LifeHope Community
We believe that every child should know the love, security, and permanency of a family.
It is this belief that moved our Founders, Mary Beth and Steven Curtis Chapman, to launch our Adoption Aid grants more than 20 years ago.
But we also know that when a child enters a family through adoption, the journey is just beginning. That’s why we walk alongside families as they navigate the medical care and support their children need after coming home.
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.
Adoption changes a child’s life forever, but financial barriers stop too many families before they even begin. Show Hope Adoption Aid and Medical Care grants exist to remove what stands in the way.
Adoption Aid Grants
- Adoption can cost between $25,000 and $50,000.
- Show Hope Adoption Aid grants cover 20% to 30% of those costs, removing one of the highest barriers between waiting children and their families.
- Last year we awarded 418 Adoption Aid grants. In the year ahead, our sights are set on 430 grants—more than one child per day—totaling $4.3 million.
Medical Care Grants
- Adoptive families are willing to do whatever it takes to provide the care and support their children need, but rising costs often stand in their way.
- Show Hope Medical Care grants financially assist families with medical and mental health expenses for their children welcomed home through adoption.
- More than 100 Medical Care grants were awarded last year, and next year, we anticipate awarding 120 grants, totaling $860,000.
Where You Come In
Show Hope’s LifeHope community makes our Adoption Aid and Medical Care grants possible, directly funding the work that helps bring children home and supports families for the journey ahead.
Our LifeHope goal is $500,000—every dollar of which goes directly to grants, with no administration costs taken out.
It’s a community of 100 individuals committed to an annual gift of, at least, $5,000—given annually, quarterly, or monthly.
Will you prayerfully consider joining them?
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 (a minimum of $418 per month).
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
Cassidy Attig at cattig@showhope.org or (615) 550-5600 ext. 138.
