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Peggy’s story: getting Mother’s day right for my adopted boys

There are aspects of Mother’s Day that can present unique challenges for the parents of adopted children. Here adoptive ...

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Sue’s adoption story: finding my family, finding myself.

We know from the people we work with through our PAC-UK service and through our FamilyConnect resource that, for some adop...

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Finding my birth family with PAC-UK

Chris’s search for his birth parents expanded his family in unexpected ways. Here he describes his journey with Family A...

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Making memories at the Family Time Contact Centre

The sparsely furnished room is still and peaceful. Sitting on the inviting cushions that are scattered about, a woman feed...

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How a foster dad became a volunteer for Family Action

Our services are often based within their local communities, and our volunteers bring all of themselves to their roles. He...

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Being my Grandson’s Special Guardian

Family Action is committed to supporting all families, and we don’t believe there is any “normal” family situation. ...

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Adoption – the hardest, and greatest year of my life

Our PAC-UK service supports adoptive and special guardianship families with many aspects of their family lives and we ofte...

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Jo’s story: finding my adopted child with PAC-UK

Our Family Action adoption support agency, PAC-UK, provides specialist support to all parties affected by adoption and per...

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