For instance, there are not as many flower rituals in Africa, as residents here are more concerned with local barks and trees. After all, these things are sources of both medicine and food. That does not mean, however, flower rituals did not exist.
The Child Welfare Information Gateway, a U.S. government-funded adoption information service, estimates that the average U.S. adoption costs $8,000 to $40,000. If you're adopting a child from another country, the range is $15,000 to $30,000. If you're adopting through foster care, which generally involves becoming the parent of an older child, the cost is much lower: zero to $2,500.
The total annual public cost for a child who has been adopted from care in Oregon is $8,964. This is close to one reported national average of $10,302 (Zill, 2011). The average annual net savings for one child being adopted out of foster care is $17,636 in Oregon, and it is $15,480 nationally.In 2010, AFFEC contributed to the work of getting approximately 132 children and siblings out of foster care and into homes with permanent and loving families.The public costs of caring for 132 youth in foster care for just one year are over $3.5 million.s in many other states, Oregon families who adopt children from foster care are able to access adoption subsidy funding. This funding, on average (for monthly payment as well as a $1,500 one-time payment) results in a public cost of about $7,464 per year.