March 03, 2021
James and Will became parents with the help of SFCS, when they adopted siblings, Joel and Mikey*. To mark LGBT+ Adoption & Fostering Week, they share their story with us… *All names have been changed for reasons of confidentiality This might sound really silly, but we were watching a David Attenborough programme and he was […]
December 16, 2020
The SFCS office will close for the Christmas break at 5pm on Wednesday 23rd December, and will re-open at 9am on Monday 4th January 2021. If you call the office during this period you will hear the answerphone, and you are more than welcome to leave a message. On the working days during this period […]
October 02, 2019
It seems impossible, but National Adoption Week is less than two weeks away! That means that adoption agencies like us are gearing up for a week of activity, aiming to raise the profile of adoption and the difference it can make to vulnerable children in care. National Adoption Week 2019 takes place between Monday 14th […]
July 17, 2019
The schools have nearly broken up for the year, and many of you will be looking forward to your summer holidays. But SFCS will still be holding information events throughout the summer, for those who want to find out more about adoption. We start this Saturday, 20th July at 10.30am – 12 noon. This event […]
March 20, 2019
This month, we’re celebrating the first anniversary of the Triangle Project. The Triangle Project is a joint venture between ourselves and Adoption Focus, and was launched in 2018 as a new provider of early permanence placements. Early permanence is a child-centred route to adoption, where children are placed with foster carers who are already approved […]
March 01, 2019
Monday marks the start of LGBT+ Adoption & Fostering Week, and once again, SFCS are proud supporters of the campaign. More LGBT+ adopters are needed to provide loving, stable homes for vulnerable children in our region and across the UK. 1 in 8 adoptions in England in 2018 were to same-sex couples, but more than […]
January 14, 2019
St. Francis’ Children’s Society is pleased to announce that we have partnered with Home for Good, as part of their Pathway to Adoption scheme. The Home for Good initiative was launched in early 2013 as a campaign with the aim of making fostering and adoption a significant part of the life and ministry of the Church in […]
October 12, 2018
It seems impossible, but National Adoption Week begins on Monday! Like many other agencies in the UK, SFCS is ready for a week of activity, aiming to raise the profile of adoption and the difference it can make to vulnerable children in care. National Adoption Week 2018 takes place between Monday 15th – Sunday 21st October, and […]
September 28, 2018
In March 2018 St. Francis’ Children’s Society, in partnership with our colleagues at Adoption Focus, launched the Triangle Project. The Triangle Project enables us to jointly approve adopters as foster carers, meaning that children and babies can be placed at the earliest opportunity with foster carers who could ultimately become their permanent adoptive family. This […]
August 07, 2018
We are delighted to announce that booking for the SFCS Annual Conference is now open! Following the success of last year’s annual conference, we will once again welcome Denise Golding and Zach Gomm to Milton Keynes. This year, they will present a two-day conference for adopters, foster carers, special guardians and professionals who work with teenagers who […]
