Adopter Stories by Adoption Now

Throughout June we are continuing to look at our need to find adopters who can consider adopting siblings or family groups. 49% of our children needing forever families are in family groups of 2 children or more, we always try our best to keep siblings together. They have often been through extremely difficult circumstances together and have been the only constant throughout theirs lives. This mea...

Throughout June we are highlighting our need to find adopters who can consider adopting sibling or family groups. At the end of May 2022, 49% of our children needing forever families are in sibling groups of two or higher. Brothers and sisters have such a unique, and powerful bond, so when it comes to our family groups, we always try our best to keep them together. They have often been through ext...

As an agency we have always welcomed enquiries from anyone that is single and thinking about adoption, in fact around 10% of our adopters each year are single. However, as a group, single adopters can often feel underrepresented at times when it comes to adoption as a whole. This is part of the reason that we wanted to highlight & focus on being single and adopting throughout this month. In pr...

Children need a loving stable environment and adopting a child on your own means that you may well build an extra special relationship together. As you will hear in this episode featuring Emily. You’ll be hearing about her adoption journey, how she came to the decision to adopt on her own but also the bond between Emily and her adopted son. If hearing Emily’s story has you thinking about adoption...

Throughout May we are talking about being single and adopting. We are continuing our interviews with some of our adopters who are single and adopted. In this episode are talking to Zoe, where among other things you will be hearing about her adoption journey and how she came to the decision to adopt on her own. If hearing Zoe’s story has got you thinking about adoption then we would love to hear fr...

In this episode we are going to be talking about being single and adopting with our special guest Sharon. Sharon is a social worker who is a member of the recruitment team here at Adoption Now and she has a wealth of experience in helping and guiding single adopters throughout the adoption process. In this episode she talks about some of the challenges that anyone who is single and thinking about...

A common misconception when it comes to the adoption process is that you can’t adopt if you’re single or not in a relationship. In this podcast we sit down to have a chat with Christopher who made the decision to adopt on his own. We will be finding out more about what it was that lead him to make that decision, as well as what it was like going through the adoption process as a single male adopte...

In this latest episode we are continuing to focus on Fostering for Adoption or FfA by talking to Laura who, along with her husband adopted via Fostering for Adoption. She tells us about their adoption journey, why they chose to adopt via this particular route to adoption and also about the challenges and highs that can come with Fostering for Adoption. If you would like to know more about Fosterin...

In this episode we sit down to talk about Fostering For Adoption (FfA). Our guest is Kayleigh, one of our team of social workers here at Adoption Now and she is here to tell us just what Fostering for Adoption is; she talks about some of the challenges of this particular route to adoption but she also talks about the fantastic the highs too. If listening to this episode has you thinking about adop...

The LGBT+ Adoption and Fostering Week is back for its tenth year. Led by New Family Social the campaign looks to encourage more LGBT+ people to consider both adoption and fostering as routes to parenting. The first LGBT+ Adoption And fostering week was back in 2012 and the campaign has gone from strength to strength each year. Read more about it here: https://newfamilysocial.org.uk/afw22 Adoption...

On the 26th February children from across the North-West of England, who are waiting to be adopted, along with approved and prospective adopters, all came together for a day of fun and finding families at the North West Adoption Agencies Together’ Adoption Fun Day. Adoption agencies: Adoption Now, Together for Adoption, Adoption In Merseyside, Adoption Lancashire and Blackpool, Adoption Counts, Nu...

We thought a great way to start the new year off would be to do a small episode about who we are as an agency, what we do, and why, if you’re thinking about adoption then you should speak to us. There’s no guest in this episode so instead our host, Ian, will be telling you a little bit about the history of adoption now, our reputation as an agency and about your first steps on your adoption journe...

In this latest episode of Adopter Stories we are once again talking about adopting a child with complex needs by speaking to our guests Kathryn and Adrian. In the previous episode around complex needs we spoke to Nas & Rick about their adoption journey, and we highly recommend you go and check that one out too.  Kathryn & Adrian have adopted 3 children already, with each child having...

Some children with a plan for adoption have complex medical needs and, many people who consider adoption will often think that adopting a child with complex needs can at first, be a little over whelming. However, Nas & Rick’s story will go to show that although it does without doubt have its challenges, adopting a child with complex needs has fantastic highs that for them far outweigh the chal...

The nationwide campaign #YouCanAdopt has been relaunched to positively improve perceptions and break down any barriers that people from the Black community may have in coming forward when considering adoption. Black or mixed heritage children tend to wait longer for there forever families than their white counterparts, so this campaign aims to break down those barriers.  In fact research show...

In 2020 1 in 6 adoptions in England were to same-sex couples, and with the Manchester Pride Festival due to take place over the August Bank Holiday weekend, we thought it would be a great time to talk about adoption and LGBT+. In this episode we speak to Heather and her partner Emma, we talk about their adoption story and why they came to adopt. If you’re thinking about adoption then we would love...

In 2020 1 in 6 adoptions in England were to same-sex couples, and with the Manchester Pride Festival due to take place over the August Bank Holiday weekend, we thought it would be a great time to talk about adoption and LGBT+. In this episode we speak to Lee, who, along with his husband adopted their little boy. Just to note that the name he refers to in this interview has been changed for the saf...

If you follow our social media channels you will no doubt have seen us talk about our information line, and how best to contact us if you’re thinking about adoption. However, we don’t always say exactly what happens when you do call, who will answer the phone and about the warm welcome that you will receive when you call us. So, in this episode of Adopter Stories we spoke to Debbie, one of our hig...

We understand that if you are a person of faith it is a significant part of what makes you, you. Here at Adoption Now we welcome people of all faiths who are considering adopting a child or children through us. In this latest episode of Adopter Stories we welcome on to the programme Gill & Paul. Their Christian faith is a very important part of their life, and so, in this episode we find out a...

The 23rd April 2021 see's the start of a new national adoption campaign from #YouCanAdopt that focuses on the need for more adopters to consider adopting brothers & sisters. Often taking longer to place, we wanted to shine a light on the process of adopting siblings by talking to one of our amazing adoptive families. In the episode we talk to Shauneen who, along with her husband Oliver adopted...

The 23rd April 2021 see's the start of a new national adoption campaign from #YouCanAdopt that focuses on the need for more adopters to consider adopting brothers & sisters. Often taking longer to place, we wanted to shine a light on the process of adopting siblings by talking to one of our amazing adoptive families. In the episode we talk to Rav who, along with his husband Phil adopted siblin...

If you are thinking about adoption it can help to hear from real people who were once right where you are, and at Adoption Now we fully understand that. So, to help we spoke to some of our amazing adopters about their own personal experiences and what they had to share is just superb! Sit down, relax and for next 7 minutes listen to the amazing journeys that some of our adopters went on to find th...