Adoption stories

Take a look at some inspiring stories from people who have already adopted

Fran and her daughter

Fran and her daughter

Fran Lusack is a single adopter of dual heritage who is the proud parent of a daughter

Fran Lusack is a single adopter of Jamaican and West African heritage who is the proud parent of a daughter who like herself, is of dual heritage, her daughter is of Somalian Kenyan heritage.

Fran would like to expand her family by possibly adopting again in the future, giving her daughter a brother or sister.

Did you know that Black children wait the longest to be adopted?

Did you know that Black children wait the longest to be adopted?
Watch Kath from Adopt South West highlight the YouCanAdopt national campaign on BBC Spotlight news

You Can Adopt brothers and sisters on BBC Spotlight news
Adopting siblings was important to Amber and now her family have an open adoption

Adopting siblings was important to Amber and now her family have an open adoption
Danny and Rita share their fostering for adoption journey

Danny and Rita share their fostering for adoption journey
Join Darren as he takes you on his adoption journey as a gay, married, father to one amazing little boy!
Debbie is a single parent from Torbay
Catch up with our transracial adoption feature on BBC Spotlight from the evening news.

Transracial adoption feature on BBC Spotlight news
Sophie and Stuart have a birth son born through IVF, they then adopted a second child

Sophie and Stuart have a birth son born through IVF, they then adopted a second child