Adopter Stories by Adoption Now

Family is family, and at Adoption Now we welcome your enquiry no matter what your sexuality. A common myth that still exists is that you can’t adopt if you are part of the LGBT+ community and in a relationship. The Adoption and Children Act 2002 came into law in December 2005, giving unmarried couples the right to adopt and this included the same rights to adopt for same sex couples.

In this episode we are going to be hearing from not one, not two but 3 of our adopters! Sam, who adopted with his husband Tom, Heather & Emma and Lee. As we always say, no two adoption stories are the same and that is certainly the case with the adopters featured in this episode. But you will be hearing about their adoption journeys and some of the challenges they faced during the adoption process.

If listening to them has inspired you to think about starting your adoption journey, then simply give us a call and we’ll be happy to talk to you and answer any questions that you may have. You can call our information line, which is open 9am -5pm Monday to Friday on 01204 336096. Or you can also visit our website which is www.adoptionnow.org.uk. There you can download our free information pack, check out our FAQs page, read stories about the children who are currently waiting for their forever families, and you can of course stream all the other episodes of the Adopter Stories by Adoption Now podcast!

Across our website and social media we talk a lot about adoption support. The support we provide for our children is our number one priority and we are also passionate about supporting adopters throughout the adoption process and beyond. We are extremely proud to have our own team of specialist, therapeutically trained adoption support workers who are there for you once you have been approved and matched with a child or children. In this episode we are talking to Elaine and Laura, two of our social workers who are on our adoption support team. They are here to talk about what that support actually looks like and how they go about delivering that support.

Our Adoption Support Line is 01204 336097 and that’s open 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday. 

If hearing about the support that you will receive from Adoption Now has you thinking about adoption we then would love to hear from you. You can call our information line on 01204 336096 or visit our website which is www.adoptionnow.org.uk. You can find us across the usual social media channels just search ‘Adoption Now’ and you will be sure to find us.

Throughout June we have been focusing on our need to find adopters who can consider adopting siblings or family groups, and in this latest episode we thought it would be good to talk to one of our team about the sibling groups that we are currently finding families for. I sat down to chat with Lisa, one of our social workers on the Family Finding team here at Adoption Now. We talked about the role that the Family Finding team carry out, along with an insight into how they go about keeping siblings together as best as they can.

If you are thinking about adoption why not book onto one of our Virtual Information Events to find out more? These are free, online events in which you can find out about adoption, the adoption process as a whole and also have the chance to listen to our adopter guest speaker. Presented by either myself or my colleague along with one of our social workers and you will have the chance to ask any questions that you may have about adoption. To book your place visit www.adoptionnow.org.uk/events. Don’t forget you can also call our information line on 01204 336096, and it’s open 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday.

Throughout June we are continuing to look at our need to find adopters who can consider adopting siblings or family groups. 49% of our children needing forever families are in family groups of 2 children or more, we always try our best to keep siblings together. They have often been through extremely difficult circumstances together and have been the only constant throughout theirs lives. This means that together they often are their own support network, relying on a shared unique and powerful bond.

In this latest episode we are revisiting our conversation with Shauneen, who along with her husband Oliver adopted siblings. Adoption can have challenges, so we will be hearing about those but we also talk about the highs too!

If you are thinking about adoption why not book onto one of our Virtual Information Events to find out more? These are free, online events in which you can find out about adoption, the adoption process as a whole and also have the chance to listen to our adopter guest speaker. Presented by either myself or my colleague along with one of our social workers and you will have the chance to ask any questions that you may have about adoption. To book your place visit www.adoptionnow.org.uk/events . Don’t forget you can also call our information line on 01204 336096, and it’s open 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday.

Throughout June we are highlighting our need to find adopters who can consider adopting sibling or family groups. At the end of May 2022, 49% of our children needing forever families are in sibling groups of two or higher. Brothers and sisters have such a unique, and powerful bond, so when it comes to our family groups, we always try our best to keep them together. They have often been through extremely difficult circumstances and in most situations have been the only constant within each other’s lives and Living through such difficult times together, means that they are often their own support network. So, by adopting a family group, this allows important bonds to be maintained and strengthened even more, keeping together an existing family unit whilst growing yours.

