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...About How Freddie Mac Foundation's Wednesday's Child Works Click on a question to see the answer. Or scroll down to read all the answers.
I SAW A WEDNESDAY'S CHILD I'M INTERESTRED IN. WHAT DO I DO NEXT?Click on Interest Form at the top of any page on this site. Then select the form for families who do or do not have a homestudy. Fill out the form online, including the child's name and ID number. If you do not have a homestudy, use the form to ask for a free information packet by email and for a list of agencies in your state. Click on Submit. Back to TopWHAT WILL HAPPEN AFTER I SUBMIT THE INTEREST FORM?A pop-up window will appear to tell you what your next steps will be. You may right-click on the pop-up window and print it for future reference.
Back to TopI TRIED TO SUBMIT THE INTEREST FORM AND COULDN'T. HOW DO I MAKE IT WORK?Security settings on your computer may be causing the problem. On your computer, you must have cookies enabled in order to submit the form. The Interest Form appears as a pop-up window. If you have software on your computer that blocks pop-up windows, you will not be able to see the form. Please check your software settings and try again. Back to TopI FILLED OUT THE INTEREST FORM. WHY HAS NOBODY CALLED ME?A Wednesday's Child Worker WILL contact you (by phone, email, or US mail) if
A Wednesday's Child worker will NOT contact you if
Not everyone who
fills out an interest form will receive a call. If
you do not yet have a study or do not live in or near a Wednesday's
Child city, you can still adopt a Wednesday's Child, though it may
take some time. Use the list of agencies in your state that came with
your information packet to find
your own agency and get started with the adoption process! See Resource Library article: Why Don't Children's Workers Call Families Back? Back to TopHOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO ADOPT A WEDNESDAY'S CHILD?It is not costly to adopt children from the U.S. foster care system, such as those who appear on the Wednesday's Child television features and website. All of these children are in the care of public (city, state, or county) agencies here in the United States, which do not charge families to adopt the children. A family may work with a public or a private agency to complete the adoption homestudy (approval) process. Private agencies usually do charge fees, which may vary considerably, while public agencies generally do not. Both types of agencies can prepare a family for a successful adoption. Even with a public agency, there will be some expenses in the adoption process. Families may have to pay for copies of required documents, such as their own birth certificates. All agencies require a criminal history clearance and a child abuse clearance, for which there are small fees. And all adoptions must be finalized in court, so there will be modest attorney fees. Nearly all waiting children are eligible for state or federal financial adoption assistance (subsidy) and medical assistance, which continue until they are 18 years old. Read about financing
an adoption on the National Adoption Center website. Back to TopI SAW A CHILD ON TV WHO IS NOT ON THE SITE. HOW DO I FIND OUT MORE?Children shown on this website are from 5 cities where the Freddie Mac Foundation sponsors Wednesday's Child television features: Atlanta, Los Angeles New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC.
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