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It all started with 100 families
Mary Beth and Steven Curtis Chapman dreamed of helping 100 children come home to the love, security, and permanency of a family through adoption.
Soon, 100 children became 500 children,
and then, 500 children became 1,000 children.
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And now today, that dream looks like nearly 8,900 children.
Yet the needs still remain the same, and the barriers to adoption only continue to grow.
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The goal of Show Hope’s Adoption Aid grants is to
fund 25% to 35% of the total costs associated with adoption
Until recently, our grants have ranged between $6,000 & $10,000 each.
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To meet rising adoption costs, that range is now between $8,000 & $12,000 each.
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In addition to the rising cost, Show Hope is seeing a
30% increase in Adoption Aid grant applications
compared to last year.
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As a result, we project being underfunded by more than $500,000 at our fiscal year end of June 30, 2024.
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But there is hope & help with you.
In this month of April, we humbly invite you to prayerfully consider joining us in raising $350,000 in Show Hope Adoption Aid grants.
With our grants ranging from $8,000 to $12,000 each, $350,000 would allow us to award some 35 families with the financial support needed to help welcome home their children. That is literally more than ONE child per day in the month of April.