[Kare]

Sorry, I haven't written sooner, have been real busy. There are several subsidies available--the first being adoption support subsidy. Most children over three are eligible for a subsidy. You should say you will only adopt with one. It is a benefit that they offer. You never know down the line, what your child may need. The support subsidy is based on level of care --3 being the greatest, and 1 being the least. They also go by the child's age--the older, the more money. As your child gets older, they receive more.

The child should also be elgible for medicaid. There is also adoption medical subsidy which can help cover what your insurance and medicaid doesn't cover. This covers any conditions the child has when they are adopted.

There is also a subsidy for nonrecurring adoption costs--such as
travel expenses, etc.

We had our child come and visit over Memorial weekend. I thought everything was going ok, but after he left, we found out he had stole several hundred dollars from my daughter. When he went back to the residential center, he said we had given him the money, and they actually took him shopping! Anyway, they did confront him, of course he lied. Eventually, he did tell the truth, which is a small beginning.

Even though you know they can steal, when it happens, it really bothers you; especially after we bought him some clothes and a game for his game boy.

We do like him though. I hate to be negative. He's had a rough life, and we knew he had a history of stealing. It's good it happened now, because we know what we're dealing with.