20/20 Campaign

Dear friends, My name is Emily Schafer, and I have the privilege of serving as Show Hope’s Director of Development.  It has been such a joy to share that for the two-and-half years since I have worked at Show Hope, I have gotten to say THREE times: This is our biggest Adoption Aid grant period…

Beginning April 1, the team at Show Hope will be working to raise $400,000 through our annual 20/20 Campaign for Adoption Aid grants. The truth is, the needs remain the same as they did when Steven and I founded Show Hope more than 22 years ago. We continue to see increases in families applying for…

Today, there are approximately 15 million children, around the globe, who are in need of the love, security, and permanency of a family. And here, in the U.S., there are some 115,000 children who have had parental rights terminated and are in need of permanent families. In addition, there are families who long to grow…

“We’ve been telling everyone that God has been very kind to our family. You are his gift to us. He knows you so well, and we look forward to knowing you too and living life together.” Jessica and Aaron Lee The goal of Show Hope’s Adoption Aid grants is to fund 25 to 35 percent…

“Stepping into the hard and broken places is where I see God move mountains over and over again. No one in our family shares DNA. And when I look around our table, I see our beautiful family, each person so different, and I remember their birth families who brought us together.” Jennifer and Jonathan Sato…

More than 20 years ago, Mary Beth and Steven Curtis Chapman dreamed of helping 100 children come home to the love of a family through adoption. Today, nearly 8,900 children have been impacted by a Show Hope Adoption Aid grant. Yet the need remains the same as it did in 2003.  The goal of Show…

“While we don’t yet know who you are, we know God is perfectly weaving our family together, and you are part of the tapestry he is creating.” Liana and Nathan Walden The goal of Show Hope’s Adoption Aid grants is to fund 25 to 35 percent of the total costs associated with adoption. Until recently,…

1 Month. Nearly $390,000. More Than 45 Children & Families. In April, we had the big goal of raising $350,000 in Show Hope Adoption Aid grants to help 45 children and families—all through our eighth annual 20/20 Campaign. Throughout the month, we introduced three families waiting to bring home their children through adoption. You can…