8 Companies With The Best Adoption Benefits

Citizens Bank was awarded second place by Dave Thomas in 2016. They give over $23,000 in financial support and one week of paid leave for all employees who adopt. As a large financial institution, they stand out among their peers for their Adoption-Friendly Workplace benefits.

Citizens Bank

Snapchat stands out among large tech platforms for their generous adoption benefits. They are a newcomer to the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption’s Adoption-Friendly Workplace List. This year they tied for 23rd place. They give a maximum financial assistance or adoption reimbursement package to all employees, as well as 12 weeks paid adoption leave!

Barilla America, Inc. has been an Italian food company since 1872. 120 Barilla products are sold in the world every second. They recognize the impact of making adoption accessible to all of their employees and implement such measures through their adoption benefits. They offer up to $16,000 in assistance or reimbursement of adoption expenses, as well as two weeks paid leave for adoption. They were ranked 5th place this year by DTFA.

Netflix has received a great deal of press for their parental leave policy. They give their full-time employees the ability to take up to a year of paid leave after the birth or adoption of a child.

My company, Trustify has been a leader in Seed Stage technology startups in offering adoption benefits including assistance, reimbursement, and parental leave for a birth, adoption or foster care placement. Many early-stage startups believe that they need to wait until a later stage to implement exceptional benefits for their team. We believe that in order to retain and recruit the best talent, they need to have the best benefits which include assistance in building their family however they choose. Doing good is good for business.

Etsy has been a leader in late-stage technology company employee benefits. They currently offer 26 weeks paid parental leave for birth or adoption, which can be taken over the first two years of birth or placement.

HHHunt is a real estate developer in the Mid-Atlantic U.S. In addition to offering their employees four weeks of paid leave, the builder provides $7,500 in financial assistance to adoptive families. CEO, Harry H. Hunt IV was adopted and believes in the importance of offering adoption benefits to his team.

To see a full list of Adoption-Friendly Workplaces and how your company can implement Adoption-Friendly benefits, visit the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption which also offers a Free Employer Toolkit.