Adoptive families celebrated during November
VICTORIA – More than 1,400 B.C. children and youth in care have been adopted over the past five years, but more than 1,000 still need loving families to share their lives with.
November has been proclaimed Adoption Awareness Month in B.C., a celebration of the loving families created when people open their hearts and commit to sharing their lives with a vulnerable child or youth.
As part of the Families First Agenda, the government has committed to protecting and caring for B.C.’s most vulnerable citizens, including children and youth in care who can’t return to their families.
Children and youth, who are provided the stability and support found through adoption, experience better outcomes than their peers who leave government care without the foundation of a permanent family environment. This stresses the importance of teenage adoption. While youth over the age of 12 make up more than 30 per cent of the children and youth in care waiting to be adopted, they only represent 10 per cent of annual adoptions in B.C.
The B.C. government strives to ensure those wanting to adopt children and youth in care are supported and prepared to welcome a new addition to their home. The Ministry of Children and Family Development partners with the Adoptive Families Association of BC to provide adoption resources and support so potential adoptive families and individuals know what to expect during the adoption process.
Adoption workers also assess and prepare each child and youth for adoption and only match them up with the family that best suits their personality and any special needs they might have.
Anyone interested in exploring adoption and ways to get involved are encouraged to visit the government’s adoption website at
www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/adoption.
The Families First Agenda for British Columbia provides information about how government supports families throughout the province. It describes a range of established programs and some new ideas to help make life more affordable, support vulnerable families and keep communities safe. To read the agenda, share your ideas or provide feedback, visit:
www.FamiliesFirstBC.ca.
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