LifeHope Community
We believe that every child should know the love, security, and permanency of a family.
It is this belief on which our Founders, Mary Beth and Steven Curtis Chapman, set in motion our cornerstone Adoption Aid grants work more than 20 years ago.
Yet as children enter the love of a family through adoption, we also believe that the journey is just beginning. Understanding this need more fully, we also strive to further support families as they seek to provide the medical care and intervention for their children welcomed home through adoption.
There is much to celebrate and remember in Show Hope’s history, and as we do, we are also clear-eyed about the future. The needs of children and families only continue to grow, and the opportunities to share Jesus with a waiting, watching, and weary world are rich with possibility.
- The goal of Show Hope’s Adoption Aid grants is to fund 25 to 35 percent of the total costs associated with adoption.
- To meet rising adoption costs, our average Adoption Aid grant size has steadily increased approximately 25 percent in the past few years.
- In addition to the rising cost, Show Hope has experienced a more than 30 percent increase in Adoption Aid grant applications over the past year.
- For the coming year, we are projecting to award 420 grants, totaling more than $4 million.
- In the past year, we have experienced a more than 50 percent increase in the number of Medical Care grant applications submitted and awarded.
- As we look to the year ahead, we anticipate even further growth and expansion, with a more than 60 percent increase in grants awarded compared to where we are now, totaling $700,000.
These numbers may seem out-of-reach, but when you see the faces
and hear the stories of children and families on the adoption journey,
we know there is help and hope.
As part of our LifeHope community …
You are not only locking arms with Show Hope; you are locking arms with families—in need of hope and healing—who are on the adoption journey.
You are committing to ongoing prayer and support through an annual, recurring financial gift of $5,000 to $10,000 to both Show Hope’s Adoption Aid grants and Medical Care grants.
You will receive ongoing news and updates from families your support is impacting.
You will also be invited to join an annual call with Show Hope Founders Mary Beth and Steven Curtis Chapman.
You will receive an exclusive invitation to Show Hope’s annual Fellowship Weekend, hosted by the Chapmans.
And finally, you will have the opportunity to attend Steven Curtis Chapman shows and backstage meet-and-greets during touring seasons.
Will you prayerfully consider joining our LifeHope community?
Children continue to wait. Families continue to struggle.
But you can help bridge the gap between them and hope.
For more information, please contact
Abby Chapman at achapman@showhope.org or (615) 550-5600 ext.138.