“Adoption can be transformational for all involved. It’s a big decision - but it can be the best decision that you can make"
manchestereveningnews.co.ukAdoption Counts is a regional adoption agency that combines five local authorities from across Greater Manchester and Cheshire together to deliver adoption services, honing their collective professional expertise and specialist skills.
They work with families across Cheshire East, Manchester, Salford, Stockport, and Trafford to forge better matches between parents and children, to create relationships that last.
The organisation has recently reached a milestone; five years of helping adopters and children find one another across the North-West, and to mark the occasion Head of Service Gail Sprey sat down with the MEN to reflect on the journey, and to discuss why it’s crucial to have open and honest conversations about adoption.
Government statistics show that in England as of 31 March 2020, there were 80,080 children in care, but in that same period only 3,440 children were adopted, demonstrating why awareness is still an important topic.
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