Counting down to a well earned rest after 40 years of being there for children and families
March 19, 2026We sat down with the lovely Jan who is a social worker in our adoption support team, finding out about her journey of working with children and families that has [...]
Adoption the right decision for couple as things feel meant to be
March 14, 2026To celebrate Mothering Sunday we sat down for a chat with Tanya and Elle who settled into family life with their 2 year old adopted son this January. We’ll learn [...]
How one Dad wrote a book to connect with his adopted child
March 05, 2026To help celebrate, build awareness and tie into World Book Day, LGBTQI+ Adoption and Fostering Week – we caught up with Samuel a children’s author and adopter with WBAS who [...]
Volunteering at the NFS Summer Camp Changed Everything
March 04, 2026Last year we shared with you some of Antoine and Andrew’s story as they were just about to embark on Stage 2 of the adoption process – the assessment and [...]
Waiting for a Match with Steph and Mark
July 10, 2025“We struggled getting pregnant naturally and suffered some miscarriages previously, so, initially, we then tried the IVF route. I have always wanted a child or children, from a young age. [...]
The Path to Parenthood – A Fathers Day Adoption Story
June 12, 2025“It was in my early 30’s that the decision to adopt really started to crystalise – I’ve never really been that interested in pursuing romantic relationships, but I always knew [...]
Mental Health Awareness Week 2025
May 13, 2025May 12 – 16 is Mental Health Awareness Week, the theme this year is Community which is something that is very important in the lives of adopters and their children. [...]
Children’s Book Week 2025
May 07, 2025On Children’s Book Week we learn how one adopted child’s wish came true through the power of imagination and creation. “It all started as a bit of a self-esteem building [...]
Beth’s First Mother’s Day
March 30, 2025“Our decision to adopt with WBAS arose during the summer of 2023, says Beth when I ask her how her journey started. “We’d been trying for a few years to [...]
World Social Work Day with Deb
March 18, 2025Every year, on the third Tuesday of March, we pause to recognise and celebrate the invaluable contributions of social workers. World Social Worker Day is not just a day of [...]
Starting Strong with Andrew and Antoine
March 07, 2025We caught up with Swansea residents Andrew and Antoine for LGBTQ+ Fostering and Adoption Week. The guys are currently in Stage 1 of the adoption process awaiting the end of [...]
Charlotte and Abi – Wales Early Permanence (WEP)
October 27, 2024“We started the journey in January 2023, says Charlotte when I ask when did their family story start. “As soon as we heard about WEP we were really interested. We [...]
The final piece of my family puzzle
June 16, 2024“We’ve been with Western Bay from the start. “We now live in Caerphilly but WBAS used to be our local authority service and we had such a good experience first [...]
“Tough times don’t last, but tough people do” Mental Health Awareness Week Blog
May 17, 2024“We were recommended by a friend who had a good experience with WBAS, says Dickie when I asked him why they choose WBAS as their adoptive agency back in 2018. [...]Find your village and make it BIG! – National Single Parents Day Blog!
March 21, 2024Can you tell us a little about yourself and what inspired you to adopt? I always knew I wanted to be a mum and the ‘conventional method’ meet a partner, [...]World Social Work Day 2024 – Beth
March 19, 2024“I always wanted to work with people, says Beth when I ask her about the journey that has led to her being a Senior Social Worker in the WBAS Recruitment [...]
First Mother’s Day – Katy and Lewis
March 09, 2024“We’d been trying for so long and then covid hit”, says Katy when I ask her about the moment when they finally decided to reach out and explore the possibility [...]
“When words fail, music speaks.” Meet Melissa, Music Therapist at WBAS!
January 05, 2024“My name’s Melissa and I’m a HCPC registered Music Therapist since 2008 in the WBAS Therapy Team. I started my music therapy practice in special schools and with young people [...]
The magic of play
August 02, 2023It’s National Play Day so we caught up with WBAS Play and Filial Therapist Amanda to learn more about the benefits and importance of play and why it’s so essential [...]
First Fathers Day!
June 18, 2023“We never knew we could actually adopt but we heard the advert on Bridge FM a few times on my way on to work. We thought it was the same [...]