Adoption charity calls for more LGBT foster carers and adopters in Brighton and Hove to come forward during LGBT Adoption and Fostering Week, March 7-13.
More LGBT adopters and foster carers are needed to provide loving, stable homes for children in the Brighton area, particularly for those over four years old and sibling groups. 1 in 12 adoptions in England in 2015 were to same-sex couples, but some 69,540 children are in care and this year over 9,000 more fostering households are needed across the UK.
A series of events are planned in the area as part of LGBT Adoption and Fostering Week, organised by agencies that welcome LGBT applicants. These events are for LGBT potential parents to find out more about the processes involved.
♦ March 7: PACT (Parents and Children Together) will hold an adoption information event at Brighton’s Community Base.
♦ March 8: East Sussex County Council will hold an adoption information evening in Ringmer.
♦ March 8: Diagrama will hold a fostering and adoption information evening in Brighton’s Brighthelm Community Centre.
♦ March 9: West Sussex County Council will hold a fostering and adoption information evening in Horsham’s County Hall.
Now in its fifth year, LGBT Adoption & Fostering Week is organised by New Family Social, a charity that supports LGBT adopters and foster carers across the UK.
CEO Tor Docherty, said: “Record numbers of LGBT people now choose to adopt or foster but there’s still a real need for more lesbian, gay, bi and trans people to consider fostering or adopting children. You may have just the skills needed to parent a particular child or sibling group and these information events are a fantastic way to explore the options you have.”
For full details on all information events held during LGBT Adoption & Fostering Week, click here:
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