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Local adoptive families create a new collaborative display at The Box, Plymouth
Our families have been working with artist Beth Emily Richards through six creative workshops to explore the idea of a personal archive, scanning archive images from personal photo albums, and using digital photography, collage and other creative approaches. The display can be seen in The Box’s Simmons Learning Room window until Sunday 14 September.
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Do you feel you can support others? Could you spend an hour a week, a fortnight or a month mentoring a new adoptive parent?
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Understanding AuDHD
AuDHD is a commonly used term that is not understood in our communities so many of the FASD Hub South West group thought it would be helpful to share.
Fair Access Limit (FAL) changes and requests
All therapeutic support and specialist assessments linked to your child will come out of the total £3,000 FAL with no separate additional funding available for specialist assessments. Find out more.
Newsflash: Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF) Fair Access Limit
Adopt South West is currently reviewing all existing ASGSF applications to ensure a positive resolution.
Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF) update, 1 April 2025
On Tuesday 1 April 2025, it was confirmed by the Department for Education that the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF) will continue for the financial year of 2025/26. We have received information from Adoption England.
Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF) applications (awaiting decision)
We are unable to submit applications for funding for new periods or continuations of therapy into April 2025 until the Government has communicated the spending decisions.