Adoption Matters Northwest News

Adoption Matters Northwest Welcomes new adopters from Liverpool

As part of our recruitment strategy for 2008 we hope to raise the profile of adoption and our agency throughout specific regions of the Northwest. It is our wish to generate an increased awareness of children who require adoption and the sorts of adoptive families they need.

We now operate as Adoption Matters Northwest across the North West region and wish to increase our recruitment of adopters from areas within Merseyside and the Wirral such as Liverpool, St Helens, Birkenhead and Wallasey. Adoption Matters Northwest although a new organisation in name has over a 60 year history of working in the field of adoption as it incorporates two agencies traditionally based in Blackburn and Chester. (See our ‘About Us’ page).

There are a growing number of children becoming ‘Looked After’ by the Local Authorities many of them go on to need new families. We are particularly keen to have enquiries from black and dual heritage families or from families who could consider parenting a child with a disability or a sibling group. There is a serious shortfall of prospective adopters and therefore a need to recruit and assess new adopters from our catchment regions as stated above but also from other areas such as Liverpool, Southport, Blackpool, Morecambe and Lancaster.

Many families from across the Northwest provide secure, stable and loving homes to adopted children and sibling groups. We actively seek to recruit people who would be willing to adopt more than one child. It is very common to have groups of brothers and sisters who need to be placed together in an adoptive family.

Unfortunately many of the children placed will have had to leave their birth family because of the influence of alcohol and drugs on their parents’ ability to cope and provide the consistency, safety and care all children need and deserve. Statistics indicate a high percentage of the 4,000 children currently Looked After, and with a plan for adoption, are there as a result of parental and family drug and alcohol misuse. It is the case that Local Authorities try to support birth families that are experiencing difficulties and as a result of this the children may be older by the time it has been decided that the environment at home can not be improved sufficiently. At Adoption Matters Northwest we are always keen to speak to people who can consider parenting an older child through adoption.

During 2008 we hope to be hosting a range of events and projects to aid our recruitment of adopters in Liverpool and surrounding areas. We are always keen to speak to people who want to get involved with the agency or who want advice and information on all aspects of adoption. If you think you could provide a safe, secure and stable home to one or possibly more children then please contact our agency now and make a difference. Call 01244 390938 or go to our online form and request and information pack.

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