Adoption advice group

[Kate2024]

I'm looking for a adoption advice group where I can speak to people face to face (or online) about adoption. I'm in a same sex couple. We want to fully explore the possibility before committing to this option of parenting. We are based in London.

Do your Local Authority run Adoption Support groups?

Ours do, and they welcome prospective adopters too. Ours are run as a coffee morning type thing with a few social workers milling around and activities laid out for any children that are brought along (usually with support workers to supervise so the adults get a chance to talk).

Thankyou. I will look this up.

@Kate2024

New Family Social are an LGBT support organisation, London based I think.

https://www.newfamilysocial.org.uk/?gclid=CjwKCAiAtt2tBhBDEiwALZuhAKH0ztHYpyRJUB3as1kdlOr1XlM1I930S1nXaTSkHZbY0-9Hflx9CxoCVI8QAvD_BwE

Adoption UK are brilliant, they have zoom meetings for prospective adopters and do community facetoface ones too.

@Kate2024 I would second what Ted said, NFS is excellent for LGBT adopters, and are very helpful. They run socials where people can meet both face to face and online.

Emily

Adoption uk have a LGBT adopters online monthly meeting which includes prospective adopters. Then there is New family social