There is more than one way to start a family — and companies should be providing employees with support for each and every one of them.
Adoption and foster care are two alternative family planning options employers are increasingly bolstering support for. There are currently more than 400,000 children in foster care across 218,927 licensed foster homes in the United States, according to the most recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau. And although just 2% of Americans have actually adopted, interest is high: more than a third of U.S. families have considered it.
