Earlier this year, Horizon announced the creation of the #RAREis Adoption Fund in partnership with Gift of Adoption, to help facilitate global adoptions of children with rare diseases. Children awaiting adoption with rare diseases often go untreated or receive minimal treatment, and many face life in a long-term care facility or nursing home, according to Gift of Adoption.
Funding adoption assistance grants for children with medical needs has always been a priority for Gift of Adoption, amounting to 35 percent of their grant making. When further analysis revealed that 40 percent of these children have rare diseases, from congenital heart disease to Stromme Syndrome, Gift of Adoption saw the opportunity to do something different.