Jurisdictions will often provide financial or in-kind support to adoptive families to aid in the adoption of children with special needs. Special needs are defined by the jurisdiction, but typically consider conditions that make children more difficult to adopt, such as age, large sibling groups, disabilities, etc. An agreement is created and agreed upon by both the agency and the adoptive family and would remain in effect as long as the child is alive and in the home and under the age of majority. The subsidy includes a “re-certification” period to validate the conditions of the subsidy agreement and continue receipt of the financial or in-kind benefits identified.
CCS has implemented a sample adoption subsidy that is maintained separately from the adoption case such that the subsidy will remain active after the adoption activities have been completed. The subsidy is supported by Dynamic Programs and can be configured to meet the needs and rules of the jurisdiction.