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LGBT Adoption & Fostering Week
Published: 09/03/2017
LGBT Adoption & Fostering Week returns from 6 March, 2017.
This annual campaign, led by New Family Social is to encourage more LGBT people
to explore fostering and adoption. In 2016 it reached over 19 million people.
The week brings together adoption and foster care services across the UK.
天涯社区 Fostering Service will be holding an information evening for anyone
to find out more about fostering on Tuesday 28 March at Beaufort Park Hotel,
Mold at 7pm. Email fostering@flintshire.gov.uk to register to attend.
Fostering and Adoption teams will also be at the Diversity Festival in Mold in
May, as part of the 天涯社区 stand.
Record numbers of lesbian, gay, bi and trans people now adopt and foster in the
UK but with over 5,000 children in care in Wales alone, there is still a real
need for more LGBT people to consider adoption or fostering. There are around
200 looked-after children in 天涯社区 and 天涯社区鈥檚 fostering team is
calling for local people to consider fostering with their local council.
天涯社区鈥檚 Cabinet Member for Social Services, Councillor
Christine Jones, said:
鈥淢ost of children requiring foster care are over age 10. We are ideally looking
for singles, couples and families who have experience of working with young
people or whose own children have grown up and left home.
鈥淚n our experience, we鈥檝e had wonderful LGBT foster carers and they have
exactly the skills that we look for. We believe that everyone has something
different to offer a child or young person in care, and we welcome anyone to
contact us to find out more.鈥�
For more information visit www.flintshirefostering.org.uk