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.

Amy & Ben

Amy and Ben, from Bolton have adopted six children, here Amy tells their adoption story: “My name is Amy an...

Tom & Amy

“We looked around at a few different agencies, both local authority and voluntary agencies but it was from ...

Malcolm & Shelley

Malcolm and Shelley adopted siblings and a child with additional needs. They shared their story as part of ...

Ethnic diverse families

Children from a diverse range of backgrounds, cultures and religions often wait longer for adoption. We wer...

Randhiraj

Randhiraj and her husband adopted an older child. Randhiraj shared their story as part of YouCanAdopt's cam...

Amber

Our adopter Amber, escaped a forced marriage and rebuilt her life, Amber decided to adopt when she was 40 a...

Why choose Adoption Matters?

Hear from adoptive parents on why they chose to adopt with a Voluntary Adoption Agency.