. Our goal is to do it all without debt, if able.
A Breakdown of our cost:
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$100 Application Fee (pd)
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$3000 Home Study Fee (pd) (another $900 if not placed within a yr)
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$160 Background Checks (pd)
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$112.50 Adoption Training (pd)
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$200 Profile books (pd)
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$15000-$28,000 Placement Fee
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$2000-$3000est Traveling (Will most likely be in the state our child is born for at least 5-10 business days, before we are able to leave)
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$1200 Post Placement Fee
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$10000-$3000 if want to work with other referral program
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$?? Any unseen or legal fees
What we’ve been doing to save:
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Steph’s extra job goes directly to our adoption (about $100-$140 a month)
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All of our change goes into a bucket
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We have set our budget as if we have a child, helping us save not only for adoption, but also for Steph to be able to take some maternity leave, since it will be all unpaid.
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Half of our refund check went directly into our adoption fund
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We are currently working on applying for grants
Fundraisers So Far:
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Jamberry Nails online sale- Kristi did an awesome job and actually has another party in April that she will be donating part of her commission to our adoption fund- excited to see what we raised!
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Prayer Puzzle- if we sell all 1000 piece we will raise $10,000- https://kiels23.wordpress.com/puzzle-fundraiser/
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Garage Sale- We are working on putting together some details to do a garage sale that all funds will go directly into our adoption fund. We are accepting donations to sell at our sale
If you feel led to donate outside of the puzzle, you may do so by contacting us for our address or securely online @ https://www.youcaring.com/kielsadoptionjourney. We are also currently working on getting a tax-deductible option with a matching grant option.
We also understand that some may not be at a place where they are able to give financially, and we totally understand- Your prayers and support are MORE than enough and we are very grateful for those. Please also feel free to share our blog or facebook page- the more supporters and prayer warriors we have, the better!
Thank you!
Jay & Steph
*Any funds above the cost of our adoption will be saved for future adoptions
The Kiel's Adoption Journey 