Tag: Leeds Adoption

Private Fostering takes part in #ChildFriendlyLeeds Celebrations – July 2017

Children and their families created a collage to visually demonstrate the children and young people living in Private Fostering arrangements in Leeds that we are not aware off. This took place during #ChildFriendlyLeeds ‘Big Birthday Bonanza’. During the 5th Birthday celebrations whereby they had many family friendly events and activities throughout the city centre on…
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Helen’s Story, Part 4

As part of National Adoption Week we’re serialising one adopters story through the adoption process. Here it’s time for panel… Part four I almost forgot Panel, that’s because it was great. I was terrified before we went in, shaking, feeling sick, the works. Don’t worry, you are in a room of positive people who really…
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Helen’s Story, Part 3

As part of National Adoption Week we’re serialising one adoptive families journey through the process, today it’s ‘stage two…’ Part three ‘Stage Two’ was a much anticipated part of the adoption process and although we had some reservations we were open minded and ready for the probing and interrogation we had been warned about. One…
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Helen’s story, Part 2

As part of National Adoption Week we’re serialising one adoptive families journey through the adoption process. Here Helen talks about the first home visit. Part two Bonzo likes to bark. Bonzo likes to bark loudly. He particular likes to bark when people come to the door. Today was not a day for Bonzo to display…
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