#YouCanAdopt Black Adopters Campaign Special

The nationwide campaign #YouCanAdopt has been relaunched to positively improve perceptions and break down any barriers that people from the Black community may have in coming forward when considering adoption. Black or mixed heritage children tend to wait longer for there forever families than their white counterparts, so this campaign aims to break down those barriers. In fact research shows that the majority of Black people have positive and altruistic views around adoption, 80% have adopted or would consider it in the future. In this episode of Adopter Stories we are speaking to Prossy. She started her adoption journey last year and adopted her child in the midst of the Covid 19 pandemic. Prossy is of Black African heritage so we wanted to catch up with her and find out about her adoption journey and her thoughts on the national campaign. Just to note, we did have some technical issues during the recording process so we apologise that audio quality of the interview isn’t always as perfect as we would like – but what Prossy has to say totally perfect! If this episode has got you thinking about adoption then we would love to hear from you. You can visit our website }www.adoptionnow.org.uk, where you will find a host of resources such as downloadable information packs, children’s stories, adopter videos, podcasts and more. Or you can always call our information line which is open 9am -5pm Monday to Friday on 01204 336096.