CRESTVIEW — A Crestview area family wants to help a North Okaloosa household undergoing the adoption process.
Sheena Faircloth, her parents, Lorna and Chris, and other family members are donating at least $300 to whoever wins an essay contest. The proceeds will go toward adoption-related costs. all of Crestview,
The deadline for contest entry is 6 p.m. Dec. 24.
Private adoption can cost more than $20,000, and international costs can exceed $30,000, so every bit helps, Faircloth, a life coach for at-risk youths, said.
"I have been much involved in the foster care and court system over the past several years," she said. "I attend foster care/adoption connection meetings and am well informed on the needs in our area.
"I am also aware that there are many families in this area wanting to adopt but struggling to raise the funds necessary to do so."
Learn more about the contest at www.fcadoptionscholarship.squarespace.com.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Entries sought for Crestview adoption scholarship contest