Feb 8, 2011
Family Programs Hawai‘i receives funding from the Bradley and Victoria Geist Foundation and the Theresa Hughes Foundation to provide Enhancements Funds to children. Activities and items funded include tutors, summer school tuition, self esteem programs such as...
Feb 3, 2011
Links to important IRS documents for foster and adoptive parents. Click on the links below to open up the documents you are interested in. Exemptions, Standard Deductions, and Filing Information (Pub. 501) Child and Dependent Care Expenses (Pub. 503) Instructions for...
Feb 3, 2011
Adoptive parents often ask whether adoption assistance (adoption subsidy) payments are taxable. Many also wonder about claiming their child as a dependent and using the child tax credit. The North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC) reviewed related IRS...
Feb 2, 2011
During the week of September 27, 2010 the IRS released guidance stating that adoption tax credit amounts carried forward from previous years are also refundable, so even parents who adopted as long ago as 2005 can benefit from the new law. These changes mean...
Jan 31, 2011
Provides funding for eligible families to pay for preschool costs. The program does not look at the foster parent’s income or work activity, so the income eligiblity limits do not apply. Eligible children are either 4-years-old or are special needs 3-year-olds...
Jan 31, 2011
A free, fun, educational banking program that presents the basics of smart money management in an easy-to-use format. Wells Fargo has developed this entertaining and educational program for kids, teens and adults as a commercial-free public service. It can help you...
