Could you rise to the challenge?
We will always need to find loving, skilled, patient, resilient and committed adoptive parents for local children. In particular we need adoptive families for;
- Children of school age (5-10)
- Sibling groups
- Children from black and ethnic minority backgrounds
- Children with challenging behaviour
- Children with special needs or disabilities
- Children with complex health needs
- Children with emotional needs
We need to find adoptive parents who could offer tlc and boundaries, make effective use of the supports around them and respond to their child’s needs into the future. Adoption is a forever commitment and we need parents who understand this and can work with it.
Currently we are looking for families for;
A sibling group of 2 young children who are described by their current carer as “attractive children, delightful and rewarding to care for” both children have global developmental delay and will need to access support services in the future. They need to stay together and become secure together in a new family.
A young sibling group of twin’s. One child has complex health needs. Both need a warm stable and supportive environment to grow up in. They need to live and grow up together and are described as “lively, sociable, loving and in need of a forever family”.
A very young child with complex health needs. Any carer would need to learn about these health needs and how to manage them . Described by the current carers as; “a huge personality, very sociable, loving cuddles…needing patience and understanding…a delightful child who is generally happy and content…has a very real need to belong to a stable and secure, permanent, loving family.”
A young child with mild health problems, who is described by the current carers as “very bright and sociable with an infectious, outgoing personality…affectionate, easy going and determined.” In need of a permanent family that can help maintain contact with the child’s birth family and offer love and stability, developed through a positive understanding of the child’s past.
Support
We know that many of the children needing adoption have complex needs and may have difficulties that will continue or re emerge as they grow up. We understand that Parents adopting them will need to have access to ongoing support and will need to feel confident in asking for the support they need. We would always agree a plan of support with you and could discuss this at an early stage; this could be discussed again and reviewed as required. We offer training and support to adoptive parents and see this as something that would continue as needed post adoption.
If you are interested in finding out more about becoming an adoptive parent or becoming an adoptive parent for any of the children described above please complete an enquiry form and we will contact you to discuss this further.