[lucyjoy]

Our subsidies came from the states the children were from except the medical which the states contracted so it goes through our state. Our state offers different subsidy abount according to the kids special needs. As for taking four at once, I took three and it was hard but I'd do it again. One concern you need to consider is the young age of your birth kids. Some kids who have been abused will abuse younger children(before anyone jumps all over me I said some). You need to consider this when making a decision to add kids.