1 in 8 adoptions in England in 2018 were to same-sex couples, statistics released November 15 show. The new figures from the Department for Education reveal that of the 3,820 adoptions in England this year, 450 – 1 in 8, or 12 per cent – were to same-sex couples. This is the highest proportion in England since records began.
Adoption charity Parents And Children Together (PACT) has launched an exciting new fundraising appeal that challenges people to complete a marathon in a month in support of its work! To take part in Marathon in May people need to cover 26.2 miles during the month of May.
With the Paralympics beginning on September 7, Reading based adoption charity Parents And Children Together (PACT) raise awareness of the children with a disability waiting to be adopted.
Barnardo’s will be searching for loving homes for young brothers and sisters at this weekend’s Pride in London event. A team from the children’s charity will have a stall in Soho Square, where they will be appealing to people to consider adopting or offering a foster home to hard-to-place sibling groups, who typically wait the longest for placements.
