Bring A Child Home

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Application Process

What to Expect

01

Application

Submit your completed family questionnaire and additional documentation. Applications are reviewed by the Board of Directors on a quarterly basis.

02

Interview

Selected applicants will meet with a board member for an interview to better get to know your needs.

03

Award

Applicants who are selected to receive a grant will be notified by the end of the quarter and will begin working with a grant administrator for disbursement.

Preparing Your Application

Family Questionnaire

Complete the family questionnaire to allow our application committee to get to know your family better.

Testimony

Both adoptive parents will provide their written testimonies of salvation with their application.

Home Study

Ensure that you have a copy of your completed, approved home study in order to submit it with your application.

References

Request a letter of recommendation from your pastor and a fellow community member to be sent in separately.

Financials

You will need to provide a copy of your most recent IRS tax return and your last two paystubs.

Letter of Intent

We want to hear your heart for adoption! Write a letter to help us understand why you are pursuing adoption.

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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Applications are accepted on a quarterly basis. Quarterly deadlines are as follows:

  • Quarter 1: Due January 31

  • Quarter 2: Due April 30

  • Quarter 3: Due July 31

  • Quarter 4: Due October 31

At this time, Sawyer and Sons is only able to provide grants to families adopting domestically within the United States.

Our hope is to be able to alleviate much of the financial burden that adoptive families undertake. Award amounts will are dependent upon availability of funds, and grant amounts will be determined ahead of each application period to help our families wisely plan for their adoption.

Total number of grants awarded per application period is subject to the amount of available funds and the number of grant applications received. We will let you know how many grants we are able to award during your application period after the application window has closed. 

Grant recipients will be notified of their awards by the end of the quarter in which they applied. 

You can expect the application process to take place over a three-month period. 

Home studies are eligible for submission for reimbursement. Reimbursement will be awarded on a case by case basis. 

Eligible domestic travel expenses associated with your adoption may be submitted for consideration as a part of your total adoption costs.  Eligible costs include airfare and lodging.

Grantees are prayerfully selected based upon a variety of factors; including, but not limited to, financial need, infertility, and current family size.

A grant administrator will work with each individual family to determine whether grant awards will be disbursed as a reimbursement or if the award money will be disbursed directly to the payor. In most cases, families should not expect to receive the grant disbursement directly.