Every Spring and Autumn Freemasons from around Devon gather to give support totalling £40,000 to local organisations who are in need of assistance, among which this year included Families for Children who support adopted children and their families throughout the South West.
The money is raised through the “WAKE Fund” a trust conceived by the Right Worshipful Brother William Alexander Kneel, our Provincial Grand Master from 1970 to 1984, the late owner of Kneels laundry & dry cleaners. This fund now stands at £1.8 million the interest earned is given annually to local non...
The Buckfast office is open on one Saturday of every month where you can talk with our specialist adoption social workers and experienced adoptive parents about all aspects of adoption.
The next open morning is November 7th from 10am to 12 noon.
10am – 11am Presentation with the chance to hear from one of our adopters
11am – 12 noon Staff and adopters available for individual questions and discussion
Tea/coffee and biscuits will be available.
You can book a slot by calling 01364 645480 or email...
Enquiries from potential adopters are falling across Devon amid reports of fewer ‘young children’ being available.
Local Adoption Agency and charity, Families for Children, are appealing to those who have ever thought about adoption not to hold back, and possibly considering opening their hearts to an older child, sibling group or those with extra needs, who are waiting and will wait the longest.
Figures to the end of June this year show that despite being an abundance of approved adopters waiting they cannot be matched to the some 47 children in local authority foster care...
Devon Adoption Information Morning September 10am – 12noon
Our Buckfast office is open on one Saturday of every month where you can talk with our specialist adoption social workers and experienced adoptive parents about all aspects of adoption. The next open morning is September 5th from 10am to 12 noon.
10am – 11am Presentation with the chance to hear from one of our adopters
11am – 12 noon Staff and adopters available for individual questions and discussion
The Families for Children next open morning is October 3rd from 10am to 12 noon.
10am – 11am Presentation with the chance to hear from one of our adopters 11am – 12 noon Staff and adopters available for individual questions and discussion
Tea/coffee and biscuits will be available.
You can book a slot by calling 01364 645480 or email enquiries@familiesforchildren.org.uk , or turn up on the day.
Families for Children is located in the grounds of Buckfast Abbey, just of the A38, midway between Exeter and Plymouth. (Postcode TQ11 0EE) Park in the main car park,...
Families for Children are looking for adopters to come forward now.
There is no upper age limit for adoption, you can be married or single and you don’t have to own your own home.
The organiation is looking for people who have the room in their hearts and can offer a loving and secure family to children most in need. They are especially looking for those who may consider older children (over 4 years), sibling groups and children with disabilities.
If you have ever considered adoption please come and talk to us at our next information event is on Saturday 1 August,...
Families for Children Devon Adoption's office is open on one Saturday of every month where you can talk with specialist adoption social workers and experienced adoptive parents about all aspects of adoption.
Their next open morning is on July 4th from 10am to 12 noon.
10am – 11am Presentation with the chance to hear from one of our adopters 11am – 12 noon Staff and adopters available for individual questions and discussion
Tea/coffee and biscuits will be available.
You can book a slot by calling 01364 645480 or email enquiries@familiesforchildren.org.uk , or...
Families for Children Devon Adoption's office is open on one Saturday of every month where you can talk with specialist adoption social workers and experienced adoptive parents about all aspects of adoption.
Their next open morning is June 6th from 10am to 12 noon.
10am – 11am Presentation with the chance to hear from one of our adopters 11am – 12 noon Staff and adopters available for individual questions and discussion Tea/coffee and biscuits will be available.
You can book a slot by calling 01364 645480 or email enquiries@familiesforchildren.org.uk , or turn up on...
Families for Children’s Chief Executive Officer, Caroline Davies, will be receiving an OBE award for her services to children across the South West from the Queen at a special ceremony onFriday.
And in celebration of this great honour the charity is giving away 50 free children’s tickets to their Summer Concert to be held this Saturday (28 June).
Katey McDonald, marketing coordinator says: ”The New Egham Singers will be performing a fantastic Summer Concert to raise fund for the vital work we do in supporting our adoptive children and their families across Exeter and the...
Approximately 40 per cent of children waiting for an adoptive family have impairment or some form of special need or disability. Family for Me is a new project launched by local adoption agency Families for Children which hopes not only to raise awareness of the children who are waiting the longest but to specifically recruit adoptive families for these children. Their first question asks whether you could adopt a child with a disability.
Cat Gifford, Senior Practitioner with the Family for Me project says;
“Family for Me is a unique project for the Agency. We usually look...
