AFA – Adoptive Families Association in the ACT
Our association offers support and encouragement for people considering permanent care or adoption, going through the process or who are established as an adoptive or permanent care family.
Considering fostering or adoption and looking for support and advice?
Currently going through the adoption process?
Wanting support as an established adoptive family?
Who We Are
Latest News
Implementing the successor plan to the National Framework
Have your say and help shape the first of two five-year implementation plans for the successor plan to the National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2009-2020. Learn more here: Implementing the successor plan to the National Framework |...
AFA June morning tea – Sunday 20 June at 10am
Please join us for our next AFA morning tea on Sunday 20 June from 10am in Pearce. Bring the kids, there will be indoor and outdoor activities.Remember we also have available for members books and videos relevant to fostering, permanent care and adoption. These are...
WISE up program – Saturday 29 May
The Wise up program is a facilitated (trained) workshop for children and adults to provide primary school age adopted children the tools to respond to classmate inevitable questions, neighbours remarks and insensitive school assignments. Open to members and their...
Save the Date – AFA family fun day – Sunday 2 May
AFA family fun day - Sunday 2 May from 10.30am. For more information, contact info@adoption.org.au or better still, become a member and you will be the first to know of all AFA activities Become a Member – Adoptive Families Association ACT (adoption.org.au)
Coffee Catchup – Friday 20 April
Join us for an AFA morning tea on Friday 30 April at 10am. Children welcome. For more information contact info@adoption.org.au or better still, become a member and you will be the first to know of all AFA activities Become a Member – Adoptive Families Association ACT...
Adoptions in Australia – The Data
On 17 March 2021, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare released their 19-20 report on Adoptions in Australia Adoptions Overview - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (aihw.gov.au) Child protection in the time of COVID 19On 15 January 2021, the...
Implementing the successor plan to the National Framework
Have your say and help shape the first of two five-year implementation plans for the successor plan to the National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2009-2020. Learn more here: Implementing the successor plan to the National Framework |...
AFA June morning tea – Sunday 20 June at 10am
Please join us for our next AFA morning tea on Sunday 20 June from 10am in Pearce. Bring the kids, there will be indoor and outdoor activities.Remember we also have available for members books and videos relevant to fostering, permanent care and adoption. These are...
WISE up program – Saturday 29 May
The Wise up program is a facilitated (trained) workshop for children and adults to provide primary school age adopted children the tools to respond to classmate inevitable questions, neighbours remarks and insensitive school assignments. Open to members and their...
Save the Date – AFA family fun day – Sunday 2 May
AFA family fun day - Sunday 2 May from 10.30am. For more information, contact info@adoption.org.au or better still, become a member and you will be the first to know of all AFA activities Become a Member – Adoptive Families Association ACT (adoption.org.au)
Implementing the successor plan to the National Framework
Have your say and help shape the first of two five-year implementation plans for the successor plan to the National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2009-2020. Learn more here: Implementing the successor plan to the National Framework |...
AFA June morning tea – Sunday 20 June at 10am
Please join us for our next AFA morning tea on Sunday 20 June from 10am in Pearce. Bring the kids, there will be indoor and outdoor activities.Remember we also have available for members books and videos relevant to fostering, permanent care and adoption. These are...
WISE up program – Saturday 29 May
The Wise up program is a facilitated (trained) workshop for children and adults to provide primary school age adopted children the tools to respond to classmate inevitable questions, neighbours remarks and insensitive school assignments. Open to members and their...
Get Involved
Useful Links
Fostering or Adopting a child in the ACT
Get in touch
PO Box 1030, Woden ACT 2606
info@adoption.org.au
adoption.org.au