A Newly launched independent adoption agency ARC Adoption North East, only one of three such agencies set up in the UK has put roots down in Sunderland as it starts work to match parents and children across the UK.
ARC has been launched on the back of a successful application for Government funding to establish an adoption service in the region and is registered with Ofsted.
Nine staff have been appointed with a range of experience and qualifications in the field of social work, specifically in the area of adoption. The team is led by director Terry Fitzpatrick who has a background of over 30 years working in social work with most of that time spent working at senior manager level in the adoption field. The team are implementing a number of innovative approaches which will spearhead and reform the way adoptions are made in the UK with a child-centric approach and working widely with a range of partners from across the UK to achieve successful outcomes for children and adoptive parents.
Terry Fitzpatrick, director of ARC, is on a mission to achieve its target of providing a loving home for over 100 children from the North East and the rest of the UK over the next three years.
Terry said: “There are 6000 children in the UK who are in the care of local authorities and who desperately want to be settled within a permanent adoptive home. We are dedicated to working with children and families and a range of organisations in both the public and voluntary sector so that we can secure a happy home life for as many children as possible.
“The team at ARC feel it is a privilege to work in the field of adoption and we are looking to increase awareness about adoption and the opportunities for children in the region to experience a positive family life.
“Families come in all shapes and sizes and from a range of backgrounds and we would encourage anyone to contact us if they are interested in adopting, whatever their own family structure. We want people to come along and have a chat through what’s involved in the process of adoption and to hear how we stay involved with people throughout the whole process from initial discussions right through to post-adoption support, it really depends on what the family need and that’s what makes us pretty unique.”
People of all backgrounds, whether single or not are welcome to enquire about adoption.
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