As a project run by Families for Children, you will need to be assessed in the same way as any adopter would need to be before having a Familiy for Me child placed with you.
The slight difference when choosing a Family for me child is that all the way through your assessment you will focus on the appropriate points relevant to the needs of this specific child or children.
We have to make sure that you are the right family to take a specific child, so you will be subject to the same checks, references and assessment process as any other adopters.
If we feel that for some reason you would not be able to move through the process, we will ensure that you know why. The assessment process should take around 6 months.
Once you are approved, you will not be family finding in the usual way as you will have already talked about and been linked to the child you want to adopt however, you will still go through the matching and introductions process. Please see below for more details
For more details on the adoption process you can also download our information pack.
We hold monthly Information Sessions when you have the opportunity to meet with one of our Social Workers and an experienced adopter.