Published on Monday 21 October 2024 at 12:20 pm
People in Blackburn with Darwen are being asked to consider what family means to them as National Adoption Week highlights that ‘the journey to a family is not always a traditional one’.
Filed under: adopt | adoption | Adoption Now | national adoption week
Published on Monday 16 October 2023 at 11:15 am
National Adoption Week takes place from the 16th until the 22nd of October this year.
This year’s theme is focused around celebrating different generations of adopted people.
Filed under: adoption | Adoption Now | national adoption week
Published on Wednesday 29 June 2022 at 7:17 am
People in Blackburn with Darwen are being asked to consider adopting children who have been waiting the longest.
Filed under: adoption | Adoption Now
Published on Friday 4 March 2022 at 3:35 pm
Children who are waiting to be adopted and prospective adopters came together for a day of fun on the 26th of February.
Filed under: adoption | Adoption Now
Published on Tuesday 8 February 2022 at 3:56 pm
Around 180 children from the Northwest are successfully placed for adoption (by Adoption Now), every year.
Filed under: Adopters | adoption | Adoption Now
Published on Wednesday 16 September 2020 at 12:38 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council supports the launch of #YouCanAdopt campaign designed to dispel the myths on adoption and highlight the number of children looking for a new family.
Filed under: adoption | campaign | Councillor | Julie Gunn | You can adopt
Published on Thursday 6 August 2020 at 11:33 am
A report published by the government shows that the North West has more children awaiting adoptive families as there are adopters.
Filed under: adoption
Published on Tuesday 15 March 2016 at 1:30 pm
Wednesday, March 16 is national Big Adoption Day and Blackburn with Darwen Council is raising awareness of children who need their forever family.
Filed under: adoption | Big Adoption Day | Councillor | lets adopt | Maureen Bateson
Published on Friday 13 November 2015 at 1:22 pm
More children in Blackburn with Darwen are finding their forever families than anywhere else in the country.
Filed under: adoption | Councillor | Maureen Bateson
Published on Friday 23 October 2015 at 1:13 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council is joining up with other local authorities to form a single adoption agency – further helping children to find their families.
Filed under: adoption | Councillor | Maureen Bateson | partnership
Published on Monday 19 October 2015 at 10:39 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council is supporting National Adoption Week’s 2015 theme – Too old at four?
Filed under: adoption | Councillor | Maureen Bateson | national adoption week
Published on Thursday 12 February 2015 at 11:33 am
One year on from the launch of Let’s Adopt in Blackburn with Darwen, 85 people have made serious enquiries about adopting a child in the area.
Filed under: adoption | Councillor | Frank Connor | Karen Barrick | lets adopt
Published on Friday 9 January 2015 at 4:32 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council’s adoption service has been recognised nationally for one of the best success rates in the country for finding homes for children in care.
Filed under: adoption | children in care | Councillor | Executive Member for Children’s Services | Frank Connor
Published on Tuesday 4 November 2014 at 5:49 pm
A Blackburn mum has spoken of her joy at adopting three siblings. Tracey Tyler spoke out during National Adoption Week, whose theme this year is keeping brothers and sisters together.
Filed under: adoption | lets adopt | letsadopt | national adoption week
Published on Wednesday 29 October 2014 at 2:26 pm
Blackburn with Darwen residents are invited to take part in a region-wide art project to help raise awareness of adoption and celebrate the launch of National Adoption Week (3-9 November).
Filed under: adoption | Children’s Services | lets adopt | national adoption week
Published on Monday 20 October 2014 at 5:09 pm
A couple who adopted an eight year old girl who was in the care of Blackburn with Darwen Council after meeting her at a special ‘activity day’ for children and prospective parents have spoken about their experience.
Filed under: adoption | lets adopt | letsadopt
Published on Monday 13 October 2014 at 12:40 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council’s adoption service has one of the best success rates in the country for finding homes for children at special ‘activity days’, according to latest figures.
Filed under: adoption | Councillor | Frank Connor | lets adopt
Published on Tuesday 23 September 2014 at 9:38 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council’s adoption service has launched a new Facebook page for people who are interested in finding out more about adopting a child. People are urged to ‘like’ the Facebook page, Let's Adopt - Blackburn with Darwen, to get regular updates, information and advice about adopting a child, as well as details of training and events.
Filed under: adoption | children | Children’s Services | letsadopt
Published on Thursday 4 September 2014 at 2:17 pm
Blackburn with Darwen Council’s adoption service launched Let’s Adopt in January 2014, in a bid to find loving and stable homes for cared-for children. The campaign has helped to educate potential parents in the borough and surrounding areas that a wide range of people including single people, non-homeowners, those who are in fulltime employment or not working, same-sex couples and over 21-year-olds are eligible to apply to adopt.
Filed under: adoption | council | letsadopt | Social Care | social work
Published on Monday 17 March 2014 at 4:18 pm
Ever thought about adoption or fostering? Blackburn with Darwen Council’s fostering and adoption information teams will be travelling around the borough and beyond over the next few weeks to help people find out about what’s involved.
