Adoption
Adoption provides a secure and loving permanent home for children who can't live with their birth families for many reasons. When you adopt you become the child's legal parent.
Adoption provides a secure and loving permanent home for children who can't live with their birth families for many reasons. When you adopt you become the child's legal parent.
Parenting adopted children, whilst presenting unique challenges, can be extremely rewarding. If you are able to offer love, commitment, time, patience and the motivation to want to understand how your child sees the world, then that is a great start and the rewards will be limitless.
Adoptive parents come from different walks of life just like the children in need of a loving home. Adopters can be of any age over 21, single or in a relationship regardless of sexuality, own or rent their home, be employed or not.
We have children of all ages who need adoptive parents. Some are groups of brothers and sisters who need to stay together.
Children of every age and background need families. Some are babies and toddlers and many are of primary school age. Some children have special needs like health problems, physical disabilities or learning difficulties. There are also brothers and sisters who want to live together and children who are looking for parents to reflect their own cultural background. Some children waiting have problems as a result of their early life experiences. What they all have in common is the need for that unique family who can give them the love, support and encouragement they need to grow and flourish.
We believe that every child is entitled to a permanent, loving family throughout their childhood. If you are considering adoption, you can be sure that our dedicated team will provide you with all the support you need every step of the way.
We welcome applications from people aged over 21. We consider all enquiries regardless of gender, ethnic origin, class, culture or sexuality. You can be working or not, single, married or in a partnership.
So if you are thinking about adoption, but not sure where to start...start your journey with us.
Application form and other documents submitted to Adopt North East
Statutory checks carried out
Stage 1 training delivered
Applicants must apply for stage 2 within six months (otherwise stage 1 would need to be completed again).
Assessment completed
Stage 2 training delivered
Quality assurance visit carried out
Panel meeting held
Family finding
Support groups
Optional training
Child identified, matching meetings and Panel meeting held
Once child placed ongoing support is provided individually or as a group
Optional training
Child adopted
Ongoing support
Optional training
Postbox
Adopt North East is committed to supporting adopted children and their new families. We provide:
Individual support packages for all children placed for adoption
Dedicated worker to act as a point of contact for families needing support
Help and advice for families needing specialist services
Social events for adoptive families
Additional training to meet the specific needs of new families
Links to independent agencies offering post-adoption support
Support to facilitate post adoption contact arrangements for adopters and birth family
Adopters support groups
Supporting waiting adopters group
Access to birth records for adopted adults
The services offered reflect and respond to the wide and changing nature of the children’s and families’ needs – whether practical, emotional, financial or purely advisory.