Children waiting to be adopted
Some children wait longer on average to find a family. PACT is looking for people who would consider becoming adoptive parents for these priority children.
We need people of all ages and backgrounds to provide loving, permanent families for children waiting in care. Prospective adopters will need to demonstrate considerable professional or voluntary experience with children or be prepared to start this before embarking on the adoption process.
Last year, 32% of the children we placed in loving families were aged 5 or older, 63% were in sibling groups and 29% were of Black, Asian, mixed or minority ethnicities.
Children who wait the longest
Older children
Children who are aged three years or older are among those who wait the longest to find a family
Brothers and sisters
Sibling groups of two, three or more who need to stay together typically wait longer to find loving, permanent homes
Children of Black, mixed and minority ethnicities
Children with Black, Black/White British or minority ethnicities often wait longer in care
Children with additional needs
Children with disabilities or other additional needs wait longer on average to be adopted
Rated Outstanding by Ofsted, PACT offers a a wide range of support to all its families including training, support groups, education support, activities for children and access to our online Children And Trauma Community Hub and PACT’s therapeutic services FACTS.
If you’d like to have a chat about starting your adoption process, you can speak to one of PACT’s Enquiries Officers. They can give you some more information, answer any questions you may have and book you onto a PACT adoption information event where you will hear a bit more about the adoption process from PACT social workers and a PACT adopter will share their story.
Take the next step by downloading our adoption guide, contacting our Enquiries team or coming to one of our events.
Take the next step…
Read our adoption guide
Our Brief Guide to Adoption contains information about PACT and what to expect from the adoption process.
Contact our enquiries team
Get in touch with our friendly Enquiries team to find out more about adopting with PACT.
Come to an information event
Come to one of our online adoption information events and find out if adoption is right for you.
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