1. My Hero Becky Fawcett

2. A hero is someone who..... • Puts others before themselves • Others can look up to • Don’t help because they want attention • Will go out of their way to help someone in need

3. Becky Fawcett

4. Desperate to be a mother 3 miscarriages...

5. Adoption

6. Foster care • Temporary • No legal guardianship • Visits with birth family • $2 500

7. Adoption • Permanent • New parents have legal guardianship • No contact with birth family • $40 000

8. Jake – adopted in 2005

9. Many parents who couldn’t afford adoption Make a change

10. Own savings HelpUsAdopt.com

11. Since 2007 • Awarded more than $300 000

12. Grants • Range from $500 - $15 000 Helps with: • Special needs adoption • Lawyer • Social worker visits • Travel • Legal and medical expenses for birth mother

13. Helped over 43 families 2008 – Heather and Alan • Saved up money • Adoption agency raised fees by $7 000 • Contacted HelpUsAdopt.org $7 500

15. Runs organisation from her apartment • Don’t need too much to make a difference

16. If she can be a hero..... Why can’t we?

17. Sources • http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/19/cnnheroes.becky.fawcett/index.html • http://fosterparentssociety.org/wordpress/

18. Sources • http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/19/cnnheroes.becky.fawcett/index.html • http://fosterparentssociety.org/wordpress/