Adopter Stories by Adoption Now

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If you are thinking about adoption it can help to hear from real people who were once right where you are. Adopter Stories by Adoption Now brings you real life stories from real life adopters. You will hear that no two adoption journeys are the same and not every adoption is the same. We will talk about the challenges that people face during the adoption process and we'll also be talking about the highs too!

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Extra time with Adoption Now - Episode 2

Apr 30 2024 19 mins

Extra time is where each month we are going to bring you more about what’s going on within the agency by going behind the scenes on projects and campaigns that we are currently working on; giving you important dates for your diary,and we’ll also occasionally feature case studies of some of the children that we are currently finding families for, and much more. In this episode w

...hope for a brighter future

Apr 12 2024 21 mins

This April we are launching our brand new campaign – hope for a brighter future. This will be a large scale campaign as now more than ever we need adopters to come forward for all our children. The campaign focusses on raising awareness of the positive difference adopters can make to a child’s future. This campaign is going live on the 22th April so keep your eyes out for our a

Extra Time with Adoption Now! - Episode 1

Mar 27 2024 9 mins

Going forward this podcast is changing with the addition of a new, extra episode each month! In this new episode we are going to be able to bring you more about what’s going on within the agency by going behind the scenes, important dates for your diary, occasional case studies of some of the children that we are finding families for, updates on any campaigns that we are currentl

...how choosing to adopt can lead to making big changes in your own lifestyle.

Mar 14 2024 29 mins

Choosing to adopt is not a decision that is taken likely. We get that. It’s a life changing decision that can often lead to making big changes in your own lifestyle before you take on the responsibility of a child or children. That could be choosing to become a little healthier, gaining more experience in child care or even moving house. And for our guest in this episode that is

...What is Care Planning?

Feb 29 2024 28 mins

If you are new to adoption and new to thinking about whether adopting is right for you and your family, during your research you may or may not have heard the term care planning or family finding. Here at adoption now we are essentially made up of 3 teams. Our Recruitment team, our support team and our care planning or family finding team. Across our social media channels and our

I became a parent when...

Feb 06 2024 8 mins

If you have been out in our local authority regions you may well have seen billboards for our latest campaign ‘I became a parent when…’ We have launched this campaign to highlight the positives that come with becoming or growing a family through adoption. The campaign has launched at a time when the numbers of people coming forward to adopt is unfortunately at an all-time low

...there's so much love in our house! LGBTQ+ Adopter Special

Jan 22 2024 28 mins

The latest, national figures show that in 2023, 1 in 5 adoptions in England were to same sex couples. Now, while this is a fantastic stat we realise that not everyone in the LGBTQ+ community feel that they will be supported or even welcomed in the same way as heterosexual couples when they start the adoption process. At adoption now this couldn’t be further from the truth and we

Start YOUR adoption story!

Jan 11 2024 21 mins

For our first episode of 2024 we wanted to take things right back down to basics and give you the best advice possible for starting your adoption story. There are a lot of myths that still exist around adoption and the adoption process and often a lot of these myths will tie in with your own questions that you want to find the answers too. There is a wealth of information out the

Xmas Special #4

Dec 21 2023 13 mins

In the weeks leading up to Christmas we have been excited to bring you very some special, festive episodes of our Adopter Stories podcast, in which we asked some of our families about their first Christmas as adoptive parents, those first precious moments as a family. In this fourth and final episode we had the privilege of sitting down to chat with Shauneen, finding out about thei

Xmas Special #3

Dec 19 2023 4 mins

In the weeks leading up to Christmas we are excited to bring you very some special, festive episodes of our Adopter Stories podcast. We asked some of our families about their first Christmas as adoptive parents, those first precious moments as a family. In the third episode we had the privilege of sitting down to chat with Matthew, finding out about their first Christmas as a famil