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<br />adoption agreement form and a sample adoption resolution from ASA, so you will be able to show this to <br />the city official you meet with.) <br /> <br />Someone from ASA will be talking with you and will also want to talk with your mayor, city manager, or <br /> <br /> <br />city administrator, to help you decide what military unit is best suited to your community's needs. By the <br /> <br /> <br />time your mayor, or comparable civic official, signs the adoption agreement you will know the name of <br /> <br /> <br />the unit your community is adopting. After ASA received the signed agreement, you will receive the <br /> <br /> <br />contact information for your adopted unit along with all sorts of other information you will need to begin <br /> <br /> <br />your adoption program. <br /> <br />Does ASA offer any ongoing adoption support services? <br /> <br />ASA offers a number of ongoing adoption support services. Adoptive communities can receive tax- <br />deductible contributions in support of their local adoption activities through ASA. ASA posts news and <br />pictures promoting local adoption activities on its website. ASA also monitors each adoption through <br />semi-annual adoption update forms that are filled out by both the adopted unit and the adoptive <br />community. People at ASA are available to help you select and plan adoption activities. ASA provides <br />each adoptive community and each adopted unit with a handbook containing all sorts of adoption <br />information. See ASA Adoption Support Services for more information. <br /> <br />What if my community doesn't want to adopt a unit? <br /> <br />If your community decides not to get involved in the Adopt-a-Unit Program, you might think of getting <br /> <br /> <br />an organization you are involved with to participate in our Foster-a-Unit Program. The organization might <br /> <br /> <br />be the company you work for, your church or synagogue, a community or social organization, or even a <br /> <br />class or group of students at a school. The Foster-a-Unit Program involves only a temporary connection <br /> <br />between the organization and a military unit waiting for permanent adoption. You might send one or two <br /> <br />rounds of letters or a batch of care packages to the unit waiting for adoption. Once the unit is adopted, <br /> <br />unit members will get involved with their adoptive community and will no longer be involved with your <br /> <br />organization. Your organization will hopefully go on to help out a new unit also waiting to be adopted. <br />