Kevin and Zachary T.

are adopting a child from United States of America

Hi friends and family,

We’re Zachary and Kevin — husbands living in McLean, Virginia — and we’re thrilled to share that we’re beginning our journey to become parents through adoption.

Kevin is a dedicated middle school teacher working with English Language Learners in Arlington, Virginia, and Zachary serves as a Director of Safety and Security for a nonprofit organization out of DC. After over seven years of building a loving and stable life together, we’re ready to open our hearts and home to a child.

Adoption is a beautiful, life-changing path — but it comes with significant financial challenges. Domestic adoptions in the U.S. can cost between $45,000 and $90,000, which covers legal fees, home studies, counseling, and agency support.

We’re using AdoptTogether, a tax deductible crowd source platform that allows our friends, family, and extended network to make tax-deductible donations to help support our adoption.

We’re so grateful for your encouragement, love, and generosity. Every gift — big or small — brings us one step closer to growing our family.

With love and gratitude, Zachary & Kevin

Adoption Status

Completing Paperwork

Adoption Agency

Paths for Families

Updates

  • Update 2

    Homestudy on the Home Stretch

    August 28, 2025

    Hi Everyone

    We are rounding the corner to the end of the homestudy. We have a few tasks left of the 65 initial we had to complete but we are going to be no later than November 11th, 2025. This means that our profile creation process will start around Thanksgiving and we should be live in the portal for birth families to view and potentially select from.

    If you’ve ever been through the process you know this is supposed to be the easy part, and the waiting is the hard. We are anxious to get into the pool and start the hard part of waiting but can’t wait to get placed and finalize so we can introduce the newest member of our family to everyone.

    For those of you that donated and didn’t remain anonymous you should look out for a personalized thank you from us; it’s the least we can do.

    Thanks for all the love and support! We sure do need it now and into the future. Stay tuned for more opportunities to support our journey and learn about adoption!

  • Update 1

    Home Study Started

    August 10, 2025

    Hi Everyone

    Thanks to those already supporting us financially, physically, emotionally, etc through this process. Our application was approved with Paths for Families for Domestic Infant Adoption. We’ve been assigned a home study social worker and now begins the hard work of pulling together every piece of documentation about our lives, health, home, etc. We have six months to complete the process for a home study so we are aiming to have everything done documentation and training wise by December. That gives us the first of the year to get an approved home study and then start the next stage; profile creation, references, and entering the adoption family pool!

    It takes a village and we appreciate everyone’s part and can’t wait to become a family of three and have the little one meet everyone.

    Zac and Kevin

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  • Linda and Takeo Nishioka gave $200
  • Anonymous gave $50
    Couldn’t make it to pizza but we’re behind you 100%!!!
  • Natalie Cauley gave $50
    Congratulations on your new journey!
  • Lori Taylor gave $250
    So good to know that some extremely fortunate child will find a home full of love waiting!
  • Scott Swedberg gave $50
    You guys are going to make great dads to a lucky kid!
  • Bob and Angela Tuck gave an undisclosed amount
  • Holly Fletcher gave an undisclosed amount
    You will make wonderful parents!
  • Didi Kumalo gave an undisclosed amount
  • Greg Bain gave an undisclosed amount
    Best wishes for your growing family
  • Anonymous gave an undisclosed amount