City gate 5
5 Blantyre St
Castlefield
Manchester
M15 4JJ

Action Line: 08000 568 578
Web: www.afteradoption.org.uk

After Adoption supports everyone affected by adoption. They recognise that adoption is life long. After Adoption is an independent charity offering services to anyone who lives with adoption and professionals working with adoption.

Who are the services for?

• Adopted people, children and adults
• Adoptive parents
• Birth parents
• Birth relatives such as brothers, sisters, grandparents and other relatives of adopted people

• Information
• Support
• Counselling
• Family work and work with children

• Counselling in person, by telephone, letter or email
• An opportunity to meet others individually or in groups
• Local appointments
• Prompt, flexible, response by trained and experienced staff

• Intermediary services for adopted people and birth relatives who may wish to contact each other
• Groups for adopted people, birth relatives and adoptive families
• Children's groups/clubs and family days
• Events and discussion days
• Search facilities (based in Manchester)
• They also have many projects focused on providing specialist services