A regional adoption agency is on course to meet its yearly target and has found adoptive families for more than for eighty children since its launch in February 2018.Adoption Central England (ACE),...
A regional adoption agency is on course to meet its yearly target and has found adoptive families for more than for eighty children since its launch in February 2018.
Adoption Central England (ACE), is the regional adoption agency for Coventry, Solihull, Warwickshire and Worcestershire and has chosen National Adoption Week to celebrate this achievement with a competition and to also raise the profile of children waiting for families. The competition involves interacting with their Facebook page to win prizes for local attractions and sports events.
The competition will be promoted on the ACE Facebook page alongside adopters stories and news about further celebrations throughout the week.
As part of the national campaign, ACE is appealing to people who may be considering adoption, particularly those who may be able to keep brothers and sisters together.
There are many advantages for children who can be placed with their siblings. It keeps lifelong relationships in place, and can also help children become resilient and cope better with past trauma. The service wants to hear from people who can help children in this way.
ACE offers a range of support services including an adoption social work service, adopter mentoring scheme, specialist training; including therapeutic interventions and opportunities for adoptive families to meet. Adoptive families can also receive support from the National Adoption Support Fund, designed to help adoptive families meet the needs of their children.
Regular information meetings are held across Coventry, Solihull, Warwickshire and Worcestershire, giving more information about the adoption process and children who are in need of parents.
Councillor Jeff Morgan, Warwickshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Children and Families, said: "National Adoption Week is a perfect opportunity to raise awareness of adoption and the success of ACE since launching earlier this year. I hope families will get in touch with the service to find out more.
“Many children in the region who need to be adopted are siblings. As we look to keep them together, they unfortunately often face longer waits to find a loving home and we are desperately in need of families who can help change that.
“Siblings have a special bond and our adopters regularly tell us they feel it made the transition into their family easier. It is a challenge, but one that we are determined to meet. Having surpassed targets for the year in just over six months, ACE is already making a huge difference and we are looking to build on that incredible progress.
“Children are at the heart of all we do in ACE and we will work tirelessly with parents and the various agencies involved to try to provide homes for brothers and sisters to stay together."
Adoption Central England is also keen to welcome enquiries from all members of the community irrespective of age, gender, marital, cohabiting or single status or sexual orientation. The service is particularly interested in speaking to more black ethnic minority (BME) and mixed race families interested in adoption.
For more information about adopting and keeping siblings together visit aceadoption.com or to speak to the team on 0300 369 0556.