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Bright Futures Camp - Ethiopia Program Fees and Other Expenses
Gladney Center for Adoption
January 2008

SPONSORING ONLY FEES One Child        Addt'l Exp.
    2nd Child
Gladney Application Fee $waived waived     
Gladney Home Study Fee $1,500N/A
Sponsoring Fee**$2,500$2,500
Support Feewaivedwaived
SUBTOTAL - SPONSORING ONLY $4,000$2,500

ADOPTION FEES PAID TO GLADNEY One Child        Addt'l Exp.
    2nd Child
Gladney Application Fee $waived waived     
Gladney Home Study Fee * $1,500NA
Gladney Program Fee $2,100$1,050
Sponsorship Fee $2,500$2,500
Gladney Post Placement Supervision Fee $1,200 $0
Gladney Post Placement Administration Fee$450$0
SUBTOTAL PAID TO GLADNEY $7,750+$3,550

ADOPTION FEES PAID TO OTHERS (Best Estimate)
In United States
Immigration Approval & Fingerprinting Fee/2 Adults$750/$830-0-
Authentication of Documents (Estimate)$350 - $700-0-
Passport ($97/person traveling)$97/194-0-
Travel VISA ($20/person traveling)$20/$40-0-
SUBTOTAL$1,217 - $1,764-0-
In Ethiopia
Foreign Facilitator/Foreign Source Fee+ $4,385$635
Humanitarian Aid$200-0-
SUBTOTAL$4,585 +$635

TOTAL ADOPTION EXPENSES (Approximately) $13,552 - $14,099+$4,185

TRAVEL EXPENSES (BEST ESTIMATES)
Vary depending upon season, cities visited, point of departure,
level of accommodation, etc.
Adult Airfare/per Person/International Travel $1,600 x 2
Child Airfare/per Person/International Travel $995
Lodging Depending on Accom.(Est. 7 days)$350 - $1,680
Meals (Est. 7 days @ $30/day per family of 2) $210
Misc. Transportation in Ethiopia $500
TOTAL TRAVEL EXPENSES (Approximately) $5,255 - $6,585


*This fee applies if Gladney conducts Home Study. If another agency conducts Home Study, the fees are subject to the other agency's discretion.

**Roundtrip airfare from Ethiopia to U.S., roundtrip bus transportation to and from Long Island.

***If child is over 24 months.

+Child identification expenses; medical expenses; translation of documents; registration fees; childcare and associated supplies such as diapers, formula, food, etc.; facilitator and staff, including caregiver salaries; legal fees & document processing; humanitarian aid and program development, U.S. Embassy Visa medical exam, related processing & admin fee, Visa Fee, U.S. Embassy Issuance fee)


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