Adoption Financial Assistance Program

This section provides information on how His Kids Too! is able to financially assist your adoption.

This is a wonderful program designed so that your friends and family can assist you financially with adoption costs. This grant program is set up that donors make tax-deductible donations to His Kids Too! (only donations greater then $25.00 will receive a tax benefit) and then you may apply for a grant for the funds generated by donors. The benefit of this program is that you are in control of your fund raising efforts and donors will have complete confidence that donations will go for their intended purpose, adoption expenses. All funds generated become the property of His Kids Too!, a 501(c) (3) charity. While we can not guarantee all funds received will benefit your personal adoption expenses, His Kids Too! makes it's best effort to afford you your requested grant.

Requirements for this program:

1. Adopt internationally, this program is only open to U.S. citizens adopting outside the U.S.

2. Completed information packet - forwarded to you via e-mail (request below).

3. Funds are disbursed to licensed adoption agency's only, NO independent adoption facilitation groups.   

4. For fund disbursement, a bill from the adoption agency needs to be sent to our office, requesting grant funds pay the adoption expense. For bills already paid, a paid receipt is necessary for reimbursement.  

5. After you return with your child, you allow His Kids Too! to post a photo of your child(ren) to its website. This will not include any personal information about the child (identity, country of origin, age, sex, etc.), just the photo, so others can see that people are utilizing the account program, and that it is indeed helping to bring home children.

***6.  For those adopting children with special needs:  Please note, when you send in a request for information, and ANY subsequent inquiry to ANYONE, please do not refer to your child as a 'special needs child.'  Your child is not a special needs child; he/she is a 'child with special needs.'  (see the difference??) Their physical and/or mental condition does not define 'who' they are, but they are a CHILD first, and their diagnosis or 'challenge' is secondary.  This has NO barring on your grant status, this is a personal observation, that we have seen over and over.  Additionally, the director of His Kids Too! adopted a child with a special need/physical challenge,  her disability does not define her...she is a child first.  Please reconsider your wording when referring to your potential child, and understand that how you refer to them, is how you and others 'see' your child.   

7.  Grants are not based on any child's medical condition, as His Kids Too! considers ALL children in international orphanages as children of 'special need', due to the overall conditions of these facilities.

If you are interested in obtaining more information on this program, please contact our office directly at by emailing director@hiskidstoo.org.

COMMENTS:

"Thank you for sending the money so quickly....thank you for blessing us with this grant..." Amber R. June 2007

"Thanks again for your part in this story of love." Jonathan and Slyvie Gal.2:20 May 2007

"...thank you for everything that you guys do!
It is amazing how many lives all of you touch and make better on a daily
basis!"

Danielle C. April 2007

"....I will always appreciate His Kids Too help with the adoption grant they set up for my adoption.

Best wishes,

Janie S." Dec. 2006

"To Potential Adoptive Parents,

I would like to share that Teresa Fillmon and His Kids
Too have been very helpful during the process of our
adoption from Ukraine recently (April, 2003). Teresa
answered questions; and if she didn't know the
answers, she found someone who could and sent me to
that person. She edited and re-edited our home study
several times.

She also recommended our translator/
facilitator in Ukraine. They were there to meet us at the
airport when we arrived and provided our living
quarters, transportation, and of course translations
for us. They showed us where to buy food, took us to
internet cafes, telephones, etc. On the weekends he
went with us to the circus in Kiev, and gave us an
educational tour of the orthodox churches and
historical sites in Kiev. They made sure to take care of
all of our needs. Of course he did a wonderful job
taking care of all of the adoption paperwork and knew
the ins and outs of where to go to get all of the
legal work done. I was amazed at how much work they put
into completing our adoption. They are honest,
caring, and a hard-working Christian. I would recommend 'him'
as a translator/facilitator to anyone considering
traveling to Ukraine for adoption."

Sincerely,
Betty C.

"....A few months
ago, when we were buried in paperwork, I realized what a source of valuable
information Teresa could be for our situation. She lives in our state, had
just returned from adopting under the new NAC administration, and is very
familiar with the region that our children were from. I immediately began
asking her a variety of questions and was overwhelmed at how ready and
willing she was to help us, a family who she had (and still has) never met
personally. We are most grateful for her help in getting our paperwork
through the FL Secretary of State so efficiently. She was also very helpful
in assisting us in correcting a couple of paperwork problems that came up.
Despite multiple mailings, trips to the Sec of State, and phone calls from
us, she continued to be very kind and helpful. We are currently awaiting
approval and an appointment date from the Ukrainian NAC. We wouldn't be
where we are now without the help of His Kids Too and its director Teresa
Fillmon. If we can be of further help, please contact us." Brian and Amy Y.

"To Whom it May Concern,

I highly recommend Hid Kids Too. The people involved have always been
honest, helpful and prompt, in all their responses.

We were the recipients of a grant in 2002, that was very helpful in
enabling us to adopt our son from Almaty, Kazakhstan. Teresa is a warm and
caring women, who always answered any questions I have had on all aspects of
adoption, and the other ministries they fulfill.

I would not hesitate to support them. Feel free to contact me with any
other questions you may have.

Sincerely,

Jamie G."

"To Whom It May Concern:

We adopted our son from Russia in December 2002, and we received a grant with His Kids Too! We had several fundraisers and people made checks out to His Kids for a tax-deduction...Overall, we had a very positive experience with His Kids. We believe that they operate with honesty and integrity. If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us .

Blessings on your adoption journey,"

Dean and Beth B.
Blessed Parents of:

Elijah (10) adopted from Russia 12/02
Anastasia (9) adopted from Russia 5/01
Danielle (almost 8)
Micah (6 1/2)
Rachel (6 1/2) adopted from Russia 6/99
Benjamin (5)
Jonathan (2 1/2)