Adoption benefits through Kentucky's Military Family Assistance Trust (MFAST)

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Adoption benefits through Kentucky's Military Family Assistance Trust (MFAST)

Lt. Col. John Harvey and his wife, Miranda, explain the benefits they received through Kentucky's Military Family Assistance Trust (MFAST) program, a program to help military families in emergencies and other needs at their home in Lexington, Kentucky on June 13, 2023. The MFAST program was created by Kentucky law to assist Kentucky service members in need of emergencies such as natural disasters and can also be used to help families in need of financial assistance. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Andy Dickson)

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Lt. Col. John Harvey and his wife, Miranda, used the Military Family Assistance Trust (MFAST) program to help them fund the adoption of their daughter, Etta Jo. In this video, John and Miranda Harvey explain the process of the adoption and how the MFAST supported them financially to help them with their adoption.

For more information, see the MFAST website at https://www.dma.ky.gov/Pages/military-family-assistance-trust-fund.aspx.