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
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...
First Catchup of the Year
Join us for our first coffee catch up for the year on Tuesday 16 March at 10am. There is a small playground for little people. Keep your eye out for future events - better still, become a member and tell us what you would like from the association Become a Member -...
#THRIVE2020
Please find attached the recommendations from the #THRIVE2020 Virtual National Permanency Conference in October 2020. It has a great list of resources that can be found on the final page. National Recommendation Submission AdoptChange_PublicDownload
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...
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...
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