Adoption Matters proud to be part of Growing Families Together adoption recruitment campaign 
Adoption Matters
by Administrator
1d ago
Pictured above: Adopters Rachel and Owen with their son. Children’s charity and voluntary adoption agency Adoption Matters is proud to be part of a new campaign, Growing Families Together, working together with agencies across the North West to raise awareness of the need for adopters of children over the age of three. To deliver the campaign, Adoption Now, Adoption Counts, Together for Adoption, Adoption in Merseyside, Adoption Lancashire and Blackpool, Adoption Matters, and Caritas Care are working collaboratively under the name Adoption North West to support those children needin ..read more
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Amanda Parker, Lord-Lieutenant of Lancashire joins Adoption Matters
Adoption Matters
by Administrator
1w ago
Adoption Matters, is delighted to announce the appointment of their new Patron, Amanda Parker, Lord-Lieutenant of Lancashire. Amanda was appointed Lord-Lieutenant of Lancashire in August 2023.  Born, bred and educated in Lancashire she is a devoted Lancastrian. Amanda lives with her husband Robert at Browsholme Hall, one of Lancashire’s most important historic houses. Together they manage the family estate developing a successful tourism, events and accommodation business in the county. Amanda has a long record of public service in Lancashire, extending over thirty five years. Initially ..read more
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Adoption Matters form partnership Laura Newton of Accord Wills
Adoption Matters
by Administrator
1w ago
We are delighted to announce that a partnership has been formed between Adoption Matters and Laura Newton of Accord Wills. This partnership will enable our families, staff and supporters to create a Will using Laura’s services, whilst considering making a donation to us or leaving us a Will legacy. How it works – Laura can produce a Free Basic Will in return for consideration to make a donation of your choice to our charity, and/or leave a legacy. If your requirements for a Will sit outside the realms of a Free Basic Will, Laura can provide details of her other offerings, and tailor a Will to ..read more
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Adoption Matters is proudly supporting LGBTQ+ Adoption & Fostering Week 2024
Adoption Matters
by Administrator
3w ago
LGBTQ+ Adoption & Fostering Week returns on Monday 4th March and children’s charity and voluntary adoption agency, Adoption Matters, is supporting the week with pride. LGBTQ+ Adoption and Fostering Week is led by New Family Social – the UK’s peer-support charity for LGBTQ+ adopters, foster carers and special guardians. When the campaign started in 2012, adoption in England by same-gender couples stood at 1 in 31, in 2023, the proportion was 1 in 5. The theme of this year’s week is ‘Different Together’ and it calls on more people from the LGBTQ+ community to consider adoption and fostering ..read more
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Adoption Matters receives kind donation from The Llay Estate charity
Adoption Matters
by Administrator
1M ago
Adoption Matters, is delighted to receive a donation of £1,000 from The Llay Estate Charity, which is administered by St. Mary Without-the-Walls Church in Handbridge, Chester. Pictured, Adoption Matters Chief Executive, Susy White, with St. Mary’s Without-the-Walls Church volunteer, David Gilburt, who presented the cheque, along with a personal donation of nearly £40 from his own home. A lovely and generous idea, that David and his wife, Diana, keep a spare change jar in their home, and donated the proceeds to Adoption Matters. “This donation is a small way that St Mary’s and the Llay Estate ..read more
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Adoption Matters supports the first Midlands Adoption Week
Adoption Matters
by Administrator
1M ago
Children’s charity and voluntary adoption agency, Adoption Matters, is supporting the first Midlands Adoption Week running from Monday 12th February, to highlight the need for more adoptive parents for children from the region. Adoption Matters, the only adoption service in the UK rated Outstanding by Ofsted 5 times in a row, covers the areas of Shropshire, Staffordshire, Telford & Wrekin and Stoke-on-Trent,  will be holding drop-in adoption information events during the week: Monday 12th February, 12:30-2:15pm Venue: The Cut Conference Centre, Shropshire Wildlife Trust, 193 Abbey Fo ..read more
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Adoption Matters honours former CEO with room naming at Chester HQ
Adoption Matters
by Administrator
2M ago
Local children’s charity and voluntary adoption agency, Adoption Matters, named a newly refurbished meeting room in their Chester Head Office, the ‘Goodwin Room’ in honour of their former CEO, Norman Goodwin, CBE who worked at the charity for over 36 years. The room was officially ‘opened’ earlier this month and will now be one of the venues for the charity to hold monthly adoption panels, where new adoptive parent/s are approved as adopters. Adoption Matters Chief Executive Susy White, commented: “We are so delighted that Norman’s name will now be proudly displayed for all our new adopt ..read more
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Abseilers reach fundraising heights for Adoption Matters
Adoption Matters
by Administrator
2M ago
NatWest Group employees Nicki and Gary abseiled with the use of 100 foot crane at one of their Scotland offices to raise over £700 for local children’s adoption charity. Children’s charity and voluntary adoption agency, Adoption Matters has an informal collaboration with NatWest Group’s Homelife Employee Led Network to support colleagues answering questions and helping to raise awareness of adoption and related topics. The charity attended the Homelife online panels held throughout 2023 covering topics relating to adoption, surrogacy, fostering, and therapeutic parenting to name a few. This l ..read more
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Concurrent Planning Service Announcement
Adoption Matters
by Administrator
2M ago
The Concurrent Planning Service was launched in 2014 as a partnership service delivered by Adoption Matters and Caritas Care, working with 4 Regional Adoption Agencies (RAAs) in the North West. When the service was launched, Early Permanence* was in its infancy across the country (*Early Permanence includes both concurrent planning and fostering for adoption). Just 4 years later, the service celebrated its 100th placement and became the largest service of its kind in the country. Over the last 3 years, the adoption landscape has changed significantly with a huge shift towards modernising adop ..read more
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Adoption Matters Christmas Opening Times
Adoption Matters
by Administrator
3M ago
We want our staff to relax and enjoy the holidays, therefore, our offices will close on Friday 22 December at 5pm – however, we will have very limited phone cover on that day. We will then re-open all offices as normal on Tuesday 02 January 2024. Our Concurrent Planning Service* will be open for emergency cover from 27 to 29 December 2023, before re-opening as normal on Tuesday 2 January 2024. *Our Concurrent Planning Service is run in partnership with Caritas Care. The post Adoption Matters Christmas Opening Times appeared first on Adoption Matters ..read more
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