May 18th, 2011

This week’s CNN Hero is Becky Fawcett

Adoption in the United States can cost $20,000 to $40,000. Becky and Kipp Fawcett learned this firsthand when they spent more than $100,000 adopting their two children. Fortunate to have the means to build her family, Becky realized that many loving and fit parents could live childless lives because they did not have large lump sums of cash on hand for adoption costs. In 2007, she started Helpusadopt.org to provide grant money to adoptive parents — regardless of their race, religion, gender or sexual orientation. Since its start, Helpusadopt.org has awarded more than $300,000 in grant money, and helped build 43 families.