Resources for adoptive parents and children, as well as couples, healthcare professionals, and social workers who are interested in adoption as an option.

]]> https://catholiccharitiesswks.org/home/files/adoption-1?format=html Fri, 21 Jan 2022 14:07:54 -0600 en-GB hourly 1 https://catholiccharitiesswks.org/home/files/adoption-1/180-2022-adoption-itinerary?format=html 2022 Adoption Itinerary https://catholiccharitiesswks.org/home/files/adoption-1/180-2022-adoption-itinerary?format=html rford@catholiccharitiesswks.org (Rebecca Ford) Adoption Fri, 21 Jan 2022 14:07:54 -0600 https://catholiccharitiesswks.org/home/files/adoption-1/178-preliminary-adoption-application-2022?format=html Preliminary Adoption Application 2022 https://catholiccharitiesswks.org/home/files/adoption-1/178-preliminary-adoption-application-2022?format=html rford@catholiccharitiesswks.org (Rebecca Ford) Adoption Thu, 20 Jan 2022 16:20:38 -0600 https://catholiccharitiesswks.org/home/files/adoption-1/122-unlocking-the-heart-of-adoption-1?format=html Unlocking the Heart of Adoption The 56 minute documentary Unlocking the Heart of Adoption, by Sheila Ganz, bridges the gap between birth and adoptive families through diverse personal stories of adoptees, birthparents and adoptive parents in same race and transracial adoptions interwoven with the filmmaker’s story as a birthmother revealing the enormous complexities in their lives with fascinating historical background. This website provides additional information and a way to purchase the documentary.

]]> https://catholiccharitiesswks.org/home/files/adoption-1/122-unlocking-the-heart-of-adoption-1?format=html The 56 minute documentary Unlocking the Heart of Adoption, by Sheila Ganz, bridges the gap between birth and adoptive families through diverse personal stories of adoptees, birthparents and adoptive parents in same race and transracial adoptions interwoven with the filmmaker’s story as a birthmother revealing the enormous complexities in their lives with fascinating historical background. This website provides additional information and a way to purchase the documentary.

]]> rford@catholiccharitiesswks.org (Rebecca Ford) Adoption Tue, 08 Nov 2011 03:24:51 -0600 https://catholiccharitiesswks.org/home/files/adoption-1/93-qualified-adoption-expenses-form-1?format=html Qualified Adoption Expenses Form To take the adoption tax credit or exclusion, complete this Form 8839 and attach it to your 1040 or 1040A.

]]> https://catholiccharitiesswks.org/home/files/adoption-1/93-qualified-adoption-expenses-form-1?format=html To take the adoption tax credit or exclusion, complete this Form 8839 and attach it to your 1040 or 1040A.

]]> rford@catholiccharitiesswks.org (Rebecca Ford) Adoption Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:50:06 -0500 https://catholiccharitiesswks.org/home/files/adoption-1/92-adoption-tax-credit-1?format=html Adoption Tax Credit You may be able to take a tax credit for qualifying expenses paid to adopt an eligible child. Read this IRS resource for more information.

]]> https://catholiccharitiesswks.org/home/files/adoption-1/92-adoption-tax-credit-1?format=html You may be able to take a tax credit for qualifying expenses paid to adopt an eligible child. Read this IRS resource for more information.

]]> rford@catholiccharitiesswks.org (Rebecca Ford) Adoption Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:47:37 -0500 https://catholiccharitiesswks.org/home/files/adoption-1/91-8-myths-and-realities-about-adoption-1?format=html 8 Myths and Realities About Adoption https://catholiccharitiesswks.org/home/files/adoption-1/91-8-myths-and-realities-about-adoption-1?format=html rford@catholiccharitiesswks.org (Rebecca Ford) Adoption Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:43:59 -0500 https://catholiccharitiesswks.org/home/files/adoption-1/90-adoption-where-do-i-start-1?format=html Adoption: Where Do I Start This factsheet is a "gateway" to the many possible paths to building your family through adoption. It will help give you an understanding of the basic steps in any adoption process and guide you to resources at each step.

]]> https://catholiccharitiesswks.org/home/files/adoption-1/90-adoption-where-do-i-start-1?format=html This factsheet is a "gateway" to the many possible paths to building your family through adoption. It will help give you an understanding of the basic steps in any adoption process and guide you to resources at each step.

]]> rford@catholiccharitiesswks.org (Rebecca Ford) Adoption Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:37:01 -0500 https://catholiccharitiesswks.org/home/files/adoption-1/85-legacy-of-an-adopted-child-1?format=html Legacy of an Adopted Child https://catholiccharitiesswks.org/home/files/adoption-1/85-legacy-of-an-adopted-child-1?format=html rford@catholiccharitiesswks.org (Rebecca Ford) Adoption Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:16:14 -0500 https://catholiccharitiesswks.org/home/files/adoption-1/26-transforming-the-world-one-adoption-at-a-time-1?format=html Transforming the World -- One Adoption at a Time Mark and Krista Ball have four biological children and four children have entered their family through adoption. They've also motivated four families in their church to adopt nine children from an orphanage in Ethiopia. Read their inspiring story here.

]]> https://catholiccharitiesswks.org/home/files/adoption-1/26-transforming-the-world-one-adoption-at-a-time-1?format=html Mark and Krista Ball have four biological children and four children have entered their family through adoption. They've also motivated four families in their church to adopt nine children from an orphanage in Ethiopia. Read their inspiring story here.

]]> rford@catholiccharitiesswks.org (Rebecca Ford) Adoption Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:08:25 -0600