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National Adoption Week highlights adoption journeys of all kinds 

This National Adoption Week (Monday 21 to Sunday 27 October), we’re showcasing adoption journeys of all kinds, and the important people who are there along the way, as part of this year’s You Can Adopt campaign, The Journey. The campaign raises awareness of modern adoption and showcases the diversity of adoptive families today, showing that the journey to a family is not always a traditional one. 

National Adoption Week 2024 – coming soon!

This year’s National Adoption Week (21 October to 27 October 2024) highlights adoption journeys of all kinds, and the people who have played a role – from social workers and birth families, to foster carers and grandparents.

National adoption drive launches amid rise in number of children needing a forever home

With the cost of living hitting families, experts warn that prospective adopters may be holding back waiting for the ‘perfect time’ or circumstances. But for a child needing a permanent home, the perfect time is now. The campaign is supported by BBC’s ‘The Traitors’ contestant Miles Asteri, adoptive father of two, who described adoption as ‘the adventure of a lifetime’.


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