If you live close to Rochester, IL, come on out for our MAA family picnic at Rochester Park on June 18th, 12-2pm! Hope to see you there. *We will be at the pavilion next to the wooden playground.

Soraya Diaz is Madison’s amazing representative in Colombia!

Soraya has been working in adoptions for 25 years. She has a huge passion for children and sibling groups. She also loves being able to work with and for adoptive families. Soraya is well known and highly respected throughout Colombia’s adoption arena. Soraya will be joining the Madison at the National Council for Adoption conference in June, and then will be travelling back to Illinois to visit with MAA families at our annual picnic in Rochester on June 18th! We hope you can join us!  

Support the Adoption Tax Credit Refundability Act!

As it stands now, many adoptive families are not able to take advantage of the adoption tax credit because simply put, they do not earn enough yearly wages. Yes, it is true! As it exists now, adoptive families only qualify for the adoption tax credit only do so because their incomes are high enough to lead to a large enough tax liability. Adoption is expensive and this seems almost backwards as the families who earn the least are the families who need the most financial support. How is this possible and how do we change it?

Let’s use our voices to advocate for change! Please support the Adoption Tax Credit Refundability Act. This is a bill which will allow lower-income adoptive families to have the same level of financial support middle-income families receive. Please read this summary from NCFA’s President Ryan Hanlon. 

Families home in April!

If you are not in a position to adopt right now, but still feel compelled to help, please know that you can always make a donation directly to Madison Adoption Associates. Your generous gift will be directed where it is needed most, whether that be to provide food and medical services to vulnerable children both domestically and internationally, to support MAA’s growing therapeutic support services for adoptive and foster families, to help ease the financial burden for adoptive families, and/or many other areas where MAA serves deserving children. So please – consider making a tax-deductible donation today, so that children around the world may have a chance for a brighter tomorrow.