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Latest News | 26th January, 2022
Lisa’s family was supported by PACT’s Adopter Champions
Lisa*, Paul* and their adopted son Timmy* are a family of three. They brought Timmy home when he was 15 months old and he is now nearly eight years old. When Timmy first came home with them it a was a big shock for him. He had lived with his foster carers since he was… Continue reading Lisa’s family was supported by PACT’s Adopter Champions
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Latest News | 2nd November, 2021
Lily and Alex adopted their daughter in 2020
Lily* and Alex* live in Oxfordshire with their gorgeous daughter, Cassie*, and their elderly black cat, Baggy. Cassie came to live with them in November 2020...
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Latest News | 9th September, 2021
Francesca adopted her daughter Phoebe in 2018
Francesca* brought her daughter Phoebe* home in October 2018. Adoption was her first choice as a path to parenthood...
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Latest News | 9th September, 2021
Ruth and Oli adopted their daughter Saffy
Ruth and Oli adopted their daughter Saffy* in 2018 when she was 14 months old. Ruth used to work as a train station manager and Oli works as a train driver...
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Latest News | 9th September, 2021
Rose and Simon are a Christian couple who adopted during the 2020 pandemic
Rose* and Simon* adopted their son Jay* in 2020 when he was 14 months old. Rose is a secondary school music teacher and Simon is a church minister...
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Latest News | 9th September, 2021
Sarah and Omar adopted after having a birth child
Sarah* and Omar* had their first child, Aliya, a year into their relationship and 15 years later they adopted their second child, Samir...
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Latest News | 9th September, 2021
Darren adopted as a single father
Darren* is a 43-year-old single father who became a dad to his son Finn* in early 2017 when he was four years old...
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Latest News | 9th September, 2021
Sasha adopted Maya as a single adopter
Sasha* is a single adopter who brought her daughter Maya* home in May 2019 when she was 13 months old. Sasha works as a children’s nurse and has always wanted to be a mum...
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Latest News | 9th September, 2021
Same sex adoption: Mel and Julia’s experience adopting two boys with PACT
Julia* and Mel* are a lesbian couple who adopted two boys, aged 20 months and six months, through PACT...
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Latest News | 9th September, 2021
NHS workers Phil and Gareth adopted Ben
Phil* and Gareth* are a same sex couple who adopted their son Ben* through PACT in 2019...
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Latest News | 9th September, 2021
Zena and Jamie adopted Rico when he was two-and-a-half
Zena* is of mixed white New Zealand and Maori heritage and Jamie* is white British. They adopted Rico*, who is also mixed heritage, at age two and a half...
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Latest News | 9th September, 2021
David and Hannah adopted three children under four years old
Curate David* and his wife Hannah* adopted three children under four years old through PACT...
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