St Francis Children's Society is a specialist adoption agency, placing  children wiithin their forever familes and offering a nuimber of additional support services. 

The Society was founded in 1869, and today offers an open-door policy for anyone requiring our services. At any one time in the UK, there are over 4,000 children in need of an adoptive family, and we welcome enquiries from people of any social and cultural background.

Why St Francis' Children's Society?

We have a strong sense of community and a reliable support system. Whatever your need, or stage in the adoption process, our specialist team will be there to guide you through.

Our pledge of life-long support makes the Society unique, and a place which people return to.

We were judged as Outstanding by OFSTED. As a registered charity and limited company, our work is entirely charitable and non-profit making.

Our team of social workers is exceptionally experienced in adoption and related areas of practice. It is their efficiency and expertise which makes the experiences at St Francis' Children's Society so fulfilling and enriching.

Services we offer

• Adoption services
• Support for adopters, adoptees, and birth families
• Commissioned services
• Schools services

Where we work

We operate within a 50-mile radius of our offices in Milton Keynes, which includes Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Luton, and parts of Hertfordshire.

It is important to us that the distance between ourselves and your home is manageable.

Our purpose built offices are based in Milton Keynes, with parking and other facilities on site, and within easy reach of local rail and bus links.