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 […]
March 01, 2021
Today marks the start of LGBT+ Adoption & Fostering Week 2021! SFCS is joining over 100 agencies and local authorities from across the UK to support the campaign and encourage people from the LGBTQ+ community to consider adoption and fostering. Now in its tenth year, LGBT+ Adoption & Fostering Week is organised by New Family […]
February 24, 2020
LGBT+ Adoption & Fostering Week begins on Monday 2nd March! More LGBT+ adopters are needed to provide loving, stable homes for vulnerable children in our region. 1 in 7 adoptions in England in 2019 were to same-sex couples, but more than 3,000 children in the UK are still awaiting adoption. LGBT+ Adoption & Fostering Week […]
September 09, 2019
We are delighted to confirm that we will be attending the Pride:MK festival this Saturday, 14th September 2019! We will be hosting a stand during the day so that festival-goers can come and chat to us about adoption. We will be there to offer loads of information about the adoption process and will be giving out Happy Bags, […]
March 02, 2018
LGBT Adoption & Fostering Week begins this Monday, 5th March, and St. Francis’ Children’s Society (SFCS) is taking the opportunity to encourage members of the LGBT community to consider adoption. More LGBT adopters and foster carers are needed to provide loving, stable homes for vulnerable children, particularly for those over four years old and sibling […]
