Thinking about adoption?

At any time in the UK there are an estimated 4,000 children in care who need adoptive families. We need all kinds of families for all kinds of children. Could you be an adoptive parent?

The journey towards adoption needs careful planning but we are here to help you identify your strengths and tackle the challenges. We encourage any potential adopters to talk with us and to let us help guide them through the process of adoption.  

Why not register your interest?

Our adoption services

Adoption services we provide include:

• access to our team to find out about adoption
• open events for people interested in adopting and wanting to find out more
• the opportunity to meet with other adopters who have been through the process
• an adopter’s information pack providing more detailed information about what to expect
• formal face-to-face interviews for potential adopters wanting to progress
• skilled assessment and recruitment of potential adopters
• training and parenting preparation
• and above all, a thorough and wide-ranging approach to helping you find the child or children who you could best parent.

Who can adopt?

We welcome and encourage individuals from all walks of life whether you are married or single, childless or already have children of any or no religious faith, single, young or old employed or not. Why not read our adopter stories or find out more about the types of children waiting?

Adopter stories

Find out more about the types of people who have adopted through the Society and the sort of challenges they overcame in adopter stories.

Children waiting stories

At any one time there are likely to be approximately 4,000 children in the UK waiting for new families. Find out more about the sorts of children waiting to find a family.

The process

Adopting a child is a lengthy and sometimes difficult process, but we at the Society offer guidance and advice every step of the way. As well as helping you with the process, we continue to support you after the process is finished. Find out more about what to expect from the process.

Financial matters

You won’t be expected to pay anything towards the cost of your assessment and preparation as adopters. The only costs are health checks and a court fee when you lodge your application for a legal adoption order. Find out more about financial matters.

Supporting you

We provide a range of ongoing advice and support both throughout and after the adoption process. Adoption is life-long and we see it as our responsibility to be here to help you as and when you need us.

We offer a host of services to children and adults who have been adopted, in addition to support for their birth families and relatives.

Find out more about how we can support you.

Anancy Black Families initiative

Our Anancy team is particularly keen to hear from you if you are black, of black mixed heritage, or part of a mixed heritage partnership. Many of the children from BME backgrounds are young and we don’t want them to have to wait to find a family. So, if you are a BME family, please find out more in the Anancy section of the site, or contact us for more information.

Widening Horizons initiative

Every child is an individual with his or her own needs, and Widening Horizons seeks to find adoptive parents who will be willing to see that whole child first, before ruling out a child because they have additional needs. Why not widen your horizons?

Blogs

Want to hear first-hand what it’s like to adopt through the Society?

We are looking for adopters who are willing to keep an online diary to share their experiences with others.

Visit our blogs section.