Jyll Bradley would like to collaborate with adopted children and families to create a new ambitious survey exhibition Running and Returning. We would like to invite adopted children and families to collaborate with The Box, Plymouth and a brilliant local artist, Jyll Bradley, to create a new artwork in response to her ambitious survey exhibition […]
Support for adopters
Life story drop-in sessions
We want to ensure that as many parents as possible benefit from our life story work clinic/drop-in sessions, which are offered every month. We’ve received feedback from parents suggesting that they might be more inclined to attend if they knew more about these sessions. We hope this information helps.
What support will I receive through the ASGSF?
Until the end of March 2025, the ASGSF will have 2 fair access limits:
£2,500 per child per year for specialist assessment
£5,000 per child per year for therapy
Adopt South West Online Conference: Therapeutic Life Story Work
Join us for our free annual Adopt South West Conference on Monday, 7 October 2024, focusing on Therapeutic Life Story Work for children, young people, and young adults.
Practical ideas for preparing for transitions
Helpful hints and tips for parents to prepare their children for school transitions.
Helpful hints and tips for writing Keeping in Touch letters (Letterbox)
We all know how important keeping in touch (Letterbox) letters are for children in supporting them to build a full sense of identity and belonging. Being open and honest about adoption and their connectedness to both their adoptive family and birth family builds a foundation for their future.
We are family
Would your family and friends would like the opportunity for a regular, online, meet up to ask questions, share their worries and share laughter, about becoming part of your children’s lives?
New Family Social podcast: Adoption, fostering and tea
The UK’s LGBTQ+ adoption and fostering charity, New Family Social add new episodes to its series of podcasts discussing adoption and fostering with people “who’ve done it”: