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So You Want To Adopt Through Families For Children?
We are a Voluntary Adoption Agency providing a range of services including work with birth parents and post adoption work. Families for Children is well respected nationally, particularly for its expertise in placing 'hard to place' children, such as groups of siblings, older children, and children with complex special needs including disability, trauma and the effects of extreme abuse.
Our experienced and highly committed team of social workers recruit, prepare and assess adoptive parents, match them to children, and provide pre- and post-adoption support. We are one of the largest of the 36 Voluntary Adoption Agencies in the country. Over the years we have placed more children than any other Voluntary Agency - up to 40 children each year from all over the country with families in Devon, Dorset and Cornwall.
We believe that the best place for children to grow up is within their family of origin. Where this is not possible, we endeavour to find adoptive families for children who need them. We place a high value on offering these children and families ongoing support. We recognise the diverse society in which we live and, in the services we offer, seek to meet the complex needs of children, valuing and respecting their culture, identity and personal history.
Anyone can ask to be assessed as an adopter, regardless of marital status, disability, gender, religion or sexual orientation. What is important is that adopters are able to meet the needs of children, and provide a stable, loving home environment.
As a child care Agency, we see our service making a significant contribution to the Government 'Every Child Matters' agenda and its five outcomes - being healthy, staying safe, enjoying and achieving, making a positive contribution and achieving economic well being.
The children we help are those whose start in life is such that almost all of them need intensive support, and often therapy, to come to terms with their past experiences. Because of our known expertise and issues of child safety, Local Authorities throughout the UK often choose to place children (some in sibling groups) from violent and abusive backgrounds with us, rather than finding families within their own area. We work hard to find special prospective adoptive parents for these children and help them to have realistic expectations of their new family life once the child is placed.
Maybe you could offer a safe and nurturing home to an adoptive child?
Please contact us from the link below or phone for an informal discussion.
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