FAITH IN FAMILIES Children's Charity and Voluntary Adoption Agency has received a rating of OUTSTANDING in their recent OFSTED inspection. This is the charity's third consecutive rating of outstanding, having also been awarded outstanding in 2011 and 2008.
Faith in Families Chief Executive, Sumerjit Ram, said, "We are thrilled to once again be awarded this fantastic accolade. Faith in Families adoption service, Adopt Together, has gone from strength to strength over the last year and we have placed more children with loving adoptive families than ever before.
"It is wonderful to have the hard work and dedication of our staff team, volunteers and supporters recognised by Ofsted. We will continue to build on this success by offering an outstanding service to adoptive families and finding lasting homes for the children currently looked after in local authority care."
The charity's inspection by OFSTED took place in November 2012 and the rating reflects the quality of work across the whole of the adoption service. OFSTED reported, "Adopt Together is a highly effective, forward thinking and vibrant adoption agency which delivers outstanding outcomes for children.
Adoption can transform children's lives and the inspection also highlighted the benefits to the children who have been placed with Adopt Together's adoptive families, "Children blossom and thrive and their confidence and self-esteem comes on in leaps and bounds"
Over the last year a record number of children have been placed with their adoptive families but there is a continued need for prospective adopters to come forward. As part of their commitment to encouraging more people to take the first step Adopt Together hosts information evenings every FIRST THURSDAY of the month at their office in West Bridgford, Nottingham. Ofsted recognized this commitment, commenting, "The agency is very inclusive and encourages enquiries from anyone who may be suitable to care for an adoptive child."
Adopt Together is Faith in Families adoption service and recruits, prepares, assesses and supports adoptive families. It works closely with local authorities to find stable and loving homes for the children in their care, including very young children, sibling groups and children who may have waited longer to find their permanent family.
Faith in Families is a registered Children's Charity and Voluntary Adoption Agency based in Nottingham and working throughout the East Midlands. The charity also offers bespoke Training and Consultancy Services and delivers a School Social Work Service which works with children, young people, families and teachers in schools throughout the region. Faith in Families is also one of the lead organizations of The Triangle Project, a project using creative practice to secure permanency, including: Fostering with a view to Adoption and Concurrent Planning.
More information about adoption and the work of Faith in Families can be found at www.faithinfamilies.org