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Latest News | 16th April, 2024
Families urgently needed to adopt children with additional needs
PACT has joined 20 other voluntary adoption agencies to find more adoptive parents for children with additional needs who are waiting for a family.
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Latest News | 3rd January, 2024
Free CATCH access for schools in Wokingham, Windsor and Maidenhead
EVERY school in Wokingham, Windsor and Maidenhead is being offered a year's free access to CATCH to help teachers support children who have been in care or affected by early childhood trauma.
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Latest News | 30th October, 2023
A new partnership to find more adoptive families for children in Buckinghamshire
PACT has been chosen as a partner by Buckinghamshire Council to form a new regional adoption agency together.
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Latest News | 25th September, 2023
Adoption agencies join forces to keep brothers and sisters together
VOLUNTARY adoption agencies across the UK have come together with a joint mission to stop brothers and sisters who are waiting in care from being separated when adopted.
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Latest News | 21st July, 2023
CATCH opens up independent membership
Parents and carers of children affected by early childhood trauma can now take out their own membership of PACT's online support platform CATCH - the Children and Trauma Community Hub
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Latest News | 17th July, 2023
New charity partnership with Scrap Car Comparison
PACT is delighted to announce Scrap Car Comparison as a partner for the remainder of July. Anyone wishing to scrap their unwanted or damaged vehicle this month through Scrap Car Comparison will have the chance to transform lives by donating the proceeds to PACT.
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Latest News | 5th July, 2023
Blog: Adoption Leave
This Q&A accompanies an edition of PACT's Talking Adoption Show where Dean answers some of the most commonly asked questions about adoption leave.
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Latest News | 12th June, 2023
Blog: From Events Volunteer to Enquiries Officer
Anna Webster works as an adoption enquiries officer for PACT. She first became involved with PACT four years ago when she was looking for volunteering roles while at university.
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Latest News | 17th May, 2023
PACT’s adoption services rated outstanding for third time
Adoption and support services for adoptive families run by Parents And Children Together (PACT) have been rated outstanding by Ofsted for the third successive inspection.
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Latest News | 16th May, 2023
Nationwide Building Society funding used to support safe housing for Berkshire’s most vulnerable women
SOME of Berkshire’s most vulnerable women will be supported to find suitable and safe accommodation thanks to a grant from Nationwide Building Society.
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Latest News | 10th May, 2023
Preparing to adopt – why we ask for voluntary experience with children
We ask everyone hoping to become a parent through adoption about their experience working with, caring for and supporting children. Even if a prospective adopter is working with children in a professional capacity, we encourage all applicants to gain voluntary experience. Volunteering with children has many benefits from increasing your experience of being with children,… Continue reading Preparing to adopt – why we ask for voluntary experience with children
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Latest News | 4th May, 2023
Explore Reading’s royal connection through our Coronation Trail
Are you looking for something different to do this coronation weekend? Why not explore Reading’s royal connections with PACT’s Coronation Royal Walk and Activity Trail!
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