African American mother laying on the floor with her son doing some play therapy at home. Features & Longread Different Together: Celebrating LGBTQ+ adoption This year’s LGBTQ+ Adoption and Fostering Week starts on March 4 and focuses on encouraging more LGBTQ+ people across the UK to explore adoption and fostering. The Different Together theme for 2024 specifically calls for more LGBTQ+ people from the global majority to consider adoption and fostering. By Contributor • 5 min read
In The South PACT’s adoption services rated outstanding for third time Adoption and support services for adoptive families run by charity Parents And Children Together (PACT) have been rated outstanding by Ofsted for the third successive inspection. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community News Online support platform for parents and carers of children affected by early childhood trauma has been given new name After a period of consultation with users and partners, The Adopter Hub is to be renamed CATCH – Children And Trauma Community Hub. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Business News Thinking about adopting? PACT is looking for more LGBTQ+ adopters. Grace Gomez from PACT Charity tells us how the charity has been operating during the coronavirus pandemic and shares advice if you’re thinking of adopting. By Contributor • 2 min read
In The South LGBT and want to adopt or foster? RENTS And Children Together (PACT) will hold a special Brighton event for anyone interested in finding out more about LGBT adoption. The event, on Saturday, March 10, which is being held to help mark national LGBT Adoption and Fostering Week, will feature a question and answer session with a panel o By Besi • 2 min read
In The South Happy Father’s Day from PACT FOR 47 dads who have adopted children through Parents And Children Together (PACT) over the last year Father’s Day on Sunday, June 18 will be extra special. The charity, which supports families across the south-east and beyond through adoption, award-winning therapeutic support and community project By Besi • 2 min read
In The South Can you provide a loving home to a child with a disability? Parents And Children Together (PACT), the adoption charity is calling for people to consider adopting a child with additional needs. PACT offers outstanding Ofsted rated adoption services to families across the South East. Last year it placed 87 children with 62 families through its adoption service By Besi • 3 min read
In The South Adoption and fostering charity celebrates LGBT week with special event Brighton event PARENTS And Children Together (PACT) marks national LGBT+ Adoption and Fostering Week with a special event in Brighton for prospective LGBT+adopters. By Besi • 2 min read
In The South Forever LGBT+ families needed for sibling groups of three Parent and Children Together (PACT) search for adopters to provide a forever family for groups of siblings who need to stay together. PACT supports families across the south-east through adoption, award-winning therapeutic support and community projects. Last year they placed 91 children with 58 fam By Besi • 2 min read
General News National Adoption Week – October 17-23 Adoption charity Parents and Children Together (PACT) is calling for more adopters and for people to support National Adoption Week. This year’s campaign aims to raise awareness of the challenges of adoptive parenting and invites anyone whose life or heart is touched by adoption to post on social me By Gary Hart • 2 min read
In The South Could the Paralympics inspire you to adopt? With the Paralympics beginning on September 7, Reading based adoption charity Parents And Children Together (PACT) raise awareness of the children with a disability waiting to be adopted. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
In The South Call for more LGBT adopters during LGBT Adoption Week The adoption charity PACT (Parents And Children Together) calls for prospective parents to come forward during LGBT Adoption and Fostering week (March 7-13, 2016). By Gary Hart • 2 min read