The Hungarian government is moving to ban same-sex couples from adopting by proposing regulations where only legally married couples can adopt.
City Council marks National Adoption Week with call for more adoptive parents
Brighton & Hove City Council (BHCC) marks National Adoption Week with a call for people from as wide a range of backgrounds as possible to consider becoming adoptive parents.
Thinking about adopting? PACT is looking for more LGBTQ+ adopters.
Grace Gomez from PACT Charity tells us how the charity has been operating during the coronavirus pandemic and shares advice if you’re thinking of adopting.
Dads get ready to mark Father’s Day and celebrate five years since adopting their sons
George and Martin Lusty met in 2005, which was also the year that it became possible for LGBT couples to adopt in England and Wales. They both knew very early on into the relationship that they would like to adopt and, after getting married in 2010 they decided to make their dream of becoming dads a reality.
A different approach to adoption heads to Manchester Pride
A new adoption service, run in partnership by the two ‘Outstanding’ rated adoption agencies Caritas Care and Adoption Matters, will attend this year’s Manchester Pride on August 25 to 26. The service, at the forefront of new routes into adoption, combining adoption and fostering to give children the best start in life has approved over 75 families in the last 4 years and placed 81 children for adoption, 64% under the age of 6 weeks old.
‘Forever family’ needed for five-year-old boy
ADOPTION charity Parents And Children Together (PACT) has created a short animated film to help its search for a forever family for a lively and affectionate five-year-old boy, who has been in foster care since he was a baby.
Have you considered fostering or adopting with Brighton and Hove City Council
To celebrate LGBT fostering and adoption week from March 6-12, we chat to Brighton residents, Chris and Kieran about their experiences as foster parents for over 20 years.
1 in 12 adoptions in England now to same-sex couples
Three in four LGBT people going through the adoption process actively consider adopting siblings, according to new research by New Family Social. However, the majority are matched with a single child first or are told no suitable match is available.
Adoptions by same-sex couples in Britain rise to record high
New figures published by Department for Education on December 10, show that adoptions by same-sex couples accounted for 8.4 per cent of all adoptions in England in 2015.
Adopted children prepare for first Mother’s Day
81 new mums will celebrate their first Mother’s Day thanks to adoption through PACT. Mother’s Day on Sunday, March 15 will be extra special for 81 new mums across London and the Thames Valley who have adopted their children through PACT in the last 12 months. One new PACT mum, Deborah is looking forward to her first Mother’s Day since adopting her son, aged two.
