Vale, Valleys and Cardiff Adoption Service - Family support services
What we do
We are one of five regional collaboratives which form part of the National Adoption Service in Wales responsible for:
1. Providing information, advice and undertaking training and assessments of all prospective adoptive parents.
2. Undertaking assessments of step parent and relative adopters.
3. Finding placements to meet the needs of all children in the regional area requiring adoption.
5. Providing a support service to adoptive families pre and post adoption.
6. Providing a service for those adopted adults seeking access to their birth records and those wishing to search for their birth relatives.
7. Providing an intermediary service to birth relatives wishing contact with the adopted person.
Who do we support
We support:
Prospective adopters
Adoptive families
Birth families
Children requiring adoptive placements
Adopted adults and their birth families.
Is there a charge to use this service?
Intercountry adoption - Depends
Can anyone use this service?
They can self refer. Referrals for Adoption Support services can be made by a range of agencies including Social Services, Health, Education etc.
Service details for this family support services
Language: English medium setting
- Can provide specialist support for families of children with disabilities / additional needs Please contact to discuss your child(s) needs further.
- Relevant staff have a valid current DBS?
Social information
Address
You can send post here:
Dock Office
Subway Road
Barry
Vale of Glamorgan
CF37 2TB
Website
http://www.adopt4vvc.org
Contact methods
Telephone: 0800 023 4064
Email: contact@adopt4vvc.org
Social media
Facebook
Instagram
YouTube
Accessibility
Accessible toilets
Lift
Access by ramps/level access
Opening times
Monday - Thursday 8.30am - 5.00pm Friday 8.30am - 4.30pm