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Eighteen years ago, my wife and I adopted our son. The process takes incredible effort, extreme patience and a good deal of money. Because I am the parent of an adopted child, I know how big of an impact an employer adoption assistance program can have.

It costs relatively little to make an adoption assistance program part of your employee benefits plan and tells employees that you support them through major life moments. A well-designed adoption assistance benefit can have a substantial impact on your company's reputation for being family friendly, bolstering employee loyalty and giving your company a competitive edge in recruiting and retaining talent.

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