Adopter Stories

Our adopters below have shared their real stories about their own personal adoption journey.

Adopter Stories

Adopters are from a wide variety of backgrounds, cultures, ages, ethnicities, as unique and diverse as the children currently waiting for adoption. There is no ‘perfect’ adopter. What they all have in common is the time, commitment, stability and love in their lives to offer a child or children.

Morgan and Derry

Morgan and Derry are a married couple who adopted their 5-year-old boy in 2024 with Adoption Matters. From ...

Arfaan and Sadia

Arfaan and Sadia adopted three brothers through the Early Permanence route to adoption. Here they talk abou...

Laura and Sandra’s Early Permanence Story

Laura and Sandra Davies are thankful every day for the family life they have created. The couple, from Whit...

Rachael and Paul

Rachael and Paul adopted three children through the Early Permanence route to adoption Here Rachel talks a...

Ash & Graham

We are an interabled married couple from the Durham. I have cerebral palsy and use a wheelchair. Quite righ...

Ruth

Ruth, 44, talks about her journey to adoption with Adoption Matters. “I looked into Adoption Matters, I ran...

Why choose Adoption Matters?

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