In this latest episode we are revisiting our conversation with Rav & Phil. This particular episode has been our most popular show across all platforms and I think their story is one that is absolutely fantastic and shows the magic of adopting a sibling group aswell as the challenges and surprises that can happen along the way.

If you are thinking about adoption why not book onto one of our Virtual Information Events to find out more? These are free, online events in which you can find out about adoption, the adoption process as a whole and also have the chance to listen to our adopter guest speaker. Presented by either myself or my colleague along with one of our social workers and you will have the chance to ask any questions that you may have about adoption. To book your place visit www.adoptionnow.org.uk/events . Don’t forget you can also call our information line on 01204 336096, and it’s open 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday.

As an agency we have always welcomed enquiries from anyone that is single and thinking about adoption, in fact around 10% of our adopters each year are single. However, as a group, single adopters can often feel underrepresented at times when it comes to adoption as a whole. This is part of the reason that we wanted to highlight & focus on being single and adopting throughout this month. In previous episodes we have talked to Christopher, Emily, and Zoe about their adoption journeys as single adopters, and we have also spoken to Sharon, one of our own Social Workers about this particular route to adoption. And so, in this final episode in which we focus on being single and adopting, we speak to Lyndsey. She has always wanted to be a mum, however after her marriage sadly ended and finding herself single, she had to think about how she was going to achieve that dream. In this episode we find out about Lyndsey’s adoption journey, how she found the adoption process and completing her family unit.

If you are single and thinking that adoption could be the right next step for you then we would love to hear from you. You can visit our website, www.adoptionnow.org.uk and fill out our contact form where you will be able to book a phone call with us to talk about what the next steps would look like. Alternatively you can ring our Information line directly on 01204 336096 and speak to a member of our team. Our information line is open 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday. Be sure to check out the rest of our adopter stories by adoption now podcast episodes to hear more from our adopters, and while you’re there be sure to hit that follow button!

Children need a loving stable environment and adopting a child on your own means that you may well build an extra special relationship together. As you will hear in this episode featuring Emily. You’ll be hearing about her adoption journey, how she came to the decision to adopt on her own but also the bond between Emily and her adopted son.

If hearing Emily’s story has you thinking about adoption then we would love to hear from you. You can call our information line on 01204 336096 or visit our website which is www.adoptionnow.org.uk. You can find us across the usual social media channels just search ‘Adoption Now’ and you will be sure to find us.

Throughout May we are talking about being single and adopting. We are continuing our interviews with some of our adopters who are single and adopted. In this episode are talking to Zoe, where among other things you will be hearing about her adoption journey and how she came to the decision to adopt on her own.

If hearing Zoe’s story has got you thinking about adoption then we would love to hear from you. You can call our information line on 01204 336096 or visit our website which is www.adoptionnow.org.uk. 

You can also find us across the usual social media channels just search ‘Adoption Now’ and you will be sure to find us!

In this episode we are going to be talking about being single and adopting with our special guest Sharon. Sharon is a social worker who is a member of the recruitment team here at Adoption Now and she has a wealth of experience in helping and guiding single adopters throughout the adoption process. In this episode she talks about some of the challenges that anyone who is single and thinking about adoption may face, and she will also be talking about some of the benefits too, for both the child or children and the adopter.

If you are single and thinking that adoption could be the right next step for you then we would love to hear from you. You can visit our website, www.adoptionnow.org.uk and fill out our contact form where you will be able to book a phonecall with us to talk about what the next steps would look like. Alternatively you can ring our Information line directly on 01204 336096 and speak to a member of our team. Our information line is open 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday. Be sure to check out the rest of our adopter stories by adoption now podcast episodes to hear more from our adopters, and while you’re there be sure to hit that subscribe button!

A common misconception when it comes to the adoption process is that you can’t adopt if you’re single or not in a relationship. In this podcast we sit down to have a chat with Christopher who made the decision to adopt on his own. We will be finding out more about what it was that lead him to make that decision, as well as what it was like going through the adoption process as a single male adopter.

If hearing Christophers story has got you considering adoption then we would love to hear from you! If you would like to enquire with Adoption Now, or ask any questions that you may have then please head over to our website which is www.adoptionnow.org.uk. Or, alternatively you can ring our information line on 01204 336096. Our Information line is open 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday.