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Curious about adoption? Sometimes, a small number of people can make a big difference!<\/p>\n

Adoption@Heart, the regional adoption agency for the Black Country is looking to recruit 20 more adoptive parents to support our children and young people in the borough.<\/p>\n

Check out their fantastic\u00a0video <\/a>and come along to their next information event and find out how you could change a child\u2019s life \"\ud83d\udc9c\"<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/b>Event dates<\/b><\/p>\n

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Monday, 1st June 2026\u00a0– 6pm – Online event<\/td>\nBOOK \u2192<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saturday, 20th June 2026\u00a0– 10am – In-person event (Civic Centre Wolverhampton)<\/td>\nBOOK \u2192<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wednesday, 8th July 2026\u00a0– 6pm – Online event<\/td>\nBOOK \u2192<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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https:\/\/www.adoptionatheart.org.uk\/events<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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