Contact us

There are a number of ways that you can contact the team here at ARC Adoption North East.

You can call us on 0191 516 6466 or email [email protected]

ARC Adoption’s postal address is;

ARC Adoption North East
Unit 29, North East Business and Innovation Centre (BIC)
Wearfield, Enterprise Park East
Sunderland
SR5 2TA

If you would like to contact us to enquire about adoption, please call 0191 516 6466 or click the button below to submit an enquiry and a member of the ARC Adoption team will contact you as soon as possible.

Adoption enquiry

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Virtual Coffee Morning Tuesday 5th January 2021

ARC Adoption families are invited to join the team for a virtual coffee morning.
Adoption Adventures

Adoption Adventures is the story of one adoptive family told via a podcast.
#YouCanAdopt

Wearside Voluntary Adoption Agency, ARC Adoption North East join forces to launch a nationwide recruitment campaign to raise awareness of adoption.
Information Event About Adoption Thursday 7th January 2021

The team at ARC adoption North East would like to invite you to an online information event to find out more about the adoption process and the outstanding support available to you.

How adoption works

Adoption is a way of providing new families for children who cannot be looked after by their birth parents and need to belong to a new family.
Training

As part of the support that you will receive throughout the entire adoption process and beyond, at ARC Adoption North East you will benefit from various training.
Fostering for adoption

At ARC Adoption North East are committed to exploring different routes to adoption. ARC Adoption offers an early permanence route, often referred to as fostering for adoption or foster to adopt. Fostering for adoption means that young children, usually babies, are placed at a young age with approved potential adopters who would also be approved temporary foster carers whilst the family court decides on the child’s future.
Initial visit

Following your initial enquiry, if you would like to progress with the adoption process a member of ARC Adoption North East’s team will visit you in your home. The initial visit will be very informal and take place at a date and time that is convenient for you and will last about two hours. It’s an opportunity to have your questions answered in more detail and help the team get to know you better.
Reports and policy

The team at ARC Adoption are very proud to be rated as Outstanding in all areas by Ofsted.
Values and mission

ARC Adoption North East in an outstanding adoption agency based in the North East of England. The ARC Adoption team is made up of multi-disciplined, experienced professionals who deliver a range of high-quality outstanding adoption services and adoption support. ARC Adoption North East believes that every child deserves the right to grow up in a nurturing and loving family who will support them through childhood and prepare them for adult life.
Adoption statistics and facts

In the North East of England, children waiting to be adopted outnumbers adopters 3:1. Could you adopt a child? If you have questions about adoption, or would like more information about the adoption process and the outstanding support available at ARC Adoption North East, email [email protected] or call 01915166466.
Bonding through play

ARC Adoption North East likes to give adopters an insight into the principles of Theraplay® and how it can be used to build safe and secure attachments through having fun. Theraplay® is modelled on secure interactions between parents and children.
Contact us

At ARC Adoption North East we value your opinion. All compliments, comments and complaints are accepted and considered with the greatest respect. Your feedback is welcomed to help develop ARC Adoption North East’s services.
Register interest in adopting

Thank you for considering ARC Adoption. The ARC Adoption team would love to hear from you. To make an enquiry call a member of the ARC Adoption team on 0191 516 6466 Alternatively, click on the following link Adoption enquiry