What we do
Be My Parent helps children find new permanent families.
The Be My Parent service
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The Be My Parent service
The Be My Parent service is aimed at people interested in adoption and fostering, as well as child placement agencies involved in placing children for adoption and permanent fostering.
There are three main aspects to the Be My Parent service:
Monthly newspaper
The Be My Parent newspaper aims to match waiting children with new permanent families. Every month the newspaper is sent to adoption and fostering agencies, as well as prospective adopters and permanent foster families who subscribe. The newspaper features colour photographs and profile details of over 200 children of all ages and backgrounds across the UK. The children are usually referred by the local authority caring for them because they have been unable to find a suitable family for them locally, or it may not be suitable to place them locally.
The Children’s Profiles are arranged according to country and regional areas across the UK. There is a News and Features supplement every other month, with news and articles about adoption and fostering.
Secure website
This website features children’s profiles with photographs and short videos. The secure login area means that agencies can make referrals and manage enquiries online, and prospective families can browse children’s profiles and make enquiries at any time of the day. Subscribe now
Agencies can refer children to the website as soon as they need a new permanent family and, unlike the newspaper, the children do not have to wait to be featured in the next monthly edition. More
The website also contains useful information about adoption and fostering and Be My Parent features.
Your guide to Using Be My Parent.
Information and advice
Be My Parent provides general information and advice about adoption and fostering to adoption and fostering agencies and other professionals, prospective families and the general public. Experienced social workers in the team are available to provide information and advice. We can refer enquirers needing ongoing support to Child Placement Consultants at BAAF’s country and regional offices, or to other agencies.
Our telephone lines are staffed from Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm and the number is 020 7421 2666/5/4. You can contact your country or regional BAAF office by telephone, email or post.
Statistics
In the year 2007–08 Be My Parent helped 133 children find new adoptive or permanent foster families. 121 children were placed with 78 adoptive families and 12 children were placed with 8 permanent foster families.
More information on placement statistics.
Get an information pack
The Be My Parent info pack contains several leaflets which provide basic information on adoption and fostering such as 'Could you adopt or foster?' and 'The 10 steps to adoption', and a list of UK adoption and fostering agencies and other useful organisations. Download the info pack
If you would like to receive an info pack in the post please contact us. If you would like an information pack including a copy of the Be My Parent newspaper (cost £6), you will first need to register with us, by going to Register here in the green login box. Once registered, you can purchase a pack using the left-hand menu.
Last updated: 05 June 08
