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Information evenings and recruitment days are a great way to find out more about adoption or fostering. You will learn more about the practicalities, and meet others involved in the process.

Camden open information evenings

If you are curious about becoming an adopter or foster carer and want to find out more, or are ready to take the next step, why not go along to one of the evenings organised by Camden? They are held between 5.30pm and 7pm on the following dates: 7 August at Camden Town Hall, Committee Room 2, Judd Street entrance, London WC1H 9JE, and 4 September, 2 October, 6 November and 4 December at Crowndale Centre, Camden Council, TDC Conference Room, 2nd Floor, 218 Eversholt Street, Lonwon NW1 1BD. You can also visit Camden's website or call 0800 0281 436.

Islington Adoption Services

Islington Adoption Services need families for children with black African, black African-Caribbean and mixed ethnicity backgrounds. They are holding adoption information evenings on Thursday 31 July and Wednesday 10 September, from 6:30pm to 8pm. The sessions will be informal and informative, where you can meet adopters and social workers to discuss all aspects of adoption. These information evenings will be held at Willow Children's Centre, 1a Holbrooke Court, London N7 0BF. For more information, call 0800 073 3344 and ask for Linda Charles. You can also email them.

Find out more about adoption in Liverpool

Liverpool City Council Adoption Service are running an information event on Thursday 25 September at 7pm. Why not oop in to find out whether adoption could be for you? The event is run at Toxteth Annexe, Aigburth Road, Liverpool L17 6BN. FInd out more on their website or [LINK 525|CAPTION:email].

Barnardo's New Families information meetings

Barnardo's are holding information meetings throughout 2008. Colchester daytime events (Weds at 12 noon) at 54 Head Street CO1 1PB: 3 September, 5 November. Colchester evening events (Weds at 7pm): 6 August, 1 October, 3 December. Ipswich evening events (Mons at 7pm) at Novotel, Greyfriars Road: 11 August, 8 September, 13 October, 10 November, 8 December.
Contact Shirley Hopkins, 01206 562438 or see Barnardo's New Families.

Foster Care Associates at Bristol International Balloon Fiesta!

Foster Care Associates Western will be at Bristol's International Balloon Fiesta between 7-10 August, 10am to 5pm. Why not find out more about becoming a foster carer by speaking to experienced foster carers and members of the FCA team? team. For more information, you can call a member of the recruitment team on 0117 923 383, email, or visit the FCA website.

Information evenings for foster carers in Harrow

Harrow Council are running information evenings for prospective foster carers every last Thursday of the month between 7pm and 9pm at the Civic Centre in Harrow. To find out more, contact the Family Placement service on 020 8728 8871, or via email. You can also visit their website.

Ealing: 2008 information events

Ealing is looking for adopters and foster carers who are white UK, Polish, Irish, black African, black African-Caribbean, mixed ethnicity and Asian.
Evening events (7.30-9.30): 4 August, 6 October, 1 December
Daytime events (11am-1pm): 8 September, 3 November
All events at held at Ealing Town Hall, New Broadway, London W5 2BY.
Please email Ealing, call 0800 731 6550, or see the Ealing Council website.

Calling foster carers in Bradford!

Foster Care NCH would like to recruit 10 foster carers in the Bradford area. For more information, please call 0845 200 5162 or see the Foster Care NCH website.

Impact Workshops! Monthly information evenings for foster carers in Bristol

Foster Care Associates are running monthly information evenings at their regional office, 13 Whiteladies Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 1PB, for people interested in becoming a foster carer. These will take place at 6.30pm on Tuesdays 12 August, 9 September, 14 October, 11 November and 11 December. This is an opportunity to have an informal chat with experienced foster carers and members of the Social Work team. For more information, call a member of the recruitment team on 0117 923 383, email, or visit the FCA website.

Manchester: Exploring Adoption evenings

Families that Last (After Adoption) is holding exploring adoption evenings on 11 November from 6-8pm at 12-14 Chapel Street, Manchester M3 7NH. To find out more please call 0161 819 3108, email or see the Families That Last website.

Coventry: Could you adopt a child?

If you are thinking about adoption and live within an hour's drive of Coventry, come along to one of our information evenings. You will be able to speak to members of our recruitment team and hear from an experienced Coventry adopter. The events take place at a central Coventry location from 7-9pm on Wed 10 Sept and Thurs 27 Nov.
For more information or to book a place call (024 7678 5577) or email the team or see the Coventry website.

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Last updated: 22 July 08

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