Last year, REI introduced adoption assistance to employees who have 12 or more months of consecutive service with the company.

This benefit provides reimbursement of up to $3,000/adoption/child to assist new parents with expenses directly related to the adoption process. If an REI employee adopts twins, employees are eligible for $6,000 in financial assistance. There is no limit on the number of adoptions for which an employee may request assistance.

In 2006 six REI employees received adoption reimbursement from REI.

"As an 11-year employee of REI, I am continually impressed by our company's human resources team. The adoption assistance program helped us welcome our second daughter by providing financial resources to help cover some of the costs of the adoption. Additionally, my management team was supportive by being flexible with my work schedule allowing time for our daughter to bond with her new family."
Retail Supervisor in Buford, GA

"I've been fortunate to adopt two daughters while working at REI. In the summer of 2006, we used the company's financial support to help with travel costs associated with bringing our three-year-old daughter with us to China when we adopted her little sister."
REI Headquarters Employee in Kent, WA