Navy Web Page Aids Adoption

By: fedweek

Commander, Navy Installations Command’s Fleet and Family Support Program has launched an online collection of resources and tools useful to Navy families interested in adopting a child. It contains numerous links to resources specific to military families. The Web page provides information and links regarding the Department of Defense’s Adoption Reimbursement Program, military leave and the Internal Revenue Service Adoption Credit. Adoption budget guides are provided by Adoptive Families, an award-winning national adoption magazine that serves as a resource for families before, during, and after adoption. Another link is to a publication called, "Wherever My Family Is: That’s Home! Adoption Services for Military Families." Produced by the Department of Health and Human Services, this 92-page guide offers step-by-step advice on the adoption process to military families and social work practitioners. A link to the Web page is located on Fleet and Family Support Center’s homepage, www.nffsp.org.