Adoption & Fostering Webguide

A guide to information and services on adoption and fostering for parents and children.

• Adoption UK - a national charity and online community offering practical advice from and for adopters

• British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) - national charity offering advice and support on fostering and adoption

• Consortium of Voluntary Adoption Agencies - advice and information for adoptive families and prospective adopters

• Family Futures - London adoption agency; advice and information on fostering and adoption + services for adopted children

• First4Adoption - national information service for people interested in adopting children in England, including information on entitlements for adoptive families

• Fosterline - information for current and prospective foster carers and a free, confidential helpline (Phone: 0800 040 7675)

• FosterTalk - non-profit organisation providing professional services to foster carers across the UK

• Government information on fostering, adoption and surrogacy - overviews of the fostering and adoption processes

• Independent Review Mechanism (England) - where to go to challenge an agency’s decision declaring you unsuitable to adopt.

• New Family Social - support and advice for LGBT fosterers and adopters.

• PAC UK - specialist therapy, advice, support, counselling and training for those affected by adoption and permanency.

• TACT (The Adolescent and Children’s Trust) - finding fostering or adoptive families for children and young people in the care of local authorities

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