Adopter Stories by Adoption Now

In this latest episode we are continuing to focus on Fostering for Adoption or FfA by talking to Laura who, along with her husband adopted via Fostering for Adoption. She tells us about their adoption journey, why they chose to adopt via this particular route to adoption and also about the challenges and highs that can come with Fostering for Adoption.

If you would like to know more about Fostering for Adoption then I would wholly encourage you to check out the previous episode of Adopter Stories by Adoption Now with our Early Permanence Champion, Kayleigh. You can also check out our Fostering for Adoption blog post on the Adoption News tab on our website which is www.adoptionnow.org.uk.

Alternatively, you can speak to one of our team by ringing our Information line on 01204 336096. This line is open 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday.

In this episode we sit down to talk about Fostering For Adoption (FfA). Our guest is Kayleigh, one of our team of social workers here at Adoption Now and she is here to tell us just what Fostering for Adoption is; she talks about some of the challenges of this particular route to adoption but she also talks about the fantastic the highs too.

If listening to this episode has you thinking about adoption, particularly about Fostering For Adoption, then on the 6th April 2022 we are hosting a Virtual Information Event in which we focus more on Fostering For Adoption. Hosted by Kayleigh, myself (Ian) and with a guest speaker, we look further into the process and provide you with the opportunity to ask any questions about FFA that you may have. This is a totally free, online event taking place on Microsoft TEAMS; to book your place visit www.adoptionnow.org.uk/events.

If you’re 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!

The LGBT+ Adoption and Fostering Week is back for its tenth year. Led by New Family Social the campaign looks to encourage more LGBT+ people to consider both adoption and fostering as routes to parenting. The first LGBT+ Adoption And fostering week was back in 2012 and the campaign has gone from strength to strength each year. Read more about it here: https://newfamilysocial.org.uk/afw22

Adoption Now are once again proud to be supporting this year’s campaign and so, as a special episode we felt a great way to finish the weeks celebration would be to speak to Sam who, along with his partner Tom adopted their amazing little boy. In this episode we find out about their adoption journey, and amongst other things, how, as part of the LGBT+ community, they found the adoption process.

If, after hearing Sam’s story, it has got you thinking about adoption then we would love to hear from you. You can visit our website www.adoptionnow.org.uk, where you will find a host of resources such as downloadable information packs, children’s stories, adopter videos, podcasts and more. Or you can always call our information line which is open 9am -5pm Monday to Friday on 01204 336096.

On the 26th February children from across the North-West of England, who are waiting to be adopted, along with approved and prospective adopters, all came together for a day of fun and finding families at the North West Adoption Agencies Together’ Adoption Fun Day. Adoption agencies: Adoption Now, Together for Adoption, Adoption In Merseyside, Adoption Lancashire and Blackpool, Adoption Counts, Nugent Adoption, Caritas Care, Adoption Matters and Barnardo’s all came together for this fantastic event.

In this Adoption Fun Day special we will be hearing from social workers who were at the event, getting their take on why Adoption Fun Days are so important. And we will also be hearing from two prospective adopters who attended the event. Finding out about their thoughts on the day itself.

We thought a great way to start the new year off would be to do a small episode about who we are as an agency, what we do, and why, if you’re thinking about adoption then you should speak to us. There’s no guest in this episode so instead our host, Ian, will be telling you a little bit about the history of adoption now, our reputation as an agency and about your first steps on your adoption journey. 

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If you are considering adoption and 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.

In the weeks leading up to Christmas we have been excited to bring you very some special, festive episodes of our Adopter Stories podcast, in which we asked some of our families about their first Christmas as adoptive parents, those first precious moments as a family.

In this fourth and final episode we had the privilege of sitting down to chat with Shauneen, finding out about their first Christmas as a family.

If you are considering adoption and 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.

Thank you very much for listening and we hope that you have a brilliant Christmas!

In the weeks leading up to Christmas we are excited to bring you very some special, festive episodes of our Adopter Stories podcast. We recently asked some of our families about their first Christmas as adoptive parents, those first precious moments as a family.

In the third episode we had the privilege of sitting down to chat with Matthew, finding out about their first Christmas as a family.

If you are considering adoption and 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.

In the weeks leading up to Christmas we are excited to bring you very some special, festive episodes of our Adopter Stories podcast. We recently asked some of our families about their first Christmas as adoptive parents, those first precious moments as a family.

In this first episode we had the privilege of sitting down to chat with Tracy, finding out about their first Christmas as a family.

If you are considering adoption and 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.

In the weeks leading up to Christmas we are excited to bring you very some special, festive episodes of our Adopter Stories podcast. We recently asked some of our families about their first Christmas as adoptive parents, those first precious moments as a family.

In this first episode we had the privilege of sitting down to chat with Terry, finding out about their first Christmas as a family. 

If you are considering adoption and 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.

This month, instead of bringing you adopter stories we are actually going to be releasing two very special episodes in which we will be talking to two adoptees. In these special episodes of our podcast we will be continuing the theme of the recent #YouCanAdopt National Adoption Week campaign by focusing on their story and their experiences of adoption as adoptees. 

In the first episode we talk to Nicole. She was placed into foster care around 3 years old and then adopted at 6. Amongst other things Nicole shares with us her memories of that time and her life growing up as an adoptee. 

If you are thinking about adoption then we would love to hear from you. You can visit our website www.adoptionnow.org.uk, where you will find a host of resources such as a downloadable information pack, children’s stories, adopter videos, podcasts and more. Or you can always call our information line which is open 9am -5pm Monday to Friday on 01204 336096.