Big Adoption Day Adoption Information Event for Single Prospective Parents

We're very pleased to be holding an Online Adoption Information Event for Single Prospective Parents on Wednesday, 21 January 2026 from 7pm to 8pm as part of Big Adoption Day 2026. The event will take place online over Teams.

How to register for our Big Adoption Day Online Adoption Information Event for Single Prospective Parents

You can sign up on Eventbrite here.

You will receive the Teams login details in the order confirmation.

One of our many single adopters will be joining us, to tell you about their experiences of adopting as a solo adopter. They will be happy to answer your questions.

Who can adopt through St Andrew's Children's Society?

We help people to adopt who live within a 60 mile radius of Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Elgin. We welcome adoption enquiries from people who follow a faith, those who don't, single people, couples and members of the LGBTQ+ community.

What is Big Adoption Day?

On Big Adoption Day, voluntary adoption agencies across the UK will be opening their doors simultaneously to mark this very important day in the adoption calendar. It's an opportunity for potential adoptive parents to find out more about the positives of growing their families through adoption, adopters and adoptees sharing and celebrating their experiences and a moment to celebrate the benefits of working with voluntary adoption agencies through this process.

What is a Voluntary Adoption Agency?

Voluntary adoption agencies are independent, not for profit organisations, offering a boutique, personalised service to adopters from all backgrounds. Some (like us) have been working for over 100 years and collectively they have a wealth of experience having placed thousands of children with adoptive families, particularly older children, those in sibling groups and children from the global majority or with disabilities. Over a quarter of adopters VAAs approve are LGBTQ+ and almost a fifth are from a minority ethnic/global majority group. VAAs also have the ability to match adopters with children from across the UK.

VAAs also provide their families with lifelong adoption support, which is flexible and responsive to what families need, whenever they need it.

Can't make it?

If you would like to find out more about adopting, but can't make it to our event, please call 0131 454 3370 or email info@standrews-children.org.uk and we'll get back to you.