Heather Hunter and her husband, Blake, have welcomed their first
child to the family with assistance from the company’s leading
adoption-friendly employee benefit
The best gift around the Hunter family’s Christmas tree this
year will be the presence of a happy family wrapped up in their new
daughter.
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The best gift around the Hunter family’s
Christmas tree this year will be the presence of a happy family
wrapped up in their new daughter. Heather Hunter, a HanesBrands key
account manager, and her husband, Blake, recently adopted their
daughter, Tenley Gray, after she was born in May. The Hunters were
supported through the process by Hanes’ adoption leave and
financial reimbursement benefit and the assistance of many people
throughout the organization. (Photo: Business Wire)
Heather Hunter, a HanesBrands key account manager, and her
husband, Blake, recently adopted their daughter, Tenley Gray, after
she was born in May. The Hunters were supported through the process
by Hanes’ adoption leave and financial reimbursement benefit and
the assistance of many people throughout the organization.
“My husband and I knew from the beginning that we would adopt –
and we would have done so no matter what,” Hunter said. “But the
complicated process was made so much easier by the support we
received from the company and my HanesBrands family.”
The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption has ranked Hanes No. 15
on its list of the top 100 Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces in
2019. Twelve years ago, the company launched a comprehensive
benefit that now offers employees who adopt a child reimbursement
for associated expenses up to $15,000 ($20,000 for special-needs
children), including application fees, agency and placement fees,
legal fees and court costs, home studies and more.
“We had a lump sum of money saved up for our adoption fund, but
the process is very expensive and our savings were quickly
drained,” Hunter explained. “We were overwhelmed with gratitude
when HanesBrands reimbursed us $15,000 for Tenley’s adoption.”
“So many people go into massive debt, sell so many things and
lose so much just trying to provide a home for a baby who needs
one,” she continued. “We are incredibly lucky that the HanesBrands
benefit nearly paid for our entire adoption.”
The support Heather received from Hanes extended beyond just
monetary compensation. The company’s human resources department and
Heather’s managers worked with her to make the transition easy,
even when the adoption process did not go as smoothly as she would
have hoped.
In December 2018, Heather was notified that she and Blake had a
match and that their baby was due in April. They made plans for the
baby’s arrival but learned a month later that the match was not
going to work.
“We were absolutely heartbroken,” Hunter said. “Because so many
people had done so much to help us, I felt bad having to come back
to work and share the sad news with my HR team, director and vice
president. But I simply couldn’t have asked for better support from
everyone – it made a very difficult time a little easier.”
A month later, Heather and Blake received a call that they had
been matched once again with a baby girl due in only three weeks.
This time the adoption was successful, and Heather, Blake and
Tenley were united as a family and Heather took advantage of the 12
weeks’ adoption leave benefit to spend with her new daughter.
The Hunters could not be more excited about their first holiday
season with Tenley – and they are looking forward to adding to
their family through adoption again in the future.
“The adoption process can be difficult, but it is an amazing
experiencing and well worth the effort,” Hunter said. “Our entire
family is so appreciative to HanesBrands for helping us have the
opportunity to celebrate a priceless gift this holiday season.”
To view the complete list of Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
2019 100 Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces, visit:
www.davethomasfoundation.org/library/2019-100-best-adoption-friendly-workplaces-list/.
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