Adopting as a single parent

Meet Funmi, a 55-year-old mum continuing her family’s legacy of adoption. As a single parent, she shares how her faith inspired her journey to adopt her daughter.

Emotional Rollercoaster of Adoption

Tom and Sophie, who adopted their son through AFA, share the highs, lows, and unforgettable moments of their adoption journey as a family.

16-22 October is National Adoption Week 2023 This year National Adoption Week promotes discussion around how adoption has evolved to put children’s identity at its heart. The organisers of National National Adoption Week 2023

“Having the same blood didn’t matter, we just wanted to be a family.” Wed 8th Jun 2022 – 3 min read Frances, an adoptive mother for Adopters for Adoption began Adoption Story: Frances and Carl – Adopting Siblings

Tiegan aged 19, was adopted aged 4. With her mum in prison when she was born Tiegan lived with her for five months to then go into the care of This Adoption Week – Tiegan tells her adoption story

This National adoption week, Sarah shares her adoption story. Sarah, an adoptive mother of one, always wanted a biological child but also knew she wanted to adopt one day. She Adoptive Mother, Sarah shares her adoption story.

Adoptive Grandmother Sue, tell her own adoption story and shows us that adoption effects more than the immediate family. Sue is the biological mum of 27-year old Molly and ‘Granny’ National Adoption Week – Sue’s Story

Following fertility issues, Jennifer who is Black British of Caribbean decent and her husband who is White British, decided adoption would be the best option for them. Now aged 5 years old, Jennifer’s adoption story

Henrietta and her husband Deji had been married for 15 years and had tried IVF before  considering adoption. Their son was 18 months when the couple adopted him, having spent 6 Henrietta’s adoption story

Fran Lusack is a single adopter of Jamaican and West African heritage who is the proud parent of a daughter who like herself, is of dual heritage, her daughter is of Fran’s Adoption Story

Dr Carol Dennis 58 from South London adopted Kwame aged 4 two years ago with her partner.Infertility, hysterectomy in her mid-thirties and unsuccessful IVF meant having natural birth children was impossible. Carol Carol’s Adoption Story