News and blogs

News: Call our enquiry line this Christmas

A special royal visitor came to PACT to meet some of the people who PACT supports through its Alana House and BB4K projects.

Royal visitor sees PACT’s life-changing trauma recovery work

A special royal visitor came to PACT to meet some of the people who PACT supports through its Alana House and BB4K projects.

Come and meet PACT team on Big Adoption Day

PACT is joining voluntary adoption agencies across the UK to celebrate Big Adoption Day on 15th January 2025. Come and meet the adoption teams in Reading, London, Brighton and Milton Keynes!

Blog: A new anti-racist framework for transracial adoptive families

"Identity is a massive spectrum including elements such as race, language, diet, heritage and so on. What this tool highlights for me as a social worker is how easily all these elements can become lost once a child enters into the care system and a care plan such as adoption is decided."

Jason takes on mountain challenge for PACT

Wokingham man Jason Law is planning to climb Mount Kilimanjaro this November - his second challenge for PACT!

Small moments, Big memories – National Adoption Week 2024

This National Adoption Week, PACT is sharing some of the small moments that have become big memories for some of our adoptive families.

Blog: How a church family can support Black adoption

Agreeing to meet his children's birth mum and grandma was the most nerve-wracking experience one PACT dad had during the adoption process but probably, he says, the most important.

New corporate partnership with AWE staff

Employees from AWE in West Berkshire have chosen PACT as their charity of the year.

Parents And Children Together: An Art Exhibition

PACT adoptive families created watercolour paintings which were included in the Wokingham Arts Trail...

Building a big family through adoption: ask your questions live

PACT is holding a free online live Q&A on Thursday 26th September at 12.30pm for people who have dreamed of having a big family through adoption.

Blog: Meeting his children’s birth family – A PACT dad’s experience

Agreeing to meet his children's birth mum and grandma was the most nerve-wracking experience one PACT dad had during the adoption process but probably, he says, the most important.

Blog: What Pride means to me

As June is Pride month, Heather, a PACT senior social worker and PACT’s LGBTQ+ ambassador, reflects on her experiences of Pride.

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