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September, 2002 stories

Support group for families who adopt
A support group is being set up for families who have adopted children

New hope for Luda
Tidal wave of support for angelic Luda Balan has finally been acknowledged by Government officials

Family life is best recipe
Celebrity chef backs campaign

Adoption couple take centre stage
Tonight is the night when Alan and Judith Kilshaw 'set the record straight'

From someone who knows...
Considering adoption? - Reader offers words of encouragement

Campaign urges more to consider adoption
A campaign to encourage people to consider adoption is to be launched in Exeter

Cherie slams children's rights record
Cherie Blair has warned the Government it is being seen as only "half-hearted" in its commitment to children's rights

Starting a career from caring
Fostering has long been known as hard work, but now Notts Social Services wants people to think of it as a career move too

Have a child and we'll take it from you
A couple with learning disabilities claim they have been warned not to have any more children

Today on the bulletin board
Reader congratulates Adoption-net's success

Adoption-net is voted the best!
Adoption-net has been named the best
on-line community service

Kids need 'me' time
NCH launch new scheme for children care

Your questions answered
I am 33 years old, single, living in my own flat. Can I adopt?

Children need new carers
Appeal to help children with disabilities

Meet Melanie and Tim
Introduction to our new diary tracking one couples adoption journey

Would you like to adopt a child?
Adults are being urged to consider adopting a child because of shortage of applicants

Caring Scheme Bids For £400,000
Scheme to recruit contract carers to look after vulnerable young people could expand if a bid for Government cash is successful

City in need of respite carers
Council urgently needs at least another 20 respite carers to look after children with disabilities

Jolie's son treated in UK hospital
The adopted son of Angelina Jolie has been released from a British hospital

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to trace David Flint

I was an abandoned baby
First of three heart-rending stories about children - dubbed 'foundlings'

Anglia television needs you!
TV company appeal to Adoption-net readers

Kilshaw's sell out
A show featuring Alan and Judith Kilshaw has sold out

New adoption diary starts Tuesday
A real-life account of one couple's journey through the adoption process starts next week

Blair targets child poverty
Tony Blair has committed the Government to redistributing wealth

Young in care given the chance of university
A pioneering project to get young people in care into university is underway

All aboard
Carers and parents of children under four are invited for a two-hour boat trip

Andrew acting up for social services
Nottingham City Council has appointed an Acting Director of Social Services

Geri "may adopt a baby"
Geri Halliwell says she would consider adopting a child if she cannot find a man

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to find John Graham Prosser

New adoption diary starts next week
A real-life account of one couples journey through the adoption process

'We were matched through register'
Reader responds to article with praise for register

I can't imagine life without my adopted girl
The joys of adopting from China

Stolen childhood
The UK's largest children's charity launch shocking new ad campaign tackling child abuse

New on the bulletin board
Appeal to find Amanda Jane Mcloughlin

'Red tape delay won't put us off'
The carers of a little girl fight to keep her in the UK

U-turn as ban on smacking rejected
Plans dropped for a ban on smacking children under the age of three

New foster campaign launched
A major new campaign to find foster parents for vulnerable children has been launched

Your questions answered
We are a married couple with a birth child. Can we still adopt?

Council staff set to strike
More than 100,000 council workers could strike next month

Hitting the road to help kids in need
Couple embark on gruelling cycle ride to help disadvantaged children

Improving services for minorities
A week of events is to be held to improve services to ethnic minorities including adoption and fostering

Ted setting a shining example
Kind-hearted widower has been rewarded for efforts on behalf of orphaned children

Urgent bulletin board appeal
Severe health problems prompt desperate search appeal

Acquittal overturned
Russian Supreme Court overturns acquittal in adoption scandal

Charity windfall
Thousands of pounds have been raised for a children's charity

I don't know who I am
Check out the latest posts on the bulletin board

South African court rules gay couples can adopt
Gay South African's can now legally adopt children

Claims battle begins for foster victims
A retired nurse is calling for victims of abuse in foster care to come forward

Can I trace my brother?
A retired nurse is calling for victims of abuse in foster care to come forward

Training for foster carers earns recognition Books and videos to help foster carers have been nomination for a national award

Boys in care cheat death
Two children cheated death when they fled from their blazing care home

Daniel gets the best birthday gift of all
Foster parents praise bravery of little boy

New bulletin board appeal
Appeal to find Andrew Ian Greene (Ian Andrew Doughty)

Mother was a stranger
Daughter researches life of a mother she never really knew

Register fails to make matches
The national adoption register is been questioned as it fails to find adoptive parents for children

'I want to be with them'
Pensioner says she is being prevented from seeing her only grandchildren who are in foster care

Your questions answered
Adoption - how do we start the ball rolling?

Site nominated for national award
Adoption-net has been nominated in this years Newspaper Society New Media Awards

Definitive guide to leaving care launched
A new book covering all aspects of leaving care has been launched

Your questions answered
Can I start a support group to help others with similar experiences?

Fostering in Hertfordshire takes to the air
Fostering in Hertfordshire takes to the air and goes on the buses in its latest recruitment drive

Dream day
A mother, who adopted four 'special girls', makes their dream come true

Readers review
Adoption-net reader reviews new book release

New hope for infertile couples
Couples in Nottingham could soon be having their embryos tested for defects at a clinic to increase the chances of pregnancy.

Minnelli to adopt a child
The singer and her new husband are said to be adopting a three-year-old girl.

Charities condemn use of microchips to track children
They have criticised the decison to implant a chip in a child so she can be traced in an emergency.

Civil liberty campaigners attack advertisement law
A Florida law has come into effect which means women who want to put their babies up for adoption have to make an announcement in the newspaper.

Adoption couple in theatre row
The Kilshaws are set to host a question and answer evening at a Chester theatre.

Further delays for social care organisations
The organisations will have to take a back seat while all the schools' staff are vetted first.

Mum and daughter brought together after 28 years apart
A mother has been reunited with daughter she gave up for adoption alomst 30 years ago.

Health worry that sparked reunion
A bad back led a South Wales woman to have an emotional meeting with her birth mother.

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