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Adopt with PACT'

Provide a safe, nurturing home so brothers and sisters can stay together

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39,000+

This year over 39,000 children will enter the care system

2,000+

As of October 2023, there were over 2,000 children waiting for adoption

48%

48% of children have been waiting for 18 months or more

Our pathway agency in London, the South East and Central England

PACT is a Voluntary Adoption Agency (VAA), providing independent, outstanding-rated adoption services, across the South East of England. Pact has teams across Reading, Oxford, London, Milton Keynes, Brighton and Devon.

Our pathway agency in London, the South East and Central England

Why adopt with PACT

1 Proven track record

PACT is an adoption and trauma support charity established in 2011. In 2022/23 it placed 63 children with their permanent families.

2 Rich faith heritage

They have a rich faith heritage. In 1911 PACT was the idea of the then Bishop of Oxford and was established as the social welfare arm of the Anglican Diocese of Oxford. Today PACT continues to be supported by the Diocese. Their staff have received faith literacy from Home for Good.

3 Rated outstanding

PACT’s adoption services were rated outstanding across all areas by Ofsted in 2014, 2017 and 2023 where the inspector said that the actions of PACT "contribute to significantly improved outcomes and positive experiences for children, young people and adults."

4 Award-winning service

PACT is committed to supporting its families for life and offers a package of award-winning support services which include its Strengthening Families Team, therapeutic support service FACTS, Adopter Champions, specialist education support plus access to resources and webinars for adoptive parents on PACT’s online support platform, CATCH (formerly The Adopter Hub)

Children waiting the longest for adoption

PACT is looking for adoptive parents for these priority children.

Children aged 0-4 years

Sibling pairs and larger sibling groups of all ages

Children placed under a foster to adopt arrangement

Older children aged 5 years and older

Children with additional needs and/or complex backgrounds

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What people are saying...

“As a first time adopter I was dreading the adoption process I’d heard negative comments about it being slow and bureaucratic, but my social worker at PACT made our experience a dream thanks to her professionalism, kindness and understanding.”

Adopter

“Thank you for all your hard work and professionalism through a very difficult and challenging placement. Without FACTS [PACT’s post adoption support programme], I don’t think the outcome would have been the same. We know that our placement will be a challenge, but now we’ve got the tools to deal with this, have a robust Adoption Support Plan and know how and where we can get help.”

Adopter

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