National Adoption Week 1 to 7 November

There are many children across the country waiting to find a good family. Unfortunately those who wait the longest are older children, those with disabilities, brothers and sisters, and children from some black and minority ethnic backgrounds.

The aim of this year's National Adoption Week campaign, every child deserves a family, is to encourage people to adopt children from these groups.

Adopting in Southwark

Here in Southwark we are always looking for people who feel they can make a difference to the life of a child. People who can provide a warm loving home to a child or young person on a permanent basis.

In the last two years we have helped 30 children, from 2 to 11 years old and from a variety of ethnic backgrounds.

Our policy is to place children in homes that reflect their ethnicity, especially those of black and dual heritage or mixed couples. At the moment we are looking for homes for children of mixed heritage (White/African Caribbean) and children from African backgrounds.

Join us for a coffee

If you are from a Black and Minority Ethnic background and you would like to learn more about adopting from experienced professionals, join us for a chat (and a coffee) on:

Saturday 6 November
From 11am to 1pm
Fifth floor
Peckham Library
Peckham Hill Street
London SE15

Working together

Southwark is an active member of the South London Adoption Consortium a group of nine local authorities and voluntary adoption agencies working together to find adoptive and permanent homes for the children in their care.

To celebrate National Adoption Week the group are hosting a drop-in information meeting for anyone interested in adoption.

Tuesday 9 November
6.30pm to 8pm
Lambeth Town Hall
Brixton Hill
London
SW2 1RW    

To receive more details of this meeting text ADOPTION followed by your name to 88010 (this is a free service).

Read all about it

The November issue of Southwark Life has an interesting interview with a gay couple who are currently adopting a one year old in Southwark.

More information

If you are interested in finding out more adoption please contact Southwark Council Adoption Service on 0800 952 0707 or see our adoption pages where you can find how the adoption process workand the details of upcoming information mornings. And you can always email us at adoption@southwark.gov.uk