Be My Parent newspaper

Introduction
Children’s profiles
Subscribing to the Be My Parent newspaper
Delivery dates
News & Features
Circulation
Other Be My Parent services

Introduction

The Be My Parent newspaper is a produced every month and contains Children’s Profiles. In the year 2005–06, the Be My Parent newspaper helped 236 children find new families either through adoption or permanent fostering. From May 2007, the Be My Parent service consists of both the newspaper and this family-finding website.

Children’s profiles

Every month, the Be My Parent newspaper features 200-300 profiles of single children and groups of siblings of all ages and backgrounds who need adoptive or permanent foster families. Where possible, each profile is accompanied by a clear, full-colour picture of the child or children.

Several new styles of profiles have recently been introduced in the Be My Parent newspaper including enhanced profiles for single children (double the space) and half and full-page profiles. Children can also be featured on the front cover of the Be My Parent newspaper for an extra fee.

Guide to costs and deadlines for agencies.

Subscribing to the Be My Parent newspaper

If you would like to subscribe to the Be My Parent newspaper please register by visiting 'Register here' in the green login box above, then purchase a subscription. You can also subscribe by telephone.

Delivery dates

News & Features

News & Features accompanies the Be My Parent newspaper every other month, and articles are also posted on the website.

News & Features is aimed at prospective adopters and permanent foster carers and contain articles including news and information and real-life stories from families, children and professionals about adoption and fostering. Each issue usually focuses on a specific topic such as support, how a child is matched, adoption and fostering processes, or attachment issues. Explore our features.

Please contact us with your story or suggestions for future topics.

Circulation

Approximately 4,800 copies of the Be My Parent newspaper containing the Children’s Profiles are circulated to prospective families who subscribe to the newspaper and referring agencies across the UK every month. Agencies who are BAAF members can receive up to six free monthly copies to pass on to prospective families who are in the process of being approved to adopt or foster, or are waiting to be matched with a child, or group of siblings.

An additional 6,000 copies of News & Features are made available to the general public through adoption and fostering agencies, and a range of community organisations such as public libraries, GP surgeries, churches and community centres.

Other Be My Parent services

For information on referring a child to the Be My Parent newspaper and/or website please see Info for agencies.

Be My Parent offers a number of services to social workers including an email reminder of referral deadlines to the newspaper, 'holding calls' if sufficient enquiries have been received, and sending full reports of enquiries received for each child to the referring social worker.

Be My Parent provides general information and advice about adoption and fostering to child placement agencies, prospective families and the public.

Be My Parent online also features the profiles of approved families waiting to adopt or permanently foster a child. Please ask your social worker to contact us for more information.

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Last updated: 27 March 08

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