Break it down. For real.

My dear friend Angela, who along with her hubby and son, are another adoptive family working through our agency to bring their baby home. They have just started raising the funds for their 2nd adoption! She has been such an encouragement to me, as she's been here before, and believed in the process and our agency enough to do it all over again! :)
She recently laid out the costs associated with adoption as our agency breaks them down, for our specific program, and it got me thinkin': I've never shown you here what that looks like. So, here it is:

CHRISTIAN FAMILY ADOPTIONS (CFA)
AFRICAN AMERICAN INFANT PROGRAM FEE SCHEDULE


CFA AGENCY FEES:
(Due prior to home study visit)

• Application fee: $300
• Agency fee: $2750
• Domestic infant training course and seminar: $250
• Adoption home study: $1500
• Post-placement home study visits: $700 
• = $5500 (paid)

AFRICAN AMERICAN INFANT PLACEMENT FEES:
(Due at time of placement with adoptive family. These are not CFA fees and are paid directly to the placing agency.)

• African American or Biracial infants: $15,000-$30,000 (we have saved/raised $8000 of this so far!)

EXTRA FAMILY EXPENSES:
(Estimates. Due as needed.)

• 12 color copies of photo/profile books: $50 (was closer to $150)
• Lodging and meals: $750
• Airfare for two: $1600
• = $2500 (paid $150)

ESTIMATED GRAND TOTAL: $22,900- $37,900


So, there it is. It's a lot of money. But every single penny is so worth the kiddo that we get to raise and bring into our family. We are so anxious to get the remaining money raised, are you with us? :